Opinion

Dear Editor, Remembrance Day reminds us that twice in the last century Canada sent the flower of its youth to war to defend democracy.

When the clock strikes midnight on Dec.

We have a simple request for this coming Sunday. Don’t complain. Especially on social media. If the barista accidentally put some foam on your hot beverage – even though you clearly said, “no foam” – let it go.

Editor: Every year on Remembrance Day, I lay a wreath at the Confederation Park Cenotaph in north Burnaby in memory of my father, Donald Evans.

There are some really smart kids who live up at the UniverCity housing development on Burnaby Mountain. Many of them live in my building.

Fear is a better motivator than thoughtful discussion when it comes to voting. Scary video that seems to show people’s jobs and way of life being threatened, whether true or not, can do a lot to get people to the polls and vote a certain way.

Municipal elections are but a distant memory (or nightmare) for candidates, citizens and journalists. It was a hard-fought campaign that centred around housing affordability – as it should have been.

The New Democrat government has some valid reasons for changing the rules around the petition process allowing voters to fire MLAs mid-term.

Too often the focus is on the impact to people who are doing the adopting

They have been in the doldrums since they were dumped from power 16 months ago, but this past weekend may prove to be the time that B.C. Liberals finally got themselves back in the game.