Local Voices

IN THE LEDGE – ‘Government has done absolutely nothing about gas prices’

April 30, 2019 // 1 Comment

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, April 29, 2019: A. Wilkinson: In the two weeks that this Legislature has been in recess, we have [Continue]

GINTA – What is accountability worth these days?

April 29, 2019 // 1 Comment

HERE WE GO AGAIN: like some relentless zombie, the story of the forgotten trash that belongs to Canada but is currently ‘vacationing’ in the Philippines has returned do [Continue]

KNOX – Roger the Marmot speaks to our fondness for animals that live free

April 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

ROGER THE MARMOT is back, and Victoria is relieved. He’s getting up in age, so some fretted that he might not emerge from hibernation this spring. But no, no, there he was [Continue]

PETERS – Decriminalizing drug use can’t make the problem much worse

April 27, 2019 // 0 Comments

THERE ARE TWO PLAUSIBLE EXTREMES when it comes to the legal system’s handling of drug possession. On one extreme is Singapore, which has capital punishment and uses it 70 [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Traditional masculinity hinders productivity

April 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

THE QUALITIES THAT MEN NEED in the workplace have changed. A study of 16 professional Canadian men found that traditional male behaviour no longer serves them well. [Continue]

GINTA – In defense of home cooking and family meals

April 23, 2019 // 1 Comment

WE HAD TO ADD A FEW SEATS around the table for dinner Sunday night. The kitchen was a bustling place, as it is when we have family and friends over. There were stories and [Continue]