Someone once said that 'ethics are a great place to start a debate, not end one' -- and I'm glad that the G&M is keeping the debates alive by recognizing and acknowledging that there seldom are nice clean lines demarcating issues.  

Re:  authors owning stocks -- I do feel a bit better knowing that someone presenting a stock or investment has some 'skin in the game' and is not just flogging something some computer program spit out.  

Can I send Michael Smyth at the Province newspaper a copy of your ethics guidelines?  He is still single-handedly fighting the election for the BC Liberals with the blessing of his Editor.