Commentary

UnSpun: Episode 1

Jody Vance and George Affleck apply their trademark 'radical centrism' to the issues of the day

Jan 11, 2019 8:42 PM Read more >

The do's and don'ts of city funding

After an ill-conceived idea to hold up resource companies, a better idea to solve Metro Vancouver's fiscal woes

Jan 11, 2019 7:00 AM Read more >

Don't give in to tail-chasing

Fake News is a problem. So is Unimportant and Irrelevant News.

Jan 9, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

Another rollercoaster

After two wild years, BC politics won’t take any rests in 2019

Jan 8, 2019 7:09 AM Read more >

Trade and Human Rights: Canada needs a balanced approach

By picking and choosing events and countries to publicly criticize, the federal government is undermining years of hard-won influence

Jan 7, 2019 2:03 PM Read more >

My prediction for Nanaimo depends on what minute it is

A convincing case for a byelection win by all three major parties

Jan 7, 2019 9:50 AM Read more >

#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Mother of All Byelections (tm) Edition

It's now official: Nanaimo heads to the polls January 30. Much depends on the result.

Jan 3, 2019 12:44 PM Read more >

The Price is Right: Oil Aboard

You may not like pipelines – but opposing them means more oil shipped by rail, and more risk.

Jan 3, 2019 6:45 AM Read more >

The best Kind of January

The Middle on New Year’s Resolutions? One that might actually make things better.

Jan 2, 2019 9:19 AM Read more >

New Year, New You

Resolutions for all three major party leaders

Dec 28, 2018 9:00 AM Read more >