Opinion

“That’s what families do.” That was the refrain heard over and over during the week from Finance Minister Mike de Jong after delivering the province’s new budget.

Dear Editor: Before we accept the so-called inevitable, much more is at stake than cheap rides that new technologies might offer.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong pulled out some bright red lipstick and smeared it all over the Medical Services Premium (MSP) tax pig in the 2016/17 B.C. budget this week.

Dear Editor: Re: Fossil fuels are our future, Opinion, Burnaby NOW, Feb. 10.

China has become the world leader in wind power. After earning notoriety for the thick smog over Beijing, China now builds nearly half the world’s wind turbines.

As the NDP struggles to find its voice when it comes to supporting resource development, it's worth noting party leader John Horgan's response to the B.C. Liberal government's Throne Speech.

It’s time for a new conversation about building pipelines in this country – a conversation about how Canada can get full value for its oil production while at the same time addressing environmental concerns, including climate change.

Dear Editor Congratulations to the residents of Brentwood, Burnaby, B.C. Your 2016 property assessment averages well beyond 30 per cent, which, I understand, makes Brentwood the highest assessed area in the province of B.C. in 2016.

Dear Editor It is deeply disappointing that the B.C. government is only now considering gathering statistics on housing costs/sales in the province. The crisis in the Lower Mainland is hardly new – it’s not an overnight event.

It’s all about the optics. We speak, of course, of the annual report showing just how much free golf (and other recreation) Burnaby city councillors, parks commissioners and other dignitaries took part in in 2015.