Opinion

Re: “Honesty would be a welcome development,” Jan. 27.

Re: “Court sides with B.C. Teachers’ Federation on bargaining,” Jan. 27.

Whatever happened to the “working class”? A recent search on Google News Canada netted 176,000 hits for the term, with the first few pages listing sources like The Guardian, BBC News, Jamaica Observer, Al Jazeera America, and the World Socialist Webs

Don’t hold out much hope that the olive branch being offered by Transportation Minister Todd Stone to Metro’s mayors will bear much fruit.

It’s that time of the year again when we can marvel at what’s ahead in fashion as New York Fashion Week commences from February 5 th -13 th .

Experienced my first big scrum of the year with Mayor Gregor Robertson last Thursday. It was in a downtown alley off Howe Street, there were lots of guys in dark suits and I recognized two VPD guys — also in suits — in the crowd.

Last week we lamented the suspension of Canucks head coach and caged manther John Tortorella by making a reference to Sylvester Stallone’s famous “nothing is over” speech from Rambo: First Blood. We thought it was natural fit.

As reported in the Courier last week, as well as in the corridors of chubby power that is Kudos & Kvetches , the city has approved an application to have the name of corporate sponsor West Coast Reduction (WCR) emblazoned on the newly renovated and r