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Opinion: B.C. NDP needs directions to nearest off-ramp on over-taxation highway

Opinion: B.C. NDP needs directions to nearest off-ramp on over-taxation highway

All the government's housing taxes since 2018 have been cash grabs with no effect on affordability, speculation or availability.
Jack Knox: Float plane sent to remote island to pick up one mandated COVID test; heads shake in astonishment

Jack Knox: Float plane sent to remote island to pick up one mandated COVID test; heads shake in astonishment

Government agency: “Whether they reside in urban or rural sectors, everyone has a right to receive the same quality of services.”
The War in Ukraine: A Learning Moment for the Global Climate Crisis

The War in Ukraine: A Learning Moment for the Global Climate Crisis

Charles McNeill, senior advisor with the UN Environment Programme, discusses his recent presentation to the Bowen Island Rotary Club
Opinion: Support for mandatory childhood vaccinations falls 13 points in four years, poll finds

Opinion: Support for mandatory childhood vaccinations falls 13 points in four years, poll finds

Survey suggests lasting harm from debunked and retracted study in 1990s.
Les Leyne: B.C. is paddling in different directions on reconciliation

Les Leyne: B.C. is paddling in different directions on reconciliation

Action plan is described as first of its kind. It commits to 89 steps to be undertaken in the next five years.
Opinion: Is carbon the 'new' staple in our contemporary economy?

Opinion: Is carbon the 'new' staple in our contemporary economy?

With the tragedy of events unfolding in eastern Europe, once again the notion of Canada as an energy supplier beyond North America’s borders is finding traction in a way that foregrounds the country’s resource economy..
Opinion: Here's how the new global treaty on plastic pollution can help solve this crisis

Opinion: Here's how the new global treaty on plastic pollution can help solve this crisis

A global treaty on plastic pollution must incentivize a make-take-reuse waste management system and include quantitative targets based on geography-specific emissions.
Opinion: National Indigenous Languages Day: Keeping languages thriving for generations to come

Opinion: National Indigenous Languages Day: Keeping languages thriving for generations to come

This National Indigenous Languages Day, let’s celebrate the community-led initiatives that focus on building capacity and sustainability for future generations.
Les Leyne: Liberal-NDP plan for dental, pharmacare coverage could sideline premiers' pleas for more health money

Les Leyne: Liberal-NDP plan for dental, pharmacare coverage could sideline premiers' pleas for more health money

Canada’s premiers have been tearing their hair out about Ottawa’s declining share in the funding of health budgets
Opinion: How health care can respond to the lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences

Opinion: How health care can respond to the lifelong impact of adverse childhood experiences

Adverse childhood experiences like abuse, neglect and dysfunction at home may not seem like primarily medical problems, but they have significant and enduring impact on physical and mental health.