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Opinion: Support for use of Emergencies Act outweighs opposition by two to one, poll finds

Opinion: Support for use of Emergencies Act outweighs opposition by two to one, poll finds

Approval of government action against truckers’ blockades stands at 63%, versus 28% support, survey finds.
Letter: Tackling the cynicism in politics

Letter: Tackling the cynicism in politics

As the convoy occupation of Ottawa, and other border blockades, finally ended in the past few days, Anton van Walraven asks whether different approaches to politics - both among citizens, politicians, and the voting booth itself - could have prevented the damaging events
Opinion: Businesses’ plea for tax relief gets the silent treatment in B.C. budget

Opinion: Businesses’ plea for tax relief gets the silent treatment in B.C. budget

In most any other year, the revelation that there will be years of provincial deficits ahead would be part of the path of a government certain to fall
Opinion: One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Opinion: One-third of Canadian seniors who rent or pay a mortgage are struggling to pay their bills

Canadians need to take steps to better address the financial insecurity of seniors. Otherwise, Canada may encounter a growing tide of desperate seniors in the near future.
Opinion: The secret ultraviolet colours of sunflowers attract pollinators and preserve water

Opinion: The secret ultraviolet colours of sunflowers attract pollinators and preserve water

Sunflowers have hidden patterns of ultraviolet colours — visible to pollinators, these colours are due to the presence of pigments that also help plants retain moisture.
Opinion: Artists' Spotify criticisms point to larger ways musicians lose with streaming — here’s 3 changes to help in Canada

Opinion: Artists' Spotify criticisms point to larger ways musicians lose with streaming — here’s 3 changes to help in Canada

A Spotify boycott wouldn’t fix the working conditions of most musicians. Fostering a more equitable, community-based music culture requires changing how we listen to music and support its production
Opinion: Housing-related stress now tops financial worries for B.C. families

Opinion: Housing-related stress now tops financial worries for B.C. families

Poll finds 58 per cent of parents acknowledge experiencing housing stress, up five points since 2020.
Opinion: The International Olympic Committee and China are using politics to obscure human rights abuses

Opinion: The International Olympic Committee and China are using politics to obscure human rights abuses

Few nations know how to politicize the Olympics as effectively as China does.
Opinion: How white Christian nationalism is part of the 'freedom convoy' protests

Opinion: How white Christian nationalism is part of the 'freedom convoy' protests

How American-style Christian rhetoric is appearing in the so-called “freedom convoy.”
Opinion: Seven in 10 British Columbians approve of John Horgan’s job performance: poll

Opinion: Seven in 10 British Columbians approve of John Horgan’s job performance: poll

Premier's approval rating jumps seven points since 2020 election, while support for new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon stands at 38%, survey finds.