theQuestion: Should the B.C. government raise welfare rates?* Living on $610 a month must be nearly impossible, certainly if you make the choice to live in the Lower Mainland. Choice? …
Enough social manipulation
theQuestion: Should Vancouver City Council approve a ban on using e-cigarettes in public?* No level of government impacts a person’s daily life more than municipal government. Local councils have enormous …
Eco-terror | Surveillance a key tool
theQuestion: Should law enforcement conduct surveillance on environmental activists to prevent extremism?* If you think eco-terrorism can’t happen here, think again. B.C. has a long history of environmental extremism and …
FIPA hysteria anti-trade rhetoric
theQuestion: Is the China-Canada investment agreement a sell-out for Canada?* Think back to a time when you planned a trip abroad. Maybe it was a vacation or you were setting …
Teachers need to try living in the real world
theQuestion: Are the demands by the BCTF to settle the teachers’ strike reasonable?* I don’t blame the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation for being unreasonable in its contract demands. After all, …
Coal deal a ‘win’ for economy
theQuestion: Is the approval of the Fraser-Surrey Coal Docks good for BC?* What great news — for the first time in long time I am writing about a project being …
Unclear what ‘clean’ means
theQuestion: Is running a clean campaign a good strategy to win an election?* Election campaigns are an exercise in contrast. Incumbents run on their record and challengers must run as …
Response will dictate industry’s future
theQuestion: Can B.C.’s mining industry rebuild public trust?* No reasonable person can defend what happened last Monday in the mountains above Likely, B.C. Early in the morning, the tailings pond …