FROM THE LEGISLATURE – Supporting arts and culture in Kamloops
By KELLI PADDON MLA, Chilliwack-Kent ARTS AND CULTURE organizations are the heartbeats of our communities. From comedic relief to cultural connection to inspirational [Continue]
Other Voices
SUZUKI – It’s better to be woke than to sleepwalk through life
HOW CAN A BANK for wealthy venture capitalists, tech bros and people such as ultraconservative billionaire Peter Thiel be “woke”? Or the U.S. military? What does [Continue]
RECONCILIATION – Sir John A. and the fog of cancel culture
Macdonald was a strong advocate for Indigenous Canadians. His record speaks for itself By GREG PIASETZKI Troy Media THERE IS AN ANCIENT AXIOM that “truth is the first [Continue]
SUZUKI – Protecting the high seas must be a high priority
AS WITH MUCH of human activity, we’ve exploited and polluted the oceans without really understanding them. We know more about the moon and Mars than what lies beneath the [Continue]
OSCARS – Banshees, wives, women and mavericks: Best Picture predictions
By ARI MATTES University of Notre Dame Australia OF THE 10 FILMS nominated for the Best Picture Oscar, six are really good. That’s a high percentage for a year – 2022 – [Continue]
SUZUKI – Putting wealth ahead of human health is a recipe for disaster
ON FEBRUARY 3, a 150-car train carrying toxic chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio. Close to half the town’s 4,700 residents had to evacuate as deadly gas and smoke [Continue]
DOOMSDAY CLOCK – It’s 90 seconds to midnight, closest ever to catastrophe
By JACK L. ROZDILSKY and CHRISTIAN FAIZE CANAAN York University, Canada On Jan. 24, history was again made when the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ organization moved [Continue]
GIESBRECHT – Time to un-cancel diversity of opinion
Intolerance undermines the free speech essential for democracy to survive By BRIAN GIESBRECHT Frontier Centre for Public Policy THE QUEST FOR ‘DIVERSITY’ has [Continue]
PANDEMIC – Forcing kids to wear masks in school again is a bad idea
By MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA Contributor, Troy Media HOSPITALS ARE EXPERIENCING an influx of young children with serious respiratory illnesses. Out of concern for their well-being, [Continue]
SUZUKI – As climate conference wraps up, we must all do our part
THE 27th ANNUAL Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change recently wrapped up, and the world continues to burn. Despite positive [Continue]
SUZUKI – Herman Daly saw economy, ecology and ethics as inseparable
OUR CONSUMERIST-CAPITALIST economic system was conceived relatively recently, albeit when conditions were far different than today. But we’re now so entrenched in it that [Continue]
SCHOOLS – Expanded Valleyview secondary will help students to thrive
By JENNIFER WHITESIDE Education and Child Care Minister LAST WEEK, the community had much to celebrate as students returned to expanded and modern classrooms at Valleyview [Continue]
POLITICS – How Danielle Smith won in Alberta and what it means for Canada
By LISA YOUNG University of Calgary DANIELLE SMITH RODE A WAVE of Alberta populism to win the United Conservative Party leadership on the sixth ballot. When she is sworn in [Continue]
CIVIC ELECTION – Elect candidates who will cut red tape for builders
By CHRIS GARDNER President, Independent Contractors & Business Association WITH INFLATION making life more unaffordable than ever in British Columbia as we head into a [Continue]
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