PIPELINE – Why a group of First Nations wants to own the Trans Mountain
By HARRIE VREDENBURT University of Calgary THE STANDOFF BETWEEN Indigenous communities — backed by environmentalists — and the oil industry has led to regional [Continue]
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SUZUKI – Climate change, biodiversity should be top headline news
WHEN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL Panel on Climate Change released a special report in October warning of how quickly we’re advancing toward irreversible climate chaos, it led the [Continue]
ENVIRONMENT – Green enviro-dreams are based on fantasy, not science
Energy analyst Mark Mills says we’re decades away from renewables providing 100% of the power that drives our economy By KEN GREEN Analyst The Fraser Institute [Continue]
THE SEXES – In praise of all that masculinity has accomplished
We don’t need to disparage masculinity in order to celebrate the qualities and contributions of women, or to encourage social equality of the genders By PHILIP CARL [Continue]
SCIENCE – Reasoned skepticism about climate change is healthy
Let’s not deal with the grim science of cynical political marketing and hyperbole. Instead, we should rigorously adjudicate all belief SPOTTING HEADLINES about the recent [Continue]
RELIGIOUS RIGHTS – Quebec bill shows a deep desire to push people around
Banning the wearing of religious clothing robs public servants of the right to make their own choices LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS on outlawing the wearing of religious clothing or [Continue]
SUZUKI – Government support for electric vehicles drives down emissions
ELECTRIC VEHICLES WON’T SAVE US from runaway climate change, but they’re part of the solution, along with support for public transit and active transport like walking [Continue]
POLITICS – Biden’s front-runner status reveals weakness of #MeToo strategy
By HEIDI MATTHEWS York University, Canada WITH HIS OFFICIAL DECLARATION that he’s running for president again, Joe Biden is now considered the front-runner in the crowded [Continue]
SUZUKI – Saving Notre Dame is worthy but so is saving the environment
WHEN PARIS’S NOTRE DAME caught fire on April 15, the flames threatened more than eight centuries of culture and history. The fire evoked shock, horror and grief [Continue]
SUZUKI – When does plant and animal species loss become a societal crisis?
IT’S HEARTENING, in the midst of the human-caused sixth mass extinction, to find good wildlife recovery news. As plant and animal species disappear faster than they [Continue]
GARDNER – City Hall is failing residents on affordable housing issue
By CHRIS GARDNER President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. WHY DO POLITICIANS given the reins of power seem so allergic to common sense? Time and [Continue]
POLITICS – Oil tanker moratorium drives a deep wedge between provinces
By ELAINE McCOY, QC Senator MEMBERS OF THE Canadian Senate, myself included, have heard from thousands of Canadians for and against Bill C-69, which promises to modernize the [Continue]
SUZUKI – Children are fighting for their future and we must support them
“And a little child shall lead them.” – Isaiah 11:6 AT 16, GRETA THUNBERG may not be a little child, but she’s showing tremendous leadership. The Swedish student has [Continue]
TRAVIS – Government’s credit card charges reveal eclectic spending record
GOVERNMENTS MUST DREAD the day they have to post their credit card charges online. Thousands of charges totalling in the millions of dollars, it’s a sure bet someone [Continue]
