Thoughts on BC Politics and More

Yes, indeed it is Day Seven … time to take a look at the most read opinion and commentary pieces of the week.   I’m also on day number 12 of a cold that morphed into a bad case of asthma, and I’m hoping it settles down soon -- because I am getting seriously grumpy!   But enough of my complaining … let’s get underway with a piece that you seem to have rediscovered … it came from March 13 th of this year, and I was quite surprised when it resurfaced as one of the most read posts of the week! #10 … CANADA’S ENERGY CITIZENS: We wanted to show you a headline from this morning (March 13 th , 2019) … a lack of leadership has meant tens of billions of dollars of investment leaving Canada. A range of new policies have made our country less competitive while we let foreign oil continue to sail into our country without the same regulatory challenges … jobs for all Canadians have disappeared and are instead being sent to other countries like the Unite...

On May 15 th of this year, the Government of Canada alleged they were changing regulations to help prevent illegal production and trafficking of controlled substances   A media release from the Health Department stated ... illegal drugs tainted with highly toxic opioids such as fentanyl and carfentanyl continue to be behind the majority of opioid-related overdose deaths. Since 2017, nearly three quarters of opioid-related deaths in Canada involved fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances. At the border, we are seeing increasing interceptions of chemicals that can be used in the illegal production of fentanyls and certain amphetamines . UNFORTUNATELY, it didn’t actually say anything at all about trafficking ... and with little more than a slap on the wrist, when convicted of multiple offenses, the production, manufacture, and distribution of deadly poison will continue unabated. Here is a headline for a story that ran in the Province newspaper on T...