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Opinion: A lesson the Bank of Canada will probably ignore

Opinion: A lesson the Bank of Canada will probably ignore

Decades of cheap loans = exponential inflation.
Rob Shaw: Online exploitation legislation tears down political walls for grieving B.C. family

Rob Shaw: Online exploitation legislation tears down political walls for grieving B.C. family

‘He promised me Carson’s death would not be in vain,’ father Ryan Cleland recalls of encounter with premier
Note from the publisher: Our job is to be microphone and mirror

Note from the publisher: Our job is to be microphone and mirror

Along with our mandate of reporting the news of the day, we also provide opinion pieces, generated both in and out-of-house. 
Editorial: BC NDP all hot air on 2030 gas ban plan

Editorial: BC NDP all hot air on 2030 gas ban plan

During a housing crisis for availability and affordability, the BC government is offering a plan to make new homes more expensive to build and live in.
Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco

Trevor Hancock: The fossil-fuel industry is the new tobacco

Not only does it disregard the wellbeing of people and the planet in its pursuit of profit, it uses many of the same tactics — even consultants — as the tobacco industry
Opinion: Cold weather doesn’t stop carbon tax on gas bill

Opinion: Cold weather doesn’t stop carbon tax on gas bill

The actual cost of the gas was $55.03, the carbon tax portion of the bill was $80.64
Citizen poll results: Are you going on a holiday this winter?

Citizen poll results: Are you going on a holiday this winter?

Of the 1,066 votes, we can determine that 605 were cast from within the community.
Opinion: Prince George city council sends grim message to non-profits

Opinion: Prince George city council sends grim message to non-profits

City council unanimously sent a clear message that just because the city has provided space to you in the past, it doesn’t mean it will in the future. 
Citizen poll results: Does University Hospital of Northern B.C. need a helipad?

Citizen poll results: Does University Hospital of Northern B.C. need a helipad?

The poll ran from January 8 to 25. Of the 1,299 votes, we can determine that 734 are from within the community.
Editorial: All that gravy is keeping our MLAs toasty warm

Editorial: All that gravy is keeping our MLAs toasty warm

The extra pay B.C.’s MLAs receive when they take on additional titles.