Commentary

2019 has been rough on the Justin Trudeau Liberals. The prime minister has been accused of interfering in a criminal prosecution involving SNC-Lavalin.

Clarity is key to unravelling complex energy industry issues in Canada. Too bad it’s in such short supply. That deficit is pushing the latest energy hot button in B.C.: the high price of gasoline in Metro Vancouver.

Dear Canada: We write to you as lonely patriots, isolated again on the left coast, smug and sanctimonious on the one hand, shivering with dark expectation on the other.

It is time to get serious about transportation, housing, regional planning and growth in the Lower Mainland.

Throughout the course of this century, British Columbia has been the most irreligious province in Canada. In the 2001 national census, 35.1% of British Columbians claimed to have no religion when they filed their forms.

When I started out in the book publishing industry as an editorial assistant, I managed what was disparagingly known as the “slush pile.

In the final years of the 20th Century, discussions about finding a way to unite Canada’s centre-right parties became increasingly important to conservative voters.

Yes, indeed, Jason Kenney is a political nightmare for Justin Trudeau and John Horgan. But he is also their dream.

This month, Canada will observe six months since marijuana was legalized. The culmination of a Justin Trudeau campaign promise made in 2015 took longer than originally anticipated and has endured its share of setbacks.

Because Canada is notoriously complacent when it comes to dealing with corporate corruption, word that B.C.’s NDP government plans to shine some light in one area of that dark corner of bent business is heartening.