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ELECTORAL CHANGE – Let us remember the word ‘democracy’ in every sense

October 19, 2018 // 2 Comments

Excerpts from a speech by Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett this week during debate in the Legislature on Bill 40, the Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act. By [Continue]

SUZUKI – Protecting the complex web of life should be the priority

October 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

NEWS THAT ENVIRONMENT and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species is troubling. The method is often used to inform [Continue]

ELECTORAL CHANGE – Prop rep is a perfect example of loser take all

October 9, 2018 // 6 Comments

Replacing the existing system with proportional representation will result in a government of chaos By ROSLYN KUNIN Troy Media THE B.C. REFERENDUM on how citizens elect those [Continue]

CRIME & PUNISHMENT – End mandatory minimum sentences for murder

October 7, 2018 // 3 Comments

Indigenous women are vastly over-represented among those sentenced to life By DEBRA PARKES University of British Columbia WHAT’S WRONG with mandatory minimum sentences? [Continue]

ROHINGYA – Aung San Suu Kyi’s loss of Canadian citizenship to be applauded

October 6, 2018 // 0 Comments

Canada is making a powerful statement about her role in denying citizenship to others in her own country By JAMIE LIEW University of Ottawa THE HOUSE OF COMMONS recently [Continue]

IN THE LEDGE – What is the Premier hiding from the House on LNG deal?

October 5, 2018 // 0 Comments

Question Period on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 between Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson and Premier John Horgan on the LNG project announced earlier this week. A. Wilkinson: [Continue]

USMCA – How trade agreement democratized supply management

October 4, 2018 // 0 Comments

The new North American trade agreement has forced Canadians to look honestly at our dairy industry By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dalhousie University NOBODY SHOULD BE surprised – [Continue]

SUZUKI – Get outside and save the world by discovering Nature

October 3, 2018 // 0 Comments

RENOWNED BIOLOGIST Edward O. Wilson says to protect nature, people must regain their innate love for it. That means spending time in nature. While the concepts in Wilson’s [Continue]

TAXES – There’s nothing ‘affordable’ about B.C. government’s tax increases

October 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Higher carbon, personal income, payroll, business and residential property taxes will hit B.C. families and make the province less attractive for business By NIELS VELDHUIS [Continue]

THE CONVERSATION – How Canada can empower indigenous communities

October 1, 2018 // 1 Comment

By WALID HEJAZI University of Toronto The federal government recently spent $4.5 billion dollars to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline, a move that highlights the [Continue]

THE INTERNET – Social media is fully weaponized, open discourse be damned

September 30, 2018 // 1 Comment

The Eden-like public square was swiftly overrun by a cacophonic rabble dedicated to crushing ideas to which they’re opposed By PETER MENZIES Troy Media THE INTERNET may [Continue]

TRAVIS – The mud is flying – it must be civic election time in B.C.

September 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

JUDGING BY THE MUD flying, it would seem – splat – local elections are well underway across B.C. If the campaign turns out anything like the opening acts, there’s [Continue]

SUZUKI – A butterfly-friendly balm for these turbulent political times

September 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

IN THESE TURBULENT political times, inspirational stories are more important than ever. Here’s one about how people power is fuelling a surprising comeback. It starts with [Continue]

DEATH AND TAXES: The fundamental unfairness of taxing estates

September 23, 2018 // 1 Comment

We already have too many taxes in Canada. And they tend to be unfair, inefficient and oppressive. We don’t need another By IAN MADSEN Senior policy analyst Frontier [Continue]