Opinion

“It’s not one thing that’s gone wrong; it’s a whole lot of small ones accumulating.” Sun columnist Daphne Bramham, writing on democracy in Canada.

Interesting to see the ongoing hysterical propaganda against a possible coalition government, which in many ways would be preferable to the usual, dictatorial powers of majority governments and individuals.

Political candidates must know their rights under the Canada Elections Act. What follows is an example of what happens when they don't.

There is, among some, a perception that seniors today are well off and faring better than they have ever been. This perception relies on statistics about assets accumulated over a life time. It does not reflect the reality faced by many Canadian seniors.

Spring is coming slow here in northern B.C. with daytime highs of five or six and lows in the –7 C range.

Our need to have a definitive plan to revitalize B.C.’s forest sector has been lost in the political noise reverberating around us just now.

The sun is out, temperatures are hovering in the plus-double digits, the roads are dry and fast, and kids are back in school for the push to the June finish line.

Editor: I am not going to talk about the four party debates, or about B.C. politics or, as a matter of fact, not even the City of Williams Lake.

Something new in this federal election is the popularity of “social media” whereby citizens are communicating on the Internet.