Opinion

HELPING HANDOUTS? So, we have homeless dying in the snow and frozen masses of people huddled in doorways. Shades of Dickens! Our government has the solution; housing, right? But not for these poor folk.

Two weeks ago, I reviewed highlights of my 2016 Courier columns from the first half of the year. Now it’s time to look at the latter half. In late June, Prime Minister Trudeau came to Vancouver to talk housing.

December is my month to indulge in Bing Crosby crooning holiday favourites while sipping glasses of mulled wine. The end of the month provides some relief from the hectic year, and time for reflection.

I assume everyone knows and accepts that the “free money” Christy Clark is offering first-time homebuyers is a callous and transparent attempt to buy votes in the upcoming election.

My annual list of questionable observations made from the civic affairs desk

Millennials, tenants and couch-surfers may want to avert their eyes for a moment. Thank you.

Clear as Mud I just had to write in a rant about how disappointed I was that in East Van on Saturday night, a full day after the “big snowfall”, barely anyone had made the effort to clear their sidewalks for pedestrians.

Vancouver's lack of housing affordability a popular topic in Jessica Barrett's columns