Opinions
To The Editor:
As Remembrance Day approaches, I would like to pay tribute to the amputee veterans who founded The War Amps, which marks its 100th anniversary this year.
To The Editor:
Confused about proportional representation?
Read this.
Istuary Innovations is back in the news this month and not for particularly good reasons.
Founded by Sun Yian, Istuary rolled into B.C. or out of a downtown Vancouver Starbucks – depending upon your perspective – in 2013.
To The Editor:
Proportional Representation leads to better decision making in our Government. It has been demonstrated time and again that better decisions are made collectively than individually.
Proportional Representation (Pro Rep) voting ensures that voters political views are accurately represented.
War, what is it good for? Absolutely nuthin.’ -- pop song, 1968
War is the Father of us all. – Herodotus, Greek historian, 5th C. BCE
War is over, if you want it. – John Lennon
Forgive me Lord, I do so love it. – General Patton, American Army
The U.S. president may think global warming is a hoax perpetrated by China, but his administration has concluded Earth’s average temperature will rise 4 C over pre-industrial levels by 2100 if we fail to address the causes. Overwhelming scientific evidence concludes that such a rise would be catastrophic for humanity and many other animals and plants on this small blue planet.
By Cathy Holtslander
To The Editor:
The B.C. government passed an amendment to the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act on March 14, 2018 that protects corporate confidentiality. Ministry of Finance officials say the new confidentiality provision prevents them from disclosing what individual fossil fuel companies pay in royalties.