PETERS – Is this what American exceptionalism looks like?
YOU MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF THE TERM ‘American exceptionalism’, but there’s no doubt you’ve experienced the concept before. It’s the idea that the United States, due [Continue]
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PETERS – Social media killed nuance and replaced it with the ‘take’
I WOULD HATE TO BE RUNNING a high school debate club in 2020. Normally, I’m squarely in the camp of ‘the good old days were mostly bad.’ But one thing that seems to get [Continue]
PETERS – Grit your teeth and be kind to the Albertan horde this long weekend
IT’S THE MAY LONG WEEKEND and that means British Columbians are once again preparing for an invasion. It happens every year: our eastern flank is overwhelmed and our [Continue]
PETERS – We don’t always agree with mom but we don’t doubt her motives
THE METAPHOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AS A FAMILY is one that extends beyond the surface. And Dr. Bonnie Henry is clearly our mother in that metaphor. Rather than responding to [Continue]
PETERS – Govt restrictions have left us in a terrible place but it could be worse
FRIDAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT of a ban on the trade of military-style weaponry presented an interesting dichotomy with some of the images coming out of the United States. A protest [Continue]
PETERS – National inquiry must be held into Nova Scotia massacre
THERE WILL BE NO TRIAL of Gabriel Wortman in the Nova Scotia massacre from last weekend. Wortman is dead, and while that fact will not elicit tears from anyone, it does mean [Continue]
PETERS – Be careful to which celebrity doctors you give credence
POP QUIZ: what does Dr. Bonnie Henry have in common with Michael Jordan, The Rock and Kanye West? Answer: they all have their own shoes. Noted Vancouver shoe designer John [Continue]
PETERS – Rendering scrutiny on our public health officer is a tricky game
OUR PROVINCE’S CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is open to scrutiny and critique just like any public official. You wouldn’t think that’s the case by all the [Continue]
PETERS – The numbers don’t matter anymore
THE PACE OF THE COVID-19 story’s scope and evolution has been unprecedented in the news business. Everything changes, every day. And so, it is a little less surprising that [Continue]
PETERS – So, you’ve put yourself into self-isolation. Now what?
THE SCOURGE OF COVID-19 is now one that has had a direct impact on the lives of absolutely everyone. How often can you say that? While there are some people who are [Continue]
PETERS – 4,000 overdose deaths more than enough to prompt drastic action
IT’S ONE OF THE IRONIES of our society that one person’s death can trigger a swell of emotion, but 4,000 deaths don’t cause a ripple. B.C. just officially surpassed [Continue]
PETERS – Every four years, the calendar gives us the gift of more time
I WAS TEXTING WITH MY UNCLE this week, wishing him a happy 70th birthday. At the same time, we were lamenting the passage of time. My children will both be in double-digits [Continue]
PETERS – When we were great
THREE MEMORIAL CUPS IN FOUR YEARS will never be accomplished again. In fact, it was entirely unlikely that it could happen even once. There are 60 teams from across Canada [Continue]
PETERS – This land is their land
AS I HAVE READ about the dispute over Wet’suwet’en land and the Coastal GasLink pipeline, I have had quite a hard time coming to some conclusions in my own mind. As one [Continue]
