Opinion

NATIONAL PULSE – Religious Trends: Led by Quebec, number of Canadians holding favourable views of various religions increases

April 4, 2017 // 0 Comments

Latest from the Angus Reid Institute, released today (April 4, 2017): Judeo-Christian symbols viewed as acceptable in public life by most – majority reject Niqab, Burka [Continue]

McQUARRIE – ‘The public has moved beyond their government’

April 4, 2017 // 1 Comment

May 9, 2017 – BC Liberals lose election. Confirming what many predicted would be a tight race; John Horgan leads the NDP to a victory of sorts with a minority [Continue]

FEATURED COMMENT – Losing your job for smoking pot isn’t worth risk

April 4, 2017 // 3 Comments

Re: Jack Knox column, ‘How pot, legal or not, spells trouble in the workplace’ Great article! When I worked at Highland Valley Copper, in a 10-year period I saw [Continue]

COLLINS – Horror in residential schools needs resolution

April 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

I READ with interest yesterday the raising of a Reconciliation totem pole at UBC, a lasting reminder of a horrible time in our history, the time of the Residential School [Continue]

GINTA – It’s time we decriminalize political discourse

April 3, 2017 // 1 Comment

IF I HAD a dollar for every time I was part of a conversation that had people purposefully steer away from subjects such as politics… well, you get the idea. It’d be a [Continue]

MacFADYEN – No crown, no throne – just frustration for The Donald

April 3, 2017 // 1 Comment

PITY POOR Donald Trump, who is rapidly finding out that the president of the United States is not, in fact, the most powerful person in the world. Perhaps he’s beginning to [Continue]