theQuestion: Is food security a valid goal for the Agricultural Land Reserve?* People tend to hear what they want to hear when listening to a debate, or for that matter …
Premier wouldn’t appoint unqualified people to vital trade posts
theQuestion: Are government appointments special, or should appointees go through the usual hiring process?* I am pragmatic when it comes to patronage, which is quite simply the control of appointments …
Faux outrage from countries more political theatre than reality
theQuestion: Do recent revelations of U.S. spying on its allies do more harm than good?* Another furor has erupted over yet more revelations gleaned from the documents leaked by former …
Limited scope of loophole outweighed by Compass Card system’s benefits
theQuestion: Does the latest Compass Card loophole undermine the value of the new system?* It is hard to understand how reasonable people could believe it’s smart planning to maintain the …
Farmers deserve some control over their own land
theQuestion: Is it time to review and change the Agricultural Land Reserve?* Last week, BC NDP agriculture critic Nicholas Simons lambasted the BC Liberals’ decision to include the Agricultural Land …
Benefits will be huge without an expansion of gambling
theQuestion: Should Vancouver city council approve the newly proposed ‘urban resort’ with casino near BC Place?* While I appreciate Laila’s recap of the downtown Vancouver casino debate from the 1990s, …
The race is on for LNG profits and B.C. can’t slow down
theQuestion: Should we put a stop to LNG implementation for more study and to set standards?* You can bet Rich Coleman, B.C.’s minister of Natural Gas Development, has had a …
Abbotsford squatters were creating a safety hazard
theQuestion: Is the city of Abbotsford right to evict residents of a homeless camp?* After last week’s discussion of launching air strikes at Syria, Laila must be relieved for the …