Opinion

For the third time in three years, the province (arguably) boasts a balanced or surplus budget. As expected, there's give and take in all directions. Monthly MSP premiums are going up for the sixth time in five years.

Dear Editor: There should be an automatic 30-day suspension for drivers who endanger the lives of innocent pedestrians. It is one thing to be involved in a traffic accident - like it or not, we all assume risks when we enter a vehicle.

Dear Editor: For the City of Burnaby to operate status quo in 2015, the mayor and council want an additional $6.62 million from taxpayers (this is an added 2.98 per cent tax levy on top of the $222.18 million taxes required in 2014).

Now that we're in the season when governments release their budgets, it's important to know how much government money goes to different age groups.

As debate on the TransLink tax vote heats up, the Yes side threw CEO Ian Jarvis under the bus. By tossing Jarvis - whose salary had become a symbol of TransLink waste - to the curb, the Yes side hopes to up their chances of success at the ballot box.

Dear Editor: I note with interest Jennifer Moreau's article, "Burnaby takes aim at NEB's decision-making record" (Feb.13, 2015).

Last week's throne speech and this week's provincial budget make it clear the provincial government is very much on cruise control, and I suspect that's just the way Premier Christy Clark wants it.

As promised, here is the full version of my 20 minute interview with Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada. We spoke in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 12.

I hope you remember this. I catch myself thinking this more often these days, this small silent prayer that's part gratitude and part regret.

The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a contentious law that prohibited anyone from assisting someone when they want to commit suicide.