"We're the worst example in all of Canada." SFU political science professor Patrick Smith blasts the lack of regulation over how money is raised and spent in B.C.'s municipal elections (from a Nov. 26 news story).
"Provincial governments can wipe their hands and walk away and not be held accountable for the fact they're under-funding our public education system." North Vancouver Teachers' Association vice-president Martin Stuible beseeches teachers to reject Chevron's Fuel Your School program (from a Nov. 23 news story).
"They don't answer direction questions." Squamish band member Bev Brown voices frustration with the band council's responses to financial investigation (from a Nov. 28 news story).