Opinion

Does an apology make the pain go away? Short answer: No. But an apology combined with solid plans to fund reparations for those harmed by discriminatory government actions, does go a long way to healing some very deep wounds.

Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby resident calls KM gift ‘a joke,’ Burnaby NOW , Nov. 29 . I was taken aback about a sentence in the article which said “pointing to the fierce opposition by the city” to KM. But who is the city.

Re: Is it time for the rise of the far right?, column by Keith Baldrey, Burnaby NOW , Nov. 29. Mr. Baldrey is being either naive or disingenuous on so many fronts it’s impossible in this limited space to deal with all of them.

It’s not what Justin Trudeau would have done in this situation, but we’re pleased to see the NDP inching forward in their bid for electoral reform. The B.C.

Dear Editor: The mayor of Burnaby is against the Trans Mountain expansion, but has he converted all the Burnaby vehicles to electric and, as a good NDP supporter, he is also against the Site C dam. Note that B.C.

The NDP seems hell-bent on ensuring B.C. won’t see the kind of government headed up in the past by such party premiers as Dave Barrett, Mike Harcourt and Glen Clark ever again.

The National Energy Board (NEB) has disentitled about 100 Burnaby residents from participating in the detailed route hearings for the new Kinder Morgan pipeline.

Newly installed United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney’s vow to impose “...

For years, Burnaby residents have been hearing the same message from their city leaders. In a nutshell, it goes something like this: “We’d love to do more to help solve the housing crisis, but, dudes, our hands are tied.

There are a lot of worried residents in Burnaby nowadays. There are the renters in older apartments wondering if (or rather when) their lodgings will be slated for demolition and replaced by a new highrise.