Opinion

Dear Editor We are watching the final rounds of a marathon fight. The charismatic young upstart, Justin Trudeau, has the dour old champion, Stephen Harper, second-guessing himself.

What’s with the kids today? Plenty, but it seems voting is not something worth putting down Instagram and Snapchat for. Less than 39 per cent voted in 2011 and political scientists warn us that millennials could be democracy’s lost generation.

Dear Editor: To all the Liberal and NDP supporters who say the Green party should not be contesting seats in this election because the first priority is to get rid of Harper, I say this: If the first priority is to get rid of Harper, then why didn’t

Dear Editor Re: Where, oh where can local Tory be?, The Record , Sept. 30. According to the Conservative Party, a fundamental requirement for participation in our democracy as a citizen is to show your face to the Canadian public.

I am angry. And that pisses me off. The thing is, I hate being angry.

With less than two weeks to go before voters head to the polls, it's worth asking whether the perceived front runner at the beginning of this long election campaign can find a way to be competitive again.

Crusin' with the Candidates will set sail on Tuesday night. NEXT New Westminster and Tenth to the Fraser are hosting a Cruisin’ with the Candidates meet-and-greet with candidates on The Native paddlewheeler on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.

New Westminster-Burnaby candidates (some of them) attended the biggest all-candidates' meeting thus far in the 2015 federal election campaign – in a place where few votes were to be found.

If you spend much time lurking around Twitter these days, you’ll know there’s a lot of animosity towards the missing Chloe Ellis, Conservative Party of Canada candidate for New Westminster-Burnaby.

New Westminster firefighters evacuated some residents from two buildings on the Quay on Saturday after a chemical spill on the train tracks near Quayside Drive.