Opinion

Kirk LaPointe: Dysfunctional political families need input from young people

We all know one week is an eternity in politics. But the BC NDP can’t take many more, even any more, weeks like this last one. Eternities like that eventually place you in the afterlife.

Oct 24, 2022 9:16 AM Read more >

Keith Baldrey: Centrist script offers happier endings for post-Horgan BC NDP

Premier-designate Eby should be wary of going too far out on a limb to placate party’s activist wing.

Oct 24, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Eby eyes 'profound' crime intervention

Left hanging in the air is the point that he was minister responsible for it over five full years.

Oct 23, 2022 8:41 AM Read more >

Jack Knox: Victoria's Olive Bailey kept her Bletchley codebreaking past secret

During the war, Olive Bailey, who has died at the age of 101, was stationed in Hut Six, where army and air force code breakers worked. She remembered Alan Turing chaining his coffee cup to the radiator so he wouldn’t lose it

Oct 23, 2022 5:45 AM Read more >

Letter: We need to revisit policing and mental health calls

The death of a Burnaby RCMP officer this week must be the impetus for change, this writer says.

Oct 21, 2022 1:09 PM Read more >

Letter: Could underused land help provide housing in Burnaby?

This week's tragedy involving a homeless man and an RCMP officer shines a light on the urgent need for action.

Oct 21, 2022 12:15 PM Read more >

Opinion: Port Moody teen’s overdose death leaves parents struggling for answers

Remembering Luka: 13-year-old was bright and charismatic and had a loving family. But ultimately he was all-too-easy prey for B.C.’s cheap and plentiful supply of dangerous drugs

Oct 20, 2022 3:52 PM Read more >

Rob Shaw: BC NDP leadership race an embarrassing mess for all involved

The party’s 42-person provincial council voted Wednesday night to back an investigation by its chief electoral officer and disqualify David Eby’s only competition.

Oct 20, 2022 10:17 AM Read more >

Survey: Support growing in Canada for decriminalizing all drugs for personal use

More than a million Americans have lost their lives in this century on account of drug overdoses. In Canada, the number of daily opioid-related deaths has grown dramatically, from eight in 2016 to 21 in 2022.

Oct 20, 2022 9:13 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: After being disqualified from NDP leadership race, Appadurai on way to political martyrdom

The blow-by-blow account of the specific violations is about how environmental groups bypassed the NDP’s rules on membership signups and worked to park Green Party members in the NDP just for the vote.

Oct 20, 2022 2:55 AM Read more >