Other Voices

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]

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]