Opinion

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.

Dear Editor: Re: System needs more than whistleblowers, Our View, Burnaby NOW, June 21.

Nobody said she wasn’t crafty. Christy Clark has decided long-defended Liberal policies are perfectly disposable if she believes she can squeeze out more time as premier.

Cruelty to animals in the food industry was front and centre last week after the release of a sickening undercover video from the group Mercy for Animals showing workers at a commercial poultry operation sadistically abusing the chickens under their

Premier Christy Clark named her new cabinet last week, but it should be the shortest-serving cabinet in memory, as her government is expected to lose a confidence vote on June 29 and thus fall from power.

Dear Editor: Regarding your article “Yes, bikes belong on the roads too” published on June 16, from what I can find on the internet, the Motor Vehicle Act states that “A person operating a cycle … must ...

Dear Editor: Letter writer Sally Gillies is concerned that electoral reform will reduce the clout of northern voters in the legislature ( Burnaby Now , June 13).