SUZUKI – For climate’s sake, we must do more to save the peat
BURNING COAL, oil and gas is causing the world to heat at an unnaturally rapid rate. Destroying forests, wetlands, grasslands and marine ecosystems, which act as “carbon [Continue]
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SUZUKI – Sun rises on renewable energy and storage
ONE LONG-HELD EXCUSE for not getting off oil, gas and coal faster is that energy sources like solar and wind only work when the sun’s shining or the wind’s blowing. Now, [Continue]
POLITICS – Why can’t politicians manage their own press conferences?
By ALLAN BONNER Troy Media HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: “… and so stay safe.” (Long pause.) Robotic voice: “Our next caller is Scoop Notepad from the Daily Planet.” [Continue]
Premier’s statement on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Premier John Horgan issued the following statement Friday, April 9, 2021 on the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh: “Today, I join British Columbians to mourn the [Continue]
HEALTH CARE – Untreated non-COVID-19 patients just ‘collateral damage’
12 months in, our health-care system still can’t provide Canadians with timely care while also dealing with COVID-19 By SUSAN MARTINUK Research Associate Frontier [Continue]
SUZUKI – Food systems are a big part of resolving the climate crisis
WE ALL HAVE TO EAT. But the ways in which we grow, harvest, process, transport, prepare and consume food are profoundly affecting everything on the planet, from climate to [Continue]
POLITICS – When will Canada stand up to all the bullying from China?
By ANDREW PICKFORD and JEFFREY COLLINS Macdonald-Laurier Institute LAST WEEK, U.S. President Joe Biden joined his Japanese, Indian, and Australian counterparts at the [Continue]
SUZUKI – Connecting to nature is good for us and the Earth; save a butterfly
THE LATE URBAN VISIONARY Jane Jacobs wrote, “Perhaps it will be the city that reawakens our understanding and appreciation of nature, in all its teeming, unpredictable [Continue]
O’TOOLE – China’s government is acting with intent to destroy the Uyghurs
By ERIN O’TOOLE Leader, Conservative Party of Canada MORE THAN A MILLION Uyghur men and women have been detained in a vast network of camps in northwestern China. The [Continue]
SUZUKI – Net zero offers affordable path to climate stability
ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER RECORD. Even with a global seven per cent drop in fossil fuel burning during the pandemic, 2020 tied 2016 for the hottest year recorded, making the past [Continue]
PANDEMIC – Covid-19 pokes the final hole in leaky long-term care boat
By SHAWN WHATLEY Past President, Ontario Medical Association NURSING HOMES struggled long before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Canada. Now, during the second wave, many [Continue]
POLITICS – Secret ballot on union certifications must be preserved
By GREG KYLLO MLA, Shuswap THIS PAST FALL, British Columbians from all corners of our province — myself included — headed to the polls to cast our votes in the provincial [Continue]
POLITICS – Think the danger is past? Wrong; insurrection threat isn’t over
By JACK L. ROZDILSKY York University, Canada IN A DARK AND SURREAL MOMENT in American history, on the afternoon of Jan. 6, a group of Americans staged a violent protest by [Continue]
SUZUKI – Rediscovering our place in nature
The following is adapted from The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature (Greystone Books), a book I wrote with Amanda McConnell in 1997 and updated in 2007. It [Continue]
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