Other Voices

PANDEMIC – Covid-19 pokes the final hole in leaky long-term care boat

January 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

January 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

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

January 8, 2021 // 1 Comment

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

January 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

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]

SUZUKI – As a bad year ends, we have the power to create a brighter future

December 17, 2020 // 1 Comment

THIS IS OUR LAST column for 2020. What a year it’s been! As if things weren’t bad enough on the environmental front — record-breaking global temperature increases, the [Continue]

SUZUKI – It’s time for Canada to address environmental racism

December 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

IN CANADA, we’re quick to favourably compare ourselves to our southern neighbours. COVID-19 caseloads may be at an all-time high here, but the U.S. situation is even more [Continue]