Opinion

Pamela Martin, the former TV news anchor who landed a $130,000-a-year job in the premier's office, has left to join the B.C. Liberal Party. Martin departed the premier's office Sept. 13-- though no official announcement was made at the time.

Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, announced by the federal government Wednesday, was supposed to fight cyberbullying.

It might not seem like it, with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s amusing cocaine hijinks dominating Canadian and American news channels, but these have been an exciting few weeks for British Columbia.

Tuesday started out sunny for me, but hail fell out of the sky in the afternoon.

The Pacific Carbon Trust hasn’t even succumbed yet, but the scavengers moved in Wednesday to argue over cause of death. Weeks ago, the legislature’s public accounts committee scheduled a hard look at the PCT as part of its oversight role.

Since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster on March 11, 2011, there are many reports of the potential impact of radioactivity from Fukushima causing harm to sea life and people on the West Coast of North America.

Sometimes people chuckle when I tell them how many "friends" I have on Facebook (98 — I've been told I shouldn't admit to a number so low).

My wife used to say of me that I would be happy with astro turf on the front lawn and big plastic flowers. I was not very aware or even interested in environmental issues and the concerns facing our planet.

In his role as minister responsible for the core review, Bill Bennett is the last person you’d expect to see acceding to Opposition demands to do this or that. But on Tuesday, he was the soul of accommodation.

In his fall fiscal update, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is sticking to his storyline of success. So he should; it’s a good story. And Flaherty remains the government’s best messenger who, among other things, knows how to stay on message.