Opinion

Last Thursday evening, Premier John Horgan and B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson went head to head in a televised debate over the ongoing referendum on electoral reform. The NDP is pushing for B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Metro Sets Long-range Plan for Grouse Grind, BCMC , Nov. 7 news story. I live in the neighbourhood described, near Baden Powell Trail.

You know that style of infomercial where some hapless fool completely fails to accomplish an everyday task that no normal person would ever struggle with? Someone is cooking a turkey but they can’t find anywhere to put down the meat thermometer so th

If less than a quarter of the population support the idea of moving to a proportional representation model for electing the provincial legislature, does that strengthen democracy or weaken it? That’s not a rhetorical question.

Affordability, we’re often told, is a relative concept. Like taste or humidity, it varies so widely from one person to the next that it’s impossible to quantify. However, there is one simple way to measure affordability on the North Shore: gridlock.

Dear Editor : Recently while visiting a patient I became a patient myself, after passing out in the corridor. When I came to, a wonderful man who identified himself as a doctor and at least five nurses were surrounding and assisting me.

While we let North Shore politicos catch their breath and manage the PTSD generated by tight judicial recounts, let’s take a few minutes to nominate a new inductee into the PR Hall of Shame.

Dear Editor: Re: Metro Sets Long-range Plan for Grouse Grind, BCMC , Nov. 7 news story. I do not own a dog. However, I frequently see dogs and owners on the BCMC. I see no reason why dogs should be banned on the trail.

Dear Editor: Re: B.C. referendum on proportional representation. I am disappointed in lobbyists and fear mongers who are warning of fringe elements. Yes, we might get other views in the legislature.

Dear Editor: Once again, our illustrious former Gov. Gen Adrienne Clarkson is bilking us. She continues to bill Canadian taxpayers for more than $100,000 annually in office expenses and has claimed more than $1.