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There is likely no more abused phrase than 鈥渋t鈥檚 just common sense.鈥� Politicians use the phrase to justify even the most unlikely proposition as, do activists of every stripe.

Human civilization has been shaped by ages of Faith, Enlightenment, Innocence, even Anxiety. It has experienced ages that were Classical, Dark, Middle, Modern, Golden, Gilded. But they鈥檙e all past.

The chalked messages on the paved pathway along the Dallas Road cliffs were like tangled spaghetti noodles. Obviously left over from an event in recent weeks, the phrases were half-sentences of encouragement.

The Capital Regional District public tour of the water facility is outstanding and made me realize that we are the beneficiaries of an incredible gift of nature.

What is John A. Macdonald鈥檚 second most famous saying? Everyone knows about 鈥淎s for myself 鈥� a British subject I was born. A British subject I will die.鈥� Or everyone did know when history was compulsory and dealt in important dates and famous people.

It was the hapless Kim Campbell who is supposed to have said before she went down with all hands in 1993 that an election campaign is no time to discuss serious issues. Of course it isn鈥檛: That sort of talk just confuses everyone.

If you're still working out who to vote for in Tuesday's B.C. election, and you'd like to consider parties' stance on pedal-powered transportation, check out the B.C. Cycling Coalition , which gives the parties' statements.

The federal government has no shortage of solutions. It has been spitting them out at a steady rate recently. Which makes its failure to find a solution to the problem of the aboriginal education gap all the more perplexing.

Advance voting in B.C.鈥檚 provincial election closes today. Pollsters and pundits are pontificating on what it all means for Tuesday鈥檚 general vote.

In B.C.鈥檚 construction industry, we鈥檙e cheering on the development of liquefied natural gas and the long line of private-sector proposals to get our provincial resources into the world marketplace.