Surely the end of Confederation, Pipelines, and Life As We Know It! I jest, of course... John Horgan has been sworn in as the 36th...
(In honour -- or honor, for our American readers -- of this weekend's commemoration of the "fiftieth anniversary" of CKLW Radio, this...
I don't often write about radio. At its best, radio is theatre of the mind. It provides only sound. It requires the listener's...
This is an open letter to one wannabe and two current Alberta MLAs who should know better, from a former MLA who does. I'm ashamed of...
So here we are. It's first thing in the morning as I begin to write this. The sun's up, there's a little mist right over the water, the...
There’s a bumper sticker around these parts that reads, “Don’t change Salt Spring Island – Let Salt Spring Island Change You”. It’s a message the local RCMP might want to take to heart. When we announced that we were moving here and got the inevitable question — “Why?” — I would often say that after 32 years of...
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that yesterday was a gloriously sunny, warm day here on Salt Spring; that the Greens announced they were casting their...
So we wait…. The other day I posted a snarky comment on Facebook about the pathetic performance of the right wing opposition parties in the Alberta...
I was sitting on my deck on the day after the BC provincial election, contemplating the outcome (as it stands — it may change) and feeling —...
It continues to amaze me that so many who are attracted to politics struggle with the fundamental principle that you must not only do the right...
