Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: Sometimes, we get it right
I HAVE CRITICIZED GOVERNMENTS on the haphazard way we've grabbed available land to put up affordable housing to meet the province's demands. That there is a demand for such housing is pretty obvious. ...
Mar 30, 2025
PETERS: It's a single-issue election, just like those during wartime
IT'S ELECTION SEASON IN CANADA - and mercifully, it will be a short one.That's fine, because there is only one ballot question that really bears asking this time around.In 2021, the election was, in p...
Mar 28, 2025
COLLINS: Let's call a spade a spade
MOST PEOPLE ARE CAUTIOUS in trying to pinpoint Donald Trump's leadership style. Is he a fascist, a dictator, an autocrat, a narcissist, or a king? The Oxford English Dictionary - remember that Merriam...
Mar 27, 2025
SOUND OFF: More families benefiting from child care investments in B.C.
FAMILIES IN B.C. DESERVE A BREAK. With the economic uncertainty of Trump's unjustified tariffs coming on top of rising global inflation, it's getting harder to get by. That's why the provincial govern...
Mar 26, 2025
COLLINS: Who’s Your Choice?
MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, who is the fairest one of all? Is it the quick-to-place-blame Pierre, or the man who walks out of the Liberal fire to make the party rise from the ashes? These questions wi...
Mar 23, 2025
PETERS: Eby's Bill 7 fights Trump with more Trump
DESPERATE TIMES call for desperate measures.That's the logic David Eby is using to justify an alarming proposed law that would allow the premier to bypass the legislative assembly and, thus, democracy...
Mar 21, 2025
COLLINS: Sometimes we realize we've made a huge blunder when it's too late to change it
NOTE TO MARK CARNEY: I know you are starting your term with rose-coloured glasses, but you will never forge a strong and lasting relationship with Donald Trump. The man seems too untrustworthy. You co...
Mar 20, 2025
SOUND OFF: Time to stop hanging on Trump's every word
WATCHING THE WORLD TODAY, it seems obvious that Trump is giving Putin Ukraine on a plate. Piece by piece. Almost like he's repaying a debt. Am I correct that a few years ago, the Trump organization wa...
Mar 19, 2025
SOUND OFF: Attracting Doctors and Nurses to B.C.
I KNOW HEALTH CARE is top of mind for many people in B.C. As our province grows and ages, we, like many parts of Canada and the world, are facing challenges in our healthcare system. B.C.'s health car...
Mar 19, 2025
SOUND OFF: Join us for a heartfelt Celebration of Life honouring Butler Urban Farm
AFTER NEARLY A DECADE of serving as a food commons, providing barrier-free access to nutritious fresh produce, educational opportunities and a sense of community for residents of Kamloops, the Kamloop...
Mar 18, 2025
