Commentary

For those old enough to remember, there was a time when the evening news routinely covered major strikes in the province. Labour disputes were common in the 1970s and 1980s. A few decades later, strikes and lockouts are relatively rare.

Everyone knew that Vancouver housing prices were criminal; they just didn’t know by how much.

We all have two jobs in Canada: our own and the head of the CBC. We all think we can do the second job better, and at least it saves us from doing our first one better.

Dear Justin: what’s with you? If you actually believe the Trans Mountain pipeline is in the national interest, if you actually believe federal approval in federal jurisdiction means a project must be built without impediment, then what is the problem

Welcome to one of B.C.’s fastest-growing gas exports: hot air. Much of it is produced by government, but a lot is also coming from under-informed activist groups.

The BC NDP’s recently introduced raft of new housing taxes is shaping up to be a political and economic train wreck that will only make housing even less affordable for British Columbians. Let’s start with the new “speculation tax.

It would degenerate into a sizable, heated argument if anyone challenged the notion that the Sedins – Daniel and Henrik, or Danny and Hank as they are more commonly known – have been the biggest brands in the city’s sports history.

If asked, most people say that they will speak up when something negative happens. When the rubber hits the road, however, few actually do.

The idiom “the straw that broke the camel’s back” describes a minor or routine action that causes a large and sudden reaction because of the cumulative effects of many other small actions.

If you think that your workplace is immune to accusations of sexual misconduct, think again.