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OUR VIEW: Sexism taken for granted unless it’s ‘huge’

OUR VIEW: Sexism taken for granted unless it’s ‘huge’

This dates us, but the Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, presidential debate on Monday reminds us of the Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs tennis match in 1973.
Dear Mr. Trump: Letter of thanks from a Canadian feminist

Dear Mr. Trump: Letter of thanks from a Canadian feminist

Dear Mr. Trump: Today I must extend my personal thanks to you. Yes, you read that right.
LETTERS: Save Canada Post

LETTERS: Save Canada Post

Dear Editor I have no regular Internet connection. I prefer regular postal delivery. I don’t do any personal business online or I don’t deal with them. Save our postal system and supplement it to expand services. Allan Quon, New Westminster
LETTERS: ‘Hunger tax’ not the solution to inequality

LETTERS: ‘Hunger tax’ not the solution to inequality

Dear Editor Re: It’s time for a ‘food bank tax’ in Canada, Our View, the Record , Sept. 22. I have supported the food bank for most of my working life. I am now in a position that I can and do generously support it.
OUR VIEW: If we weren’t so nice, we’d be gloating

OUR VIEW: If we weren’t so nice, we’d be gloating

It’s been a week of spectacle on both sides of the 49th parallel – and that spectacle has gone a long way to driving home the differences in the two countries that share our long and undefended border.
A princess and a president: The many faces of female power

A princess and a president: The many faces of female power

Strength doesn’t always look like a muscled Atlas, holding up the globe.
OPINION: When will Trudeau's popularity wane?

OPINION: When will Trudeau's popularity wane?

I was a bit taken aback when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drew the loudest roar from the crowd of any guest when he was introduced at the B.C. legislature on the weekend along with the visiting royal couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
OUR VIEW: It’s time for a ‘food bank’ tax in Canada

OUR VIEW: It’s time for a ‘food bank’ tax in Canada

Is it a coincidence that B.C. is seeing more families and seniors depending on food banks to survive and that the province’s minimum wage is $10.
OPINION: B.C. economy could be good news for NDP

OPINION: B.C. economy could be good news for NDP

The rosy state of the B.C. government's financial books is good news for the B.C. Liberals as they seek election, but it's potentially even better news for the New Democratic Party.
This is motherhood: Thoughts from the floor of a four-year-old's bedroom

This is motherhood: Thoughts from the floor of a four-year-old's bedroom

This is motherhood. This five-in-the-morning moment, sitting silently on the floor of your bedroom as you rage at me in a screaming-wailing-crying-kicking-hitting meltdown of four-year-old emotional overload. This is motherhood.