Category Archives: Column
COLLINS: The red horde has unleashed its first salvo
THE WHITE HOUSE is starting to look like party central. The White House and Capitol Hill should be the most formal buildings in the country. But then you have Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the rest of t...
Mar 06, 2025
SOUND OFF: Standing up for British Columbians
DONALD TRUMP HAS IMPOSED 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent on energy, essentially declaring economic war. Now more than ever, we need to work together to support each other. I intr...
Mar 05, 2025
SOUND OFF: Slava Ukraini, Oh Canada!
I CAN'T, AND WON'T, STOP THINKING ABOUT UKRAINE.When an unprovoked Putin led Russia to invade a peaceful, independent nation in order to violently expand his own interests (on brand), it left devastat...
Mar 03, 2025
COLLINS: It's sad to see so many DEI initiatives cut back
WE HAVE BEEN SADDENED by the number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) projects that have come undone since the new U.S. administration was sworn in a couple of weeks back. A number of initiativ...
Mar 02, 2025
PETERS: While working to stem tariff threat, Eby can't neglect systemic healthcare problems in B.C.
IT'S NOT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND why governments at all levels are putting their focus on protecting and growing the economy.U.S. President Donald Trump continues to threaten massive import tariffs ag...
Feb 28, 2025
COLLINS: The Mighty States are starting to crumble, both physically and ideologically
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I often refer to the land below us as the States of America. They can no longer be referred to as "United." These States may wind up changing their focus. I don't know if that's p...
Feb 27, 2025
COLLINS: So much work and so little money
ASIDE FROM THE EFFORTS of Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk to get their sweaty hands on our money and our country, there have been needs that deserve a resolution. And those needs cost money - whether it...
Feb 23, 2025
PETERS: More than just a hockey game
LAST NIGHT'S FOUR NATIONS FACEOFF final pitting Canada against the United States transcended the sport of hockey.Generations from now, Canadians will tell their children and grandchildren where they w...
Feb 21, 2025
COLLINS: Simon and Garfunkel didn't get it quite right
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL but haunting songs ever was Simon and Garfunkel's Sound of Silence. Given when it was written, it speaks to lost hope. The end of the Vietnam War, the start of a period of un...
Feb 20, 2025
COLLINS: Council right to push back on proposed BC Housing project
WITH ALL THAT THE BILLIONAIRE CLUB is up to these days and the effect it has on our future, it's hard to avoid talking about Donnie the Destroyer and Cutthroat Musk.Nonetheless today, let's talk about...
Feb 16, 2025
