Opinion

Canadians could be excused for thinking the past year has been open season on the democratic ideals they treasure.

This Sunday, Sept 29, ideas and questions about the connection between media, spirituality and politics will be the subject of this month's Forum at Christ Church Cathedral. Before he left on sabbatical this fall, The Very Rev. Dr.

It’s time to call Premier Christy Clark’s bluff on her approach to using the legislature. The premier has a lot of control over when the legislature sits and for how long. Clark has an obvious distaste for that aspect of government.

It may be the biggest charm offensive since the Khmer Rouge tried belatedly to endear themselves to Cambodians. That didn’t go very well, but then, again, it’s hard to make nice to the relatives of one million dead.

Forests Minister Steve Thomson and the ministry he heads have lost credibility over management of forests for grizzly bear populations across the province.

Like marriage and the tango, it takes two parties to agree to a union contract: the employer and the employee, or at least the employee’s representative.

New Democrat campaign manager Brian Topp’s fascinating post-mortem of the 2013 election loss includes an inside account of the “moment.

Reading the history of various heroes and saints who fought against injustice and oppression can be an encouraging experience.

Last February, a study by Civic Economics showed that a 10 per cent shift of spending by British Columbians, from chain stores and restaurants to locally owned alternatives, would create 31,000 jobs and put $940 million in workers’ wallets.

This week we’re to get an update from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on how much closer we are to destroying the planet we inhabit since the panel’s last assessment in 2007.