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IN THE HOUSE – Why are Liberals misleading Canadians on drug policy?

May 3, 2024 // 10 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the House of Commons on Thursday, May 2, 2024: Frank Caputo Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC Mr. Speaker, the Liberal minister [Continue]

STONE – Eby’s drug decriminalization has led to drug exploitation

May 3, 2024 // 4 Comments

By TODD STONE MLA, Kamloops-North Thompson FOR THE LAST 15 MONTHS, the BC United Caucus has relentlessly called on the NDP to scrap their decriminalization experiment, [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Robots could learn from the lowly flatworm

May 2, 2024 // 1 Comment

WE CREATE ROBOTS in our own image. Or, in the way we imagine ourselves. We imagine ourselves as calculating machines with all the processing going on in our brains. Bodies [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – Premier is in full political control mode on decrim

April 30, 2024 // 3 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Question Period in the B.C. Legislature today (April 30, 2024): P. Milobar: Well, it’s very clear that with five months to go before an [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – What are government’s intentions with Glenfair property?

April 26, 2024 // 5 Comments

Excerpt from debate during Committee of Supply for Ministry of Housing in the B.C. Legislature on Thursday, April 25, 2024: P. Milobar: I was surprised by my colleague [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Premier Smith waffles on federal help to cities

April 25, 2024 // 0 Comments

ALBERTA PREMIER Danielle Smith must wake up each morning and think: How can I stick it to the feds today? That’s the purpose of Smith’s Bill 18, the Provincial Priorities [Continue]