Opinion

It’s things like the kiss-off Michael Graydon got when he left the B.C. Lottery Corp. that make you wonder about the core review and the B.C. Liberals’ purported vigilance when it comes to maintaining austerity.

You’re walking on Centennial Trail along West Saanich Road when suddenly a large, tawny animal leaps out of the bushes at you. The movement triggers your brain’s most ancient emotion-and-alarm system, deep in the most primitive part of your brain.

Today’s B.C. Liberals might have taken a little inspiration during last year’s election campaign from former prime minister Kim Campbell, who bluntly stated in 1993 that “an election is no time to discuss serious issues.

I was aghast when I read that a 20-year old who was babysitting for a 5-year old could not make macaroni and cheese from boxed ingredients! Her parents felt guilty about lapses in child rearing.

John Horgan’s virtual acclamation as the new leader of B.C.’s New Democratic Party brings plenty of hope, but also concern. I worked with John in the late 1990s while Glen Clark was premier.

If you take heartburn drugs (and about a fifth of Canadians do) you might want to sit up and take notice of the recent work of a courageous member of Parliament.

Why did the B.C. Liberal government set up its recycling stewardship program and Multi-Material B.C.

On Monday, Quebec voted against the possibility of a second Parti Québécois government and elected Philippe Couillard’s Parti Liberal du Québec to the National Assembly.

“There’s no doubt we’ve seen some abuses that really tick me off,” federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney said a few weeks ago.

Among outgoing premier Pauline Marois’ parting lines as she went down in flames Monday night — unable even to hang onto her own seat in the Quebec provincial election — was: “I am worried for the future of our language.