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POLITICS – When will Canada stand up to all the bullying from China?

March 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

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

March 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

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

February 23, 2021 // 3 Comments

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

January 22, 2021 // 1 Comment

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

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]