commentary

• ‘Drop everything’: Looking back at the week COVID-19 changed everything in B.C.

  Global News chief political correspondent Keith Baldrey looks back at the moment COVID-19 would change everything in B.C.

  Commentary

  Mar 16
  
• Russia-Ukraine conflict: Are we in the undertow of an inevitably wider war?

  The ongoing crisis in Ukraine prompts a need for honest appraisals – including what grim possibilities the war with Russia may unleash beyond one country, says Randy Boswell.

  Commentary

  Mar 11
  
• Advertisement
• While B.C.’s new fiscal plan looks bleak, it’s not as bad as it may first appear

  In the fiscal year just ending (it ends March 31), the provincial economy exceeded all expectations and allowed Selina Robinson to push the deficit down to $483 million.

  Commentary

  Mar 3
• Advertisement
• The next few weeks in B.C. are critical as Omicron cases surge

  Some scientists theorize that perhaps Omicron will become a “nuisance virus” that infects a lot of people but does not inflict a lot of damage. Let’s hope so.

  Commentary

  Dec 23, 2021
• It’s the right time for Canada to give the Royal Family the royal wave

  The time is right for the federal government to set the wheels of reform in motion. Randy Boswell discusses how Canada can — and should — break from the Royal Family.

  Commentary

  Dec 23, 2021
• Painting gifted to France in Tory ‘act of cultural vandalism’ heralds Liberal cabinet swearing-in

  If the new Liberal government wanted an art piece to send a message to the recently vanquished Conservatives, Riopelle's Point de rencontre would be the one, says Randy Boswell.

  Commentary

  Oct 27, 2021
• Political déjà vu or not, Canada’s minority 44th Parliament could achieve real change

  There are several initiatives on this Parliament’s agenda that together could constitute a historic shift in economic and social policy, Jim Stanford writes.

  Commentary

  Oct 9, 2021
• Foreign policy didn’t dominate the campaign, but the next government won’t be able to ignore it

  Canada's foreign policy is out of step with our allies, Rob Breakenridge writes, and that creates a challenge for any government to come — no matter the party.

  Commentary

  Sep 18, 2021
• Advertisement
• A tarnished Trudeau, Bernier bump or hung Parliament? Shockers and probabilities for election night

  We’re almost certainly getting another minority government come election night, says Randy Boswell, and it may not be immediately clear who will get to become prime minister.

  Commentary

  Sep 18, 2021
• Advertisement
• Canada’s role in the world is on the line in this election

  The problem with Trudeau's foreign policy, Howard Anglin writes, is that if you stop showing up for your friends, eventually you stop being invited to join them.

  Commentary

  Sep 17, 2021