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January 26, 2020 in Other Voices // HARRY AND MEGHAN – Let’s laud them for their self-care and leave them alone
January 26, 2020 in Local Voices // McQUARRIE – A lot of ‘breaking news’ stories sound all too familiar
January 26, 2020 in Knox // KNOX – Those willing to stand for party leadership are few and far between
January 25, 2020 in Armchair Mayor // ROTHENBURGER – When municipal politicians think they’re worth too much
January 25, 2020 in Charbonneau // CHARBONNEAU – Look to the sea for the internet, not the clouds

Other Voices

HARRY AND MEGHAN – Let’s laud them for their self-care and leave them alone

January 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

By SHANA MacDONALD University of Waterloo In just the first month of 2020, #MeghanandHarry has been trending across social media more often than not. In a series of public [Continue]

SUZUKI – Ecological crises deserve better coverage from the media

January 22, 2020 // 2 Comments

I WAS 14 WHEN North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950. As an adolescent, I was more preoccupied with puberty-related personal issues than politics. But when Canada sent [Continue]

OBEE – Canadian media, and Canadians, are laid back about royals in our midst

January 20, 2020 // 2 Comments

By DAVE OBEE Editor and Publisher, Victoria Times Colonist WE’RE DELIGHTED that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have shown a keen interest in our area, but we are not so [Continue]

ALBAS – Weighing in on Medical Assistance in Dying legislation

January 18, 2020 // 2 Comments

BEFORE I BEGIN MY MP REPORT, I would like to take a moment on behalf of the citizens of Central Okanagan-Similkameen-Nicola, to express sincere condolences to the families [Continue]

TRAVIS – BC Liberal’s missiles over closure of trade offices in Asia are duds

January 17, 2020 // 1 Comment

YOU LIKELY MISSED THEM, but on Dec. 30, B.C. Liberal MLA and trade critic Ben Stewart launched two tweet missiles. They were duds. Stewart’s first tweet: “Just [Continue]

SUZUKI – Conservation and climate action go together

January 16, 2020 // 0 Comments

WE LIVE ON a changing planet. Unnaturally rapid global warming is altering everything, including lands and waters. Evidence shows we’ve already emitted enough greenhouse [Continue]

SUZUKI – A 2020 vision for climate action

January 8, 2020 // 2 Comments

LET’S HOPE 2020 marks the start of a year and decade when we finally take climate disruption as seriously as the evidence shows we must. We understand the problem and [Continue]

MONARCHY – Why having a Queen (or King) still makes sense for Canada

December 9, 2019 // 1 Comment

By JACK BUCKBY Research Associate Frontier Centre for Public Policy PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE MONARCHY in Canada is lower than in the United Kingdom, but Queen Elizabeth II’s [Continue]

MONTREAL MASSACRE – It’s finally recognized as an anti-feminist attack

December 6, 2019 // 1 Comment

By MELISSA BLAIS Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and FRANCIS DUPUIS-DERI Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) In the late afternoon of Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman [Continue]

ENVIRONMENT – Love it or hate it, Tesla’s Cybertruck is revolutionary

December 4, 2019 // 2 Comments

By MICHAEL D. MEHTA Thompson Rivers University With a collective gasp and puzzled looks, the world was recently introduced to Tesla’s newest vehicle. The so-called [Continue]

SUZUKI – Seafood Progress offers remedy for seasick times

November 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

OCEANS HOLD A LOT OF MYSTERY, even for people who study them. But it’s no mystery why they’re in trouble. We’ve been using them to hide our waste — dumping oil, [Continue]

TAUBE – Did bombastic hockey commentator deserve to lose his job?

November 13, 2019 // 5 Comments

DON CHERRY, one of Canada’s best-known media personalities, was fired by Sportsnet after a rant about immigrants, poppies and Remembrance Day. His termination shockingly [Continue]

POLITICS – How the Liberals paved the way for the Bloc’s return

October 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

By MAXIME HEROUX-LEGAULT University of British Columbia THE LIBERALS launched the election with high hopes for Québec. After all, their 2015 victory hinged on securing 40 [Continue]

SUZUKI – The election is over; now let’s get to work!

October 24, 2019 // 1 Comment

THE ELECTION MAY BE OVER but there’s no time to be complacent. Canadians voters — and many people too young to vote — demanded that politicians take climate disruption [Continue]