Opinion

Liberals tried to educate us all about the HST? Some of us (like me) looked at the evidence, and decided that the HST wasn't that bad. The good may have, indeed, outweighed the bad. And then we voted against it in the referendum anyway.

As we enter day four of the NHL lockout, the wailing of the masses is loud enough to drown out a Nickleback song. Apparently the thought of being deprived of a season of hockey is tantamount to getting off of heroin for some fans.

The NDP was served two reminders this week of the kinds of ticking hand grenades that could blow up on them if the party takes power next spring, a scenario that still seems likely.

Dear Editor: Each day I hear more alarming news pointing to an emerging climate change crisis of epic proportions. As the Earth warms and extreme weather events become increasingly common, hundreds of thousands perish each year.

Dear Editor: As election time nears, in every paper we pick up, it is noticeable that the politicians of all parties are out there in full force trying to convince us to why we shouldn't vote for their opposition.

Dear Editor: I am struggling to understand what is going on in the Middle East. I listened to Hillary Clinton condemn in the strongest terms the amateur video ridiculing the prophet Mohamed. I agree with every word she said.

Dear Editor: Anybody want to learn a new language? You don't need Rosetta Stone for this one - just a touch of gullibility. The petroleum kings, fossil fuel fuhrers and our prime minister are all behind this new lingo some label Petrospeak.

Dear Editor: I am getting tired of the references to "rats leaving a sinking ship" every time a Liberal MLA announces that he or she won't be running in the next election.

Dear Editor: It's time for a change in the politics of British Columbia.

The lying, blowhard politician is iconic in our culture. It's a ready-made, go-to stereotype that rarely holds up when you sit down and talk with any politician you try to apply it to. But that may be changing.