Opinion

Like many of you, I was depressed when the Canucks lost Game 7 last Wednesday.

Summer begins today. Will anyone notice?

Editor: So the government of B.C. lied and is now trying to “bribe” the taxpayers by lowering the HST to 10 per cent and only by the year 2014.

Let’s assume that when everyone in B.C. gets to be finance minister for a day, a majority choose to throw a $3-billion chair through the office window to show how mad they are about the harmonized sales tax. The cleanup will take two years, but first there will be a provincial election to decide who holds the broom and dustpan. And the choices are becoming clear.

With Father’s Day coming up it seems a fitting time to pay tribute to my dad.

Editor: BC Hydro has gone to admirable lengths to mitigate damage to wildlife from its installations.

During the legislative session I raised the possibility that the HST referendum would be interrupted by a mail strike that could create the possibility of a legal challenge to the referendum outcome on the grounds that Elections BC could not guarantee every British Columbian received a ballot in a timely manner and that all marked ballots were received by Elections BC in time to be counted.

Is it a cabin or a cottage? Rural Crime Watch explains how to protect yourself from thieves.

Editor: Well, I received my HST ballot in the mail on Tuesday.

Editor: Never before, in the last 50 years, has there been a time for the working poor, those on fixed incomes, seniors, welfare recipients and blue collar workers to stand together and oppose the HST.