Gordon Clark: Richmond’s regrettable return to Chinese signs issue

The best thing one can say about the Chinese sign controversy in Richmond, which sprung up again this week, is that at least the city’s mayor has the right take on the issue.
Malcolm Brodie said he was surprised that Richmond council wanted to explore again the issue of restricting Chinese business signs, having considered and rejected the notion twice, in 2013 and 2015, according to a CBC report.
On Monday, council was being asked to consider a bylaw that would clarify the type of signs a