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Blog: The 8 most irritating things about civic election campaigns

Blog: The 8 most irritating things about civic election campaigns

I have a love-hate relationship with municipal election campaigns. OK, maybe it’s more of a hate-love relationship, but there is a tiny, microscopic bit of love. For example, I love when innovative ideas get put forward by candidates.
PREST: When nap time becomes a war crime

PREST: When nap time becomes a war crime

It pains me to do this, but the law is the law and sometimes you have to make a personal stand. Thus, I would like to report a violation of the UN Convention Against Torture. A war crime, committed against me. By my children.
OUR VIEW: Day of reckoning starts with facing the truth

OUR VIEW: Day of reckoning starts with facing the truth

To mark the suffering of the approximately 150,000 Indigenous children forced into residential schools, the federal government is planning a new statutory holiday. We support that plan – if it’s done right.
BLOG: Please shut your little darlings up - nobody wants their noise

BLOG: Please shut your little darlings up - nobody wants their noise

Picture this dream scenario: My family of five is sitting and waiting in the stuffy, crowded lobby of our local family restaurant. We are impatient. We are hangry. Suddenly, my youngest begins to scream.
COLUMN: Budget prospects not looking rosy for B.C. NDP

COLUMN: Budget prospects not looking rosy for B.C. NDP

The NDP government will provide its first official update of its finances within a few weeks, and there are some indications that not all things are as rosy as they appeared in the budget when it was tabled in February.
LETTERS: Justice wins the day

LETTERS: Justice wins the day

Editor: Re: New model will cost taxpayers , Record , Aug. 2. In his opinion piece, Keith Baldrey takes issue with the NDP’s new Community Benefits Agreement.
LETTERS: Payouts for former city councillors, mayor are a tiny amount

LETTERS: Payouts for former city councillors, mayor are a tiny amount

Editor: I’ve been following the back and forth in the news, columns and letters about the city council retirement payout debate.
LETTERS: Shopping options needed in New Westminster

LETTERS: Shopping options needed in New Westminster

Editor: Re: Buy-Low shoppers upset at store closure, Record , Aug.
BLOG: Parenting in the age of fear and judgment

BLOG: Parenting in the age of fear and judgment

The backseat of my family’s woodie wagon was one of my favourite places to play - and not just when it was parked.
COLUMN: Don't expect cheaper car insurance any time soon

COLUMN: Don't expect cheaper car insurance any time soon

The NDP government’s move to overhaul the province’s car insurance system may indeed make it fairer, but don’t expect the changes to make a big dent in your own insurance costs.