Opinion

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is back on the newsstands, and that is a good thing.

Nine in 10 Canadians support legal recognition of their right to a healthy environment, yet Canada is among a dwindling number of countries refusing to take action. So it’s not surprising that it’s becoming a topic of discussion across our country.

For a simple transaction, there’s so much to consider. In my hunt for a hotel room in Toronto, where I’ll be attending a niece’s wedding, I waded into a complicated world when I clicked on the online reservation systems for several hotels there.

The angst in NDP circles about what the Green party is doing to their prospects isn’t growing, federal Green party Leader Elizabeth May says. It’s been a constant since the day she was elected in 2011.

For many British Columbians, 2015 has not brought a larger paycheque, but that can dramatically change if the B.C. Federation of Labour and a growing citizen movement of living-wage campaigners have anything to say about it. Minimum-wage work in B.C.

The conventional wisdom is that foreign policy and national security do not matter in elections in Canada, and the wisdom is conventional for a reason. Historically, it’s true. But Canada is not immune from the world.

The tone of reconciliation in the new cover of Charlie Hebdo points to what seemed lost after last week’s murderous attack: recognition of the essential distinction between fear and prudence.

Every 10 or 15 years or so, I totally crush it with a political prediction that turns out to be right. So modesty must be abandoned for a moment to note my forecast last month that local municipal leaders this year will leave the B.C.

Among the most essential determinants of our health is food. Only air and water are more vital.

The Rumbles will soon be even harder to ignore. The odd acoustic phenomenon that’s been noticeable mostly on the eastern side of the capital region for a few years is officially turning into an issue.