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CHARBONNEAU – Relations with First Nations sour in British Columbia

April 2, 2026 // 1 Comment

A FLAWED COURT DECISION has left British Columbians wondering about reconciliation with First Nations. The Cowichan decision leaves a sense of betrayal. Until recently, I [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Why Canada needs its own Artificial Intelligence

March 26, 2026 // 0 Comments

THE KILLINGS in Tumbler Ridge made the reasons clear. OpenAI had flagged the shooter’s ChatGPT interactions, including gun-violence chats, but never reported it. Employees [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Hydrogen at the pulp mill will not make it more efficient

March 19, 2026 // 1 Comment

THE OWNER of Kamloops pulp mill, Kruger Inc., is partnering with two others to reduce greenhouse gasses by generating hydrogen on site and using it as fuel. It’s an [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Daylight Saving or Standard time, it doesn’t matter to me

March 12, 2026 // 1 Comment

AT FIRST, I thought it was a mistake for B.C. to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time but now I realize it doesn’t matter. It seemed to me that time should not be [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Canada needs its own trusted-traveller program

March 5, 2026 // 0 Comments

IT MAKES NO SENSE that Canadians need approval from a foreign country to be trusted to fly within their own country, or to countries other than the U.S. Yet, that’s what [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Can AI griefbots help in mourning lost loved ones?

February 26, 2026 // 1 Comment

FOR BETTER OR WORSE, hundreds of millions of people interact with fictional AI companions daily. They are beguiled by the ability of generative AI to produce human-like [Continue]