Opinion

If you have had trouble keeping up with Mayor Gregor Robertson’s travel itinerary of late, you are not alone. His most recent high-profile departure took him to the United States where he sat a table of other U.S.

When my grandparents arrived from Japan in the early 1900s, Canada was far less tolerant than it is today. Women and minorities couldn’t vote, nor could Indigenous people who had lived here from time immemorial.

As this long and increasingly nasty federal election campaign winds down one thing is worth noting. This is the first time Canadians have been exposed to such a heavy dose of “dog whistle politics.

I helped organize a major all candidates meeting in East Vancouver, which was sponsored by three community centres, two Aboriginal organizations and a residents group.

Re: “Housing, transit dominate city issues in federal election,” Oct. 5.

As I write this, the City of Vancouver is about to get a report from a multi-party roundtable on a safe route to regulating vehicles for hire through the intersection of a panting Uber and a taxi owners’ lawsuit.

Seasonal change is always a great time to switch things up a little. Whether it’s a touch of red for lips or a soft blush to brighten things up, there’s a definite direction of boldness for fall beauty trends.

As I write this, Mayor Gregor Robertson and Vision Coun. Raymond Louie are in Montreal scouting the Canadiens to report back to their friends and financial backers, the Aquilinis, on how the Canucks should best prepare for their Oct.

Weddings these days are not cheap affairs. According to weddingbells.ca’s survey of 2309 Canadians, the average cost of weddings is around $22,429.