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MILOBAR – As healthcare system crumbles, Horgan deflects the blame

April 29, 2022 // 7 Comments

By PETER MILOBAR MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CANADIANS, and therefore British Columbians, pride themselves most on is universal health care. We all [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – War is an anachronism

April 29, 2022 // 1 Comment

WARE IS A POOR WAY to control and influence others. A better way is propaganda. It surprises me that Russia resorts to war in Ukraine when its propaganda machine is so [Continue]

GINTA – Why Earth Day should be taking place 365 times a year

April 28, 2022 // 2 Comments

IT WAS EARTH DAY a week ago. The happy stories abounded and there were also the reminders that make us uncomfortable. We love our home and thus on Earth Day we do things to [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Why don’t you go to the bathroom and talk to yourself in there?’

April 25, 2022 // 2 Comments

Following is an excerpt from debate in the B.C. Legislature on Monday afternoon, April 25, 2022 in which Premier John Horgan employed the ‘F’ word. The exact point at [Continue]

KNOX – Guy ‘ The Flower’ Lafleur hit the sweet spot of shared experience

April 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

I ONCE BOUGHT a Montreal Canadiens sweater with the number 15 on it, because even in my driveway dreams I wasn’t good enough to wear Guy Lafleur’s number 10. Nobody [Continue]

COLLINS – Family medicine is almost a thing of the past

April 23, 2022 // 1 Comment

ALMOST ONE MILLION PEOPLE in our province are without a family doctor. That’s one in five people who don’t have primary care. No one they can reach out to, to look after [Continue]