KNOX – Crossing party lines in the name of human decency
WHEN THE RABID RABBLE went after Justin Trudeau on the weekend, one of the first to leap to his defence was a political opponent. “I hope every candidate and incumbent will [Continue]
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PETERS – RIH demonstrators lost sight of how COVID-19 impacts health care
THE RECENT EXPERIENCE a friend of mine had at Royal Inland Hospital illustrates well why healthcare professionals were so frustrated at this week’s protest. Coincidentally, [Continue]
GINTA – We have a right to protest, but don’t do it in front of hospitals
I WILL START by saying I did not know there were anti-vaccine protests scheduled all over British Columbia for Sept. 1. An update from a trusted news source revealed a [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – The new threat to health care is not privatization, it’s viral
The COVID pandemic has gone viral. I don’t mean the Delta variant. I mean the mania created by antivaxxers who have whipped up opposition to panic levels. Antivaxxers are [Continue]
HEIGHTON – Another perspective on the North Shore improvement issue
NOTE: The following was posted Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 on the CFJC Facebook page in response to the Armchair Mayor editorial of the same day, Tranquille corridor upgrade a [Continue]
BEPPLE – Access to primary healthcare key to fighting drug addictions
YESTERDAY, AUGUST 31, International Overdose Awareness Day, was a time to pause and reflect on this other pandemic that has swept our city and our province. There were [Continue]
