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GINTA – Is the myth of Santa Claus a beloved tradition or a damaging lie?

December 5, 2016 // 2 Comments

A COUPLE OF DAYS ago, a CBC news headline caught my eye. It was about the myth of Santa and whether it is a beloved tradition or a damaging lie. A study concluded that [Continue]

FORSETH – If protesters against Trans Mountain want to go to jail, let them

December 5, 2016 // 8 Comments

IS IT TOO LATE to weigh in on the Trans Mountain Pipeline now that it has been approved? I don’t think so. I, along with hundreds of thousands of Canadians, have long [Continue]

PETERS – National interest, not Lower Mainland, behind pipeline approval

December 3, 2016 // 4 Comments

THE NEB, like the entire federal government, should make decisions that are in the interests of the country as a whole. Because energy projects are deemed to be in the [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Thank you, Mr. Trump, for promising to kill the TPP

December 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

IT’S A RARE THING when the views of president-elect Trump and Canadian activists align as in their opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump has vowed to kill [Continue]

SUZUKI – Reconciliation requires recognizing rights-based fishing

December 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

FISHING IS as emblematic to Canada as ice hockey. It’s also a way of life with a long tradition in coastal Indigenous communities. But since European contact, it’s been [Continue]

TRAVIS – A look at numbers shows affordable housing plan falls short

November 30, 2016 // 0 Comments

HATE TO BE one of those folk that B.C. Housing minister Rich Coleman believes has nothing better to do than get up and whine every day, but the B.C. government’s [Continue]