Opinion

At first glance, the National Energy Board’s thoroughness of the review the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project might seem comforting, but with conditional approval of the project, British Columbians have serious reason to be concerned — parti

Regardless of our faith tradition, this is a very special season of the year.

The Dec. 5 deadline has passed and canvassers for Sensible B.C. didn’t get the number of signatures they needed to instigate a referendum on marijuana.

In an abbreviated fall sitting, the House of Commons sat for just 34 days. Every one of them was a bad day for the Conservative government, except for the throne speech opening the new session, when there was no question period.

Over the past several years, the federal government has amended the Criminal Code so as to create a dizzying array of mandatory minimum sentences for offences ranging from marijuana production to firearms possession.

Yesterday, I said that I was going into weigh-in blind, and so I did. It is said that Odin, father of the Norse gods, sacrificed one of his eyes to drink of the Well of Urd whose waters imparted the knowledge of the cosmos.

Auditor general Russ Jones is the first to admit that, for any number of reasons, he couldn’t get fully to the bottom of the plea deal that saw two corrupt government aides walk away from their $6.4-million legal bill.

Empires rise and empires fall. The 20th century belonged to the United States, the richest, most powerful empire the world has ever seen.

Howard Brunt I was delighted to read the editorial regarding the future of health data, privacy and research in B.C. (“Health data could save our lives,” Dec. 15).

I am one of a small team of volunteers who offer pastoral care at a resource centre for the homeless and others. Before going each week, I pray that my contribution will make a difference to somebody.