Opinion

NDP leader Adrian Dix did something last week that is completely out of character for a B.C. political leader. He actually went out of his way to speak glowingly of his two rivals, Premier Christy Clark and B.C. Conservative leader John Cummins.

Dear Editor: It is the time of year again for the prostate cancer campaign. It so happens the government does not pay for this simple test to be done. They claim it doesn't prove anything and the test is inconclusive. This is a cop-out.

Dear Editor: Like many people in the Metro Vancouver region, I often take transit to get to my important destinations. These days, that has mostly meant going to and from school.

Dear Editor: Matthew Enns, a former intern for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, recently wrote to this paper condemning the call to make it safer for workers to join a union (re: Secret ballots should stay, Letters to the Editor, The

Seniors aren't problems to be managed, and aging is not an illness. But, too often, we talk about older British Columbians that way, in terms both inaccurate and demeaning. There are certainly challenges in growing older.

Are cuts to the federal food inspection services impacting food safety in Canada? Was the recent recall of meat with E. coli due to changes in inspection processes and/or staffing? Who knows? What we do know is that the E.

There was a lot of highfiving and backslapping in B.C. Liberal ranks this past week after the B.C. Conservative party engaged in a public meltdown, but they're fooling themselves if they think their path to retain power is cleared of obstacles.

Dear Editor: The question is does "freedom of expression" have any limitations or is it an indefinite right with no limitation whatsoever? Is it wrong or unreasonable to tinge it with some consideration as to how deeply and profusely it may affect or

Municipal leaders from around the province are in Victoria this week, discussing everything from the RCMP contract to tsunami debris, recycling programs and water issues, but what will garner the most headlines today (and has had everyone talking all

Dear Editor: I am writing in regards to Elizabeth Fry and their decision to not move forward with their plan to have a daycare on their premises.