Opinion

There’s something ironic about the fact that we’re having an argument about the need for public spending on the arts in the same edition in which we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Burnaby Art Gallery.

Over the weekend, the newly elected 39-year-old French president Emmanuel Macron made a compelling speech at the palace of Versailles, describing the need for political renewal in France and in the E.U.

After the whirlwind political drama that recently unfolded, this week, the NDP gets to crack open the province’s books and get ready for governing. After 16 years in the political wilderness, the party will have its work cut out for them.

Let’s be clear. There will be no honeymoon period for the new NDP-Green party coalition government.

Hell hath no fury like Liberal senators scorned.

Just for one day, put it all aside. Forget squabbling over partisan politics and fretting over budgets and arguing over the best way to solve the hot-button issues of the moment. Instead, take a moment to think about why you’re lucky to be in Canada.

Once an NDP government elects a speaker, there will be 43 MLAs on each side of the House. It’s an untenable situation, says former attorney general Geoffrey Plant

It appears this province is going to get a new government and guess what: the sky will not fall and the sun will still come out (well, occasionally). There seems to be a lot of nervous handwringing going on as the B.C.

The City of Burnaby is looking into stiffer penalties for illegal dumping. Yahoo, we say, yahoo. There seems to be more and more old mattresses, recliners, TVs and broken appliances ending up near ravines, deadends and, yes, even public parks.

Athletes seek it, why wouldn’t politicians try and do the same? The little things that can help a party gain an edge in a campaign where every vote really did count this time.