Recently I wrote an article that floated the idea of Punjab in India becoming a sovereign state within India, similar to how Scotland and Wales are separate countries but still a part of the United Kingdom. Punjab is dependent on India and India is dependent on Punjab. Punjab’s future rests with closer integration, and a new [...]
By Harry Bains MLA This week’s decision by Transportation Commissioner Martin Crilly not to allow a 12.5 per cent fare hike for TransLink users should be seen as a wake-up call. The problems at TransLink keep piling up, and the Liberal government’s approach fails to create real solutions that will make things better into the [...]
My ancestors originate from Punjab which is the land of five rivers in northern India. Punjab has been consistently ranked as having the best quality of life, best infrastructure, lowest hunger level, and status as the best overall state in India for a number of years. It has been described as the “granary of India” because it [...]
Vaisakhi is an annual Sikh event which celebrates a major religious and cultural event on one day. The birth of Khalsa and the start of the harvest season in the Punjab. In a recent interview with a local Sikh businessman, he explained Vaiskahi to Sikhs is like having “Christmas and Easter all on the same day.” Below [...]
Liberal government squeezing hard- hit families where it hurts- In the pocketbook By Bruce Ralston On April 1 B.C. residents faced a number of tax and fee increases including hydro, ferry fares and transit. Many of these increases are the result of Liberal policies that are squeezing middle class and working families. After 11 years [...]
By Gabriel Yiu I have been living in the south-east area of Vancouver for 20 years. I remember the first time I encountered Vaisakhi. It was quite an amazing scene. Streets in the area were all blocked off and south Asians were all over the streets. From kids to seniors, many wore their traditional outfits; men wore [...]
By Lana Popham After 11 years of mismanaging agriculture, the Liberals put out an agrifood strategy this week, offering nothing more than buzz words and spin to the B.C. agrifood industry. While the Liberals have neglected to support local agriculture since forming government, their decade late report, B.C. Agrifoods: A Strategy for Growth, offers little [...]
By Hon. Shirley Bond Earlier this week, I introduced Legislation that will help remove financial incentives to crime by improving the effectiveness of criminal forfeiture. The Criminal Asset Management Act links to the Province’s justice reform initiative and will enable prosecutors to pursue criminal forfeiture more frequently by establishing a way to manage assets restrained, [...]
By MLA Claire Trevena What happened in Merritt in April of 2008 when Allan Schoenborn murdered his three children can be described only as tragic and heartbreaking. But learning that it was preventable is also a real tragedy. B.C.’s independent Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, recently released her report into the incident, [...]
Guest column: Liberals By Minister Pat Bell Trade with Asia is crucial to British Columbia’s prosperity. As the developed world struggles to recover from a debilitating recession and lingering uncertainty, virtually all economic growth is taking place in the emerging markets. By 2050, Asia will account for 50 per cent of global economic activity. As [...]
