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Roy Peterson: Cartoons that afflict the comfortable (Update with obituary)
UPDATE Sept. 30, 2013: Roy Peterson obituary Roy Peterson’s editorial cartoons don’t usually make me LOL. (That’s “Laugh Out Loud,” in today’s digital-speak). Instead, they give me a chill. A raw chill...
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On Jes Odam’s lesson and how a government scandal was uncovered
In this fast-changing era of journalism, when Tweeting or Facebooking some inane comment passes for reporting, and when hard-pressed media companies cut resources in search of a black-ink bottom line,...
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Vaughn Palmer: Former premier Bill Bennett will be a tough act to follow
VICTORIA — The death of former B.C. premier Bill Bennett came almost 40 years to the day after the election victory that carried him into office and a few months short of the 30th anniversary of his...
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Vaughn Palmer: ‘Grudging respect’ was the most Bill Bennett expected
VICTORIA – When premier Bill Bennett was busy remaking the city of Vancouver more than 30 years ago, he ran into an impasse with the Canadian Pacific Railway. The railway was developing a hotel...
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Editorial: Parliament should make electoral change
The federal Liberal government’s decision not to hold a referendum on electoral reform has raised the ire of many pundits, some of whom argue it has no mandate to abandon the first-past-the-post...
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Town Talk: Too many cooks? Not at this wedding
TOO MANY COOKS? Not so for food biz pro and sometime Sun cuisine contributor Nathan Fong and flight attendant Michel Chicoine. Their year-planned wedding reception today will see 15 top local chefs...
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Vaughn Palmer: Christy Clark feels the wind at her back
VICTORIA — The provincial capital would never be mistaken for a hotbed of enthusiasm for the B.C. Liberals, the party having lost its only seats in the region in the last election. Still,...
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Vander Zalm slams span plan, says twinning tunnel cheaper
Former premier Bill Vander Zalm has slammed the province’s planned replacement span for the George Massey Tunnel, saying a second tunnel would be cheaper than building a $3.5-billion bridge. “The...
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Former B.C. Socred government abused power in water export dealings, says judge
Former B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zalm and members of the 1980s Social Credit government committed “misfeasance in public office” in their dealings with a B.C. water export company, a B.C. Supreme Court...
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Vaughn Palmer: Province appeals damning water export case
VICTORIA — When a damning court judgment against the provincial government arrived in my email inbox recently, my first thought was that it had been transmitted from the other side of a time warp. The...
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