Opinion

Feeling the Valentine Pressure

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 09:12 By Vickie van Dyke New Kid in Town

VanDykebw February 14. Valentine's Day. Sappy cards, lovey-dovey cards, anonymous cards, silly cards. Long-stemmed roses, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, expensive dinners, maybe even diamond rings.
Meh.

I am an avowed hopeless romantic and I for one do not much like Valentine's Day. I adore Christmas, Easter is nice, Mother's and Father's Day present a beautiful opportunity to express appreciation (are you listening, son?) and birthdays are the bomb (bring on the cake!). But a day devoted to love? And not just love, but romantic love?

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MP Miller on Old Age Security

Tuesday, 07 February 2012 09:06 By Larry Miller BGOS MP Opinion

larrymiller2 I know many seniors have been asking one question recently – will my Old Age Security cheque stay the same?

Many Canadians close to retirement have also been asking whether Old Age Security will be there for them when they reach 65.

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The Canada-China Connection

Sunday, 05 February 2012 10:23 By Frank Dabbs Opinion

china_canada The sale of oil from the oil sands to China, for which the Northern Gateway pipeline and a tidewater loading terminal are controversially proposed, is the latest chapter in Canada's oldest Pacific rim relationship.

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The Future of the Liberal Party: Conclusion

Monday, 30 January 2012 11:47 By Frank Dabbs Opinion

liberal_future These are the wasted years of the Liberal Party of Canada.

They began with the slow-motion collapse of then-prime minister Paul Martin's power -- the election of a minority government in 2004 followed by defeat by Stephen Harper's Conservatives in 2006.

The party since then has been in a futile search for the silver bullet to slay the Tory pretenders and restore the Liberals as the "natural government party".

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