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OUR VIEW: Clark’s smear tactics meant to distract

OUR VIEW: Clark’s smear tactics meant to distract

To err is human, to baselessly accuse political rivals of crimes against democracy is pure Christy Clark. The B.C.
OPINION: Get ready for a season of mudslinging and spin

OPINION: Get ready for a season of mudslinging and spin

Splat. It would seem British Columbia’s 41st general election is well underway. The uproar this week over news that someone may have hacked the B.C. Liberal party’s website is a harbinger of things to come, so fasten your seat belts.
OUR VIEW: A tired election tactic that still works

OUR VIEW: A tired election tactic that still works

Among the flurry of press releases sent our way last week was one from the B.C. government pledging to release $25 million in one-time funding to help clear a backlog of surgeries.
Julian sets sights on NDP leadership

Julian sets sights on NDP leadership

The New Westminster-Burnaby MP is the first candidate in the race
OPINION: Why are morals so complicated?

OPINION: Why are morals so complicated?

“When did our moral standards become so complicated?” It was a question left hanging in a recent email to me from Linda Kayfish, the sister of Roderick MacIssac. MacIssac was one of eight health ministry workers fired in 2012.
OUR VIEW: For many in B.C., Family Day is no fun

OUR VIEW: For many in B.C., Family Day is no fun

Family Day. Who doesn’t love a bonus day off to spend with their family? Visions of chilling out with a movie and game playing in the rec room; a family skate at Bonsor; a ride on the carousel at Burnaby Village – life is good. For B.C.
OUR VIEW: If you can't drive in the snow, stay home

OUR VIEW: If you can't drive in the snow, stay home

Right when you thought spring was around the corner – bam – another big dump. Friday saw, yet again, drivers spinning their wheels, careening down hills and bumping into each other like tots learning to skate at the local ice rink.
LETTERS: No, it's not 'racism'

LETTERS: No, it's not 'racism'

Dear Editor: Re: ‘This is pure racism and it’s horrifying,” Burnaby NOW , Feb. 1. I pay my condolences at what happened in the mosque at Quebec City. It was deplorable and shameful, as violence in any form can never be justified.
LETTERS: Here's how to stop the pipeline project

LETTERS: Here's how to stop the pipeline project

Dear Editor: Given that the proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is economic at its root, opponents might well decline to purchase products from two of its three committed Trans Mountain anchor subscribers, Esso and Husky/Mohawk (the third bein
OPINION: Trudeau's broken promise is a relief

OPINION: Trudeau's broken promise is a relief

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided not to go through with one of his campaign promises, and we should all breathe a sigh of relief. Trudeau will not arbitrarily reform the federal electoral system.