Opinion

'As a retired elementary school teacher, I taught Grades 4, 5 and 6 students about our country’s history. I felt proud to discuss the stories of our explorers, and the Hudson Bay Company and the Northwest Company building their fur trading forts on rivers and bays.'

Remembering Montreal's famous Beaver Club

On the worst recent prime minister question, perceptions of Justin Trudeau have turned decidedly negative over the past 12 months.

'The rental housing situation is especially dire for young workers, whose wages have barely risen in decades while housing prices soared. They are forced to live with their parents well into their adulthood, which is hard on them and their folks.'

'Our society has spent a great deal of time over the last few years analyzing the opportunities and challenges of delivering a real highway for the Southern Sunshine Coast. We are disappointed that our input was not sought prior to drafting your alternative route study.'

'We all want the current water crisis addressed now and for the long-term, and the SCRD is doing just that. But the water strategy is about more than just water supply. We need to think holistically about our water system infrastructure, protecting drinking watersheds, and our water conservation programs, to ensure we have safe and reliable water into the future.'

58 per cent of British Columbians think it is “definitely” or “probably” impossible to host the Winter Olympics without government or public funds

Deft adherence to middle ground has helped make BC NDP premier’s time in office popular, historic and lasting.