Opinion

"T oday's BC Liberals" may have taken a little inspiration during last year's election campaign from former Canadian prime minister Kim Campbell when she bluntly stated in 1993 that "an election is no time to discuss serious issues.

The Editor, Port Moody's mayor and councillors were elected in large part because of promises to maintain the city's small-town character and to control development pressures that may arise due to the advent of the Evergreen Line.

The dream of home ownership that may have seemed attainable to some with record low interests rates has faded because of high house prices, according to a recent Bank of Montreal survey, and young people in the Metro Vancouver are feeling the pinch m

The Editor, Re. "Pipeline foes aim to protect local park" (The Tri-City News, April 2).

Many in the Tri-Cities who support popular Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth will be disappointed he dropped out of the BC NDP leadership race.

The Editor, I have read lots of negative things about the proposed new recycling program run by Multi Material BC. I'm not sure if it makes sense yet but perhaps it seems headed in the right direction.

A s of June 1, Ontario will have a minimum wage of $11, the highest in the country. As I write, I can already hear the baseless talking points coming from my colleague opposite: B.C. should be raising its wage even higher.

I n 1969, my minimum-wage job paid $1.25 an hour and a case of Lucky lager was $2.52 - two hours work for a case of beer. I couldn't live on $8 a day so I quit after two weeks (quit the work, not the beer).

I t's difficult to imagine a more botched rollout than the policies and procedures surrounding the use of medical marijuana in Canada.

School District 43 is once again projecting a deficit. An astounding $13.4 million will have to be cut from school operations, according to budget figures released Tuesday, just months after $12.