Commentary

A very, very, very, very, very, VERY busy day. And week. Let's dive in.

Groceries are about to get expensive. Food inflation should be a key issue in the federal election.

Roslyn Kunin: More access to childcare is needed - but $10/day daycare will end up subsidizing many parents who can easily pay more - is that really the best system?

Daniel Marshall’s three-day flurry into the fire-stricken lands of the BC Interior.

Dene Moore: Scenes of a triumphant Taliban will stay with us – and they should, because we abandoned our friends and allies to a terrible fate.

Rob Shaw: Even though the data says they’re not the issue, politicians keep blaming foreign buyers of real estate, because it’s what voters (apparently) want to hear.

Which US and Canadian cities' jobs markets are recovering the quickest?

Jody Vance: Why not make it easier to charge EVs – and help cash-strapped schools at the same time? Sometimes solutions are right in front of us.

Drex: The first job of leadership is showing up, telling people the latest, and how you have their backs. But as much of BC burns, unfortunately John Horgan hasn’t shown up.

Sorry java lovers, coffee prices are going up. But the industry will do everything it can so you don’t notice.