Opinion

Last year the provincial economy downshifted to its slowest expansion since the 2009 recession. Fortunately, 2020 is looking a little brighter thanks to an upswing in non-residential construction.

Well, that crept up quickly: Another decade almost done. Goodbye Tumultuous Tens, hello Roaring Twenties 2.0. Wasn’t Y2K just yesterday? No. That was 20 years ago, not 10, and the past 10 were punctuated by events you have already forgotten.

No one is coming out of this breach with a clean record, more needs to be done to instil public confidence

Here’s a nice thing about Victoria: Nobody was looking for Prince Harry on Horth Hill on Friday.

The passage into a new year often means little in politics, as many issues and controversies have a staying power that far exceeds a change in the calendar.

People who guilt themselves into changes on Jan. 1 are often doomed to failure

Over the past few months, I’ve developed some allergies that have led me to have some pretty severe dietary restrictions. It’s been a wild ride.

“Stop fighting with your sister, don’t you know Santa’s watching you? Do you not want any Christmas gifts this year? I’m sure you’ll be sad when you wake up on Christmas morning with nothing but a lump of coal in your stocking.

While Premier John Horgan says his government needs to “renew” and “refresh” itself, the same can be said of the BC Liberals sitting in opposition.

Pipeline protests, climate activists and court cases loomed large this past year