Commentary

It might be a tale of two Crown corporations in a time of economic and environmental crises, but the two tales have much in common. Neither have particularly happy themes for B.C. taxpayers.

A few years ago, I found a copy of Vancouver magazine from 1979. The remarkably thick volume was a monthly edition that included lengthy articles on current events, politics and lifestyle.

Thanks to those mailed-in ballots, we will know who are the members of the next U.S. Congress before we know who are the members of the next B.C. Legislative Assembly.

The pandemic has given our politicians a joyride, a field day, a licence, a leash with no tug.

In a BC Human Rights Tribunal case from earlier this year, the complainant, Rachel Benton, was hired to work as an administrative assistant for the respondent, Richmond Plastics Ltd., which was a small, family-owned company.

In November 2018, the United States reached a milestone in the adoption of environmentally friendly transportation, as the one millionth electric vehicle hit the road in the country. At the time, Canada was home to almost 100,000 electric car owners.

Following massive job losses in March and April, the number of people working in the province has been rebounding for five months now, punctuated by a healthy 55,000 jump in September.

There are many more questions to consider prior to casting your 2020 ballot than space permits here.

Over the past couple of years, Research Co. and Glacier Media have looked at the issue of discrimination in B.C. We learned that 20% of women in the province felt they were treated unfairly at work because of their gender.

OPINION: Where would another four-year term for an NDP government leave B.C.’s economy as the bills come due for John Horgan’s wealth redistribution regime?