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OPINION: ‘Mechanics’ of voting are critical

OPINION: ‘Mechanics’ of voting are critical

Elections have two key components: the race and the mechanics – the legislative process and administration of the vote.
OUR VIEW: Debt and depression – an ugly combo

OUR VIEW: Debt and depression – an ugly combo

Our economy is built on commercial trade, and so it’s no surprise some people get caught in a spiral of debt. And when they do, they often suffer from anxiety and depression.
LETTERS: We need voting reform

LETTERS: We need voting reform

Dear Editor: The public agreement put forward by the B.C. NDP and the B.C. Green Party to govern B.C. has some excellent proposals.
OUR VIEW: Time to look at ourselves in the mirror

OUR VIEW: Time to look at ourselves in the mirror

Managing to find yet another new low, President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the 195-country Paris Agreement on greenhouse gas emissions last week. The U.S.
LETTERS: Trudeau is just another Harper

LETTERS: Trudeau is just another Harper

Dear Editor: An open letter to MP Terry Beech: You’re the MP for our area, so I thought I would let you know of my displeasure with your party on several fronts.
LETTERS: There's only one pure 'proportional' system

LETTERS: There's only one pure 'proportional' system

Dear Editor: Keith Baldrey, in his column May 24 (How Green will B.C.
OPINION: Get ready for Premier Horgan

OPINION: Get ready for Premier Horgan

I was kidding around with NDP leader John Horgan last week, pretending to have trouble saying the words “Premier Horgan” over and over again. He laughed and said he wasn’t used to hearing the title either.
LETTERS: ‘Problem’ black bear didn’t deserve to die

LETTERS: ‘Problem’ black bear didn’t deserve to die

Dear Editor: The killing of the black bear by the so-called “conservation officer” was immoral. Raccoons exhibit the exact same “problem behaviour,” but we do not go about killing all of them.
OUR VIEW: What happens when ‘them’ becomes ‘us’?

OUR VIEW: What happens when ‘them’ becomes ‘us’?

“Public school or private school, we’re all teenagers in the end.” Those were the wise words of Reece Avila, a Grade 12 student at Byrne Creek Secondary School who was part of a recent student exchange between Byrne Creek and St.
OPINION: Get big money out of politics

OPINION: Get big money out of politics

While British Columbians were divided over which of the main parties to support in the provincial election, most seem to agree on one thing: the need to get big money out of our politics.