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Rickter Scale: Welcome to the ride

Rickter Scale: Welcome to the ride

New columnist Rick Stiebel shares a little about himself
Proposed law could treat serious offenders lightly

Proposed law could treat serious offenders lightly

If Bill C-75 passes in its present form, criminals of various kinds will almost certainly be heartened and emboldened by the prospect of lighter penalties.
LETTER: Businesses laying wreaths inappropriate

LETTER: Businesses laying wreaths inappropriate

As my father served overseas during the war, I have never missed a Remembrance Day ceremony in any community I have lived in, for over 60 years.
LETTER: DonBԪַt fall victim to the shiny trap of PR

LETTER: DonBԪַt fall victim to the shiny trap of PR

Beware of bright, shiny objects. The full court press by the NDP and Green Coalition for a shift to Proportional Representation is a big bright shiny object.
LETTER: Pro representation will bring a voice to rural voters

LETTER: Pro representation will bring a voice to rural voters

In BԪַYour ViewBԪַ a reader wrote apparently in support of the awful First Past the Post system, erroneously claiming BԪַurban centers are too easily mislead by media or propagandaBԪַ.
PETER DOLEZAL: Equity markets BԪַ stumbles and challenges

PETER DOLEZAL: Equity markets BԪַ stumbles and challenges

Peter Dolezal is the author of three books, including his recent Third Edition of The Smart Canadian Wealth-Builder.
EDITORIAL: No escaping wrath of climate change

EDITORIAL: No escaping wrath of climate change

The political fight over the carbon tax continues to rage on across the country, with the federal government at odds with several provinces who vow to take on Ottawa on behalf of beleaguered taxpayers.
Rickter Scale: With apologies to good Catholics everywhere

Rickter Scale: With apologies to good Catholics everywhere

Columnist ponders whether this pope will break the persisting cycle of silence
LETTER: Saanich did the right thing by ticketing HarbourCats van

LETTER: Saanich did the right thing by ticketing HarbourCats van

ItBԪַs about time. Applause to Saanich for stepping up and doing something about the van that has been stored in the Braefoot Parking lot for the past few years.
B.C. VIEWS: Going back to the disco era of labour relations

B.C. VIEWS: Going back to the disco era of labour relations

NDP may remove restrictions on school strikes, union sign-ups
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