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In the dark ... ages
Empirical evidence took another blow to the face last week, just as the bruise from the last one is starting to show.
In the dark . . . ages
EMPIRICAL evidence took another blow to the face this week, just as the bruise from the last one is starting to show.
Lougheed paved more than roads
In his 1913 volume of B.C. biographies, Judge William Howay described Nelson Seymour Lougheed as "one of the most progressive, able, and discriminating young business men of Port Haney."
The cellphone-polling hypothesis
By the time you read this column, I'll be settling into my new home. I'm going a short distance geographically, but a significant distance financially (from renting to owning).
MP needs to put his team first
Langley MP Mark Warawa attempted to put private member's Motion-408 before a vote in parliament, using an emotionally charged topic to force a point of privilege [Sex-selective bill divides Tories, March 28, Langley Advance].
In the beginning was the absurd
T he VanPacRim Courier, 2275: Archaeologists recently unearthed a cache of memory sticks from a 21st century site in Ottawa. In an exclusive to this noosphere-paper, we present scripture from "The Greatest Tory Ever Told," the sacred e-book of paleocon-servatism, the state religion.
Federal run with Tories may be in cards for Hayer
Surrey Liberal MLA Dave Hayer is still playing coy concerning rumours he's planning to take a run at federal politics in the 2015 general election.
Mulcair touts NDP vision in Surrey
Thomas Mulcair painted the Tory federal government as being big on corporate tax cuts for the rich and small on compassion for everyone else while he was stumping in Surrey on Friday.
The void of postmodern politics
In our postmodern world we no longer find eternal verities, universal categories, stable sets of values or meaningful conceptions to be understood in their intellectual or scholarly context. Truth it seems has been reduced to "whatever turns your crank"; so if "2 + 2 = 5" and "crows are white" makes you feel good or gets you get through the day, why not?
A dirty game
WHEN did government become campaigning - all the time? Our next federal election is set for Oct. 19, 2015, but if you listen to the radio, you might think it was next week given the huge number of attack ads on Thomas Mulcair the Conservative party is presently buying.
Lib hopefuls Sullivan, Anton come with baggage
S Earlier this week, Sullivan was out for a lunch he arranged with pollster Barb Justason.
Warren Kinsella takes on conservatives
Warren Kinsella: Fight the Right, Cap Speakers Series NSCU Centre for the Performing Arts, Monday, Oct. 29 at 7: 30 p.m. Tickets $18/$15.
Passport fraud is least of our worries
Canada - not only are our homes on native land, the true patriot love of some of our newer citizens extends only as far as our passports of convenience.
Opinion: Alms and animal feed a heartless parallel
"The [U.S.] Food Stamp Program is proud to be distributing the greatest amount of free meals and food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the National Parks Service asks us not to feed the animals. Their stated reason for the policy is because the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves."
Three out of four ain't bad
Three local MLAs have confirmed they intend to run in the next provincial election May 2013, but Abbotsford Mission MLA Randy Hawes is still mulling it over.
Politicians embarrasing democracy
So, how are you feeling about the value of your democratic right to vote these days?
