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TRAVIS – Some things the government should clear up before May election

January 6, 2017 // 1 Comment

HATE TO BE the bearer of bad tidings, but 2017 is an election year in British Columbia. On the presumption they’re not the same thing, government and election ads [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Legalize heroin and save lives

January 5, 2017 // 1 Comment

LEGAL OPIATES are being used to adulterate illegal ones with tragic consequences. More than 800 British Columbians were killed in fentanyl-related overdoses last year. Many [Continue]

COLLINS – Please, stop trying to cram oversize bags into the overheads

January 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

DESPITE my obvious physical challenges, I would much prefer to fly at Christmas than drive. My theory is simple — I would rather be stranded at either end of the trip than [Continue]

SUZUKI – We must heed warnings about humanity’s collision course

January 4, 2017 // 3 Comments

THE LONGER we delay addressing environmental problems, the more difficult it will be to resolve them. Although we’ve known about climate change and its potential impacts [Continue]

McQUARRIE – United Nations ‘club’ isn’t perfect but it does inspiring work

January 3, 2017 // 1 Comment

DONALD TRUMP, in his usual self-obsessed and vulgar way, decided to trash the UN in one of his Boxing Day tweets. Likely responding to the UN Security Council’s Resolution [Continue]

GINTA – It’s that promising time of the year, a time for new beginnings

January 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

ON THE FIRST DAY of the year, I had the sweet chance to hold an 11-day-old baby for a few minutes. It’s a form of therapy you could say. Blissfully unaware of the hubbub [Continue]