Other Voices

RELIGIOUS RIGHTS – Quebec bill shows a deep desire to push people around

May 9, 2019 // 1 Comment

Banning the wearing of religious clothing robs public servants of the right to make their own choices LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS on outlawing the wearing of religious clothing or [Continue]

SUZUKI – Government support for electric vehicles drives down emissions

May 8, 2019 // 1 Comment

ELECTRIC VEHICLES WON’T SAVE US from runaway climate change, but they’re part of the solution, along with support for public transit and active transport like walking [Continue]

POLITICS – Biden’s front-runner status reveals weakness of #MeToo strategy

April 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

By HEIDI MATTHEWS York University, Canada WITH HIS OFFICIAL DECLARATION that he’s running for president again, Joe Biden is now considered the front-runner in the crowded [Continue]

SUZUKI – Saving Notre Dame is worthy but so is saving the environment

April 24, 2019 // 1 Comment

WHEN PARIS’S NOTRE DAME caught fire on April 15, the flames threatened more than eight centuries of culture and history. The fire evoked shock, horror and grief [Continue]

SUZUKI – When does plant and animal species loss become a societal crisis?

April 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

IT’S HEARTENING, in the midst of the human-caused sixth mass extinction, to find good wildlife recovery news. As plant and animal species disappear faster than they [Continue]

GARDNER – City Hall is failing residents on affordable housing issue

April 11, 2019 // 1 Comment

By CHRIS GARDNER President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. WHY DO POLITICIANS given the reins of power seem so allergic to common sense? Time and [Continue]