Charbonneau

CHARBONNEAU – A chapter closes in Canada’s worst mass murder

July 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

THEY PARKED their SUV at seven in the morning of July 14 in front of his family business and waited for him. When Ripudaman Singh Malik arrived a few hours later, he was shot [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – I want an improved health span, not life span

July 14, 2022 // 0 Comments

I PROBABLY WON’T won’t die of “old age.” More likely, I’ll die of some disease associated with growing older. For too many of us, health span is reduced by [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Finally, a challenge to detention of ‘certifiable’ people

July 7, 2022 // 1 Comment

UNLIKE OTHER Canadian jurisdictions, those who are deemed to be mentally ill in British Columbia can be held indefinitely. B.C. does not have an automatic review of ongoing [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Sudden interest in the Bank of Canada is puzzling

June 30, 2022 // 1 Comment

IN THE PAST, the operation of the Bank of Canada has only been of interest to policy wonks. Now almost everyone has an opinion according to a recent poll by the Angus [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – B.C. Clinics: a new business model for doctors

June 25, 2022 // 1 Comment

I SUGGEST that a new government agency, I’m calling BC Clinics, be established to deal with the crisis in accessibility to health care. The fee-for-service model no longer [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Bitcoin fervour turns evangelical

June 16, 2022 // 0 Comments

DESPITE HEAVY LOSSES by investors who see their money evaporate overnight in what has been called a Ponzi scheme, the faithful never give up hope that cryptocurrencies will [Continue]