KNOX: Déjà vu in Canada as U.S. scientists muzzled
KRISTI MILLER can be forgiven for feeling a bit of déjà vu. Six years ago, the Vancouver Island fish researcher found herself the accidental poster child for the muzzling [Continue]
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CHARBONNEAU – Pipelines are good politics, bad economics
NEW PIPELINES get politicians elected. However, they will remain empty; much like election promises that remain unfulfilled. There are environmental reasons not to build new [Continue]
FORSETH – Lingchi: The B.C. version is death by a thousand taxes
THE B.C. LIBERAL government said, “Cheers! New, modern liquor laws are now in effect.” The reality, however, is that the biggest cheer went up from our B.C. [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Should British Columbia start selling its abundant fresh water?
WITH ALL this post-Trump inauguration talk of NAFTA and America’s return to a 1930s style of isolationism, I’m wondering if we are missing something. Something, if you [Continue]
GINTA – A necessary conversation about dogs and their poop
THERE IS NO better way to start the day than by stepping outside for a brisk walk. In my case, that involves the dog too. Our destination on most mornings is Peterson Creek. [Continue]
PETERS – Could Canada be ripe for Trump’s brand of divisive politics?
I AM FULLY willing to admit when I screwed up, and here is a pretty obvious example. I had no inkling that Donald Trump could win the presidency. I was fully confident that a [Continue]
KNOX – Life after the inauguration of Donald Trump: So far, so good
“IT’S DARK and I’m cold,” I said. “Is this the nuclear winter?” “No,” she said. “The sun rose this morning. Come out from under the bed.” “Has he [Continue]
FORSETH – Naloxone kits have done little to stem the tide of drug deaths
A B.C. GOVERNMENT media release Wednesday from Public Safety and the Solicitor General had the following headline: “Year-End Illicit Drug Death Numbers.” What [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Either Canada is a young country, or I’m old
CANADA is a young country. Or I’m old. Canada is 150 years old this year. Since I’m one-half that age, Canada must be a young country. Or I’m old. It must be the [Continue]
FORSETH – Two things that prove B.C.’s NDP still haven’t learned
FOLLOWING THE 2013 provincial general election, and Adrian Dix’s flip-flop on Kinder Morgan (a.k.a. the Kinder Morgan Surprise), Tom Sigardson (the head of Unionized [Continue]
GINTA – Kamloops from up close – the things I’ve learned about being here
FIVE YEARS ago when my family and I relocated to Kamloops someone told me that unless you’ve been here a couple of decades or longer, you’re just not ‘Kamloopsian’ [Continue]
FORSETH – B.C. government’s thirst for tax revenues vs. ‘Take It Slow’
WHY DOES the provincial government want to make it easier for alcohol to be accessible? Well, I don’t wish to be cynical, however, here are a few things you may wish to [Continue]
KNOX – In his last days as president, Barack Obama takes time to attend the wedding of a B.C.-raised friend
AFTER EIGHT frustrating years of being blocked by an often hostile Congress, U.S. President Barack Obama finally got to see one of his goals accomplished last weekend: Marvin [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – Kick the bucket list
BUCKET LISTS have a grim quality about them. Once they’re completed, what else is there to live for? They nag at you. Even if life gets in the way of completion, they sit [Continue]
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