Opinion

Politicians, health experts at odds over what to do next

Increased access to renewable and low-carbon gases is one important way to help B.C. reach its emissions-reduction goals

In the U.S., the Biden administration approved nearly 10,000 oil and gas drilling permits on public lands in its first three years, while Donald Trump is moronically pledging to “drill baby, drill”

Since 1950, 40 to 60 per cent of the world’s kelp forests have either suffered damage or disappeared

Questions over safe supply will keep politicians up at night amidst simmering public discontent during an election year

Province can point to fewer police interactions, drop in minor drug seizures – but little else

There’s no doubt that immigrants are needed to help fill worker shortages, but a million per year?

"In a democracy, the principle of inclusion demands that those affected by collective decisions have the right to participate in making those decisions," writes the vice-president of BC United.

No B.C. politician of any stripe will advocate for a widespread expansion of non-prescribed safe supply of drugs, columnist Keith Baldrey believes.