Opinion

Main Street Research released some polling results this week which exposed the local polling industry to critique.

The sudden departure of Ian Campbell from the City of Vancouver’s mayoral race came as a surprise to many political observers. Vision Vancouver, the party that has controlled city hall for the past 10 years, is now heading into an election without a standard bearer – and with the hopes of council candidates dwindling.

The first joke candidate seems to have entered the race, touting rent control of $500 on one bedroom apartments as part of his platform.

Depending on where I scrolled, Skookum was either Vancouver’s greatest music festival ever, or the worst. If I checked Instagram, it was nothing but love, hugs and defiantly dripping, smiling faces in the pouring rain, while Father John Misty or Bahamas crooned to crowds of thousands in the background.

Canada's largest private sector union, Unifor, has made the decision to share and shame scab workers who crossed a picket line, much to the chagrin of their own membership. Bob Kronbauer shares his opinion that this is cowardly and shameful.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE. Photo Bob Kronbauer Earlier this week I penned an ode to "the best Park Board sign in the city": the classic Templeton Park and Poo.

The government's approach to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and other major projects in Canada could use a rethink. In this column Mario Canseco breaks down some polling numbers and adds further insight.

There’s too much anger on Vancouver’s bike routes, and there’s no excuse for it. The anger that often gears up between cyclists and drivers has somehow shifted over to the bike routes when there’s often nary a car in sight.

Back when it was the “Park and Poo”. Photo Bob Kronbauer For years, the sign at Templeton Park has offered a simple laugh for passersby.

As the 2018 municipal election draws near the war rooms of local political parties and independent candidates are getting more creative than they've ever had to be.