Opinion

David Eby never actually called himself the “man of action,” but boy has the moniker stuck in the early days of the premier-designate’s tenure. Unfortunately, that label is proving to be both a blessing and a curse.

'We ought to be yelling: “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” as Peter Finch did in Network.'

“No one should have to choose between buying groceries and period products, it’s that simple,” said David Eby.

Mike Gelbart has made what many would consider a high-risk, mid-career, head-scratching move. He, of course, sees it differently. He, at this stage, sees it correctly, too.

'Visitors aren’t the “big water users” they are often claimed to be. In a recent report, SCRD staff overlaid water usage data with long weekends throughout the year, and there was no correlation to increased water usage. During the recent Art Crawl, a huge draw for tourists, water usage was lower on Saturday, Oct 22 than the entire week prior.'

Almost half of Canadians think it is time for Canada to consider establishing new guidelines for birthright citizenship.

Ten thousand people have died in the six years since the emergency was declared — illicit drug toxicity is the leading cause of unnatural death in B.C., more than homicides, car crashes, drowning and fires combined