Other Voices

THE POT DEBATE – Marijuana’s medical attributes are vastly overstated

November 6, 2018 // 2 Comments

Pot’s benefits have been overstated by political advocates and scientists, whose bias may have tainted research results By LEE HARDING Research Fellow Frontier Centre for [Continue]

THE CONVERSATION – Goodbye Apu – here’s what you meant to us

November 5, 2018 // 1 Comment

By FAIZA HIRJI McMaster University The Simpsons’ Apu may be dead, but stereotyping of South Asians most certainly is not. In fact, from the debates that preceded the [Continue]

TRAVIS – Time to dial down the rhetoric in B.C.’s referendum campaign

November 1, 2018 // 0 Comments

HAVING SURVIVED two referendums in Quebec – the 1992 Charlottetown Accord and the 1995 referendum on independence – I feel I might have a few experiences to share and [Continue]

POLITICS – Municipal governments should do less and spend less

October 29, 2018 // 6 Comments

The surest way to trim the bloated costs of municipal services is to privatize them. Competition drives costs down and quality up By MATTHEW LAU Research Associate Frontier [Continue]

ELECTORAL CHANGE – Let us remember the word ‘democracy’ in every sense

October 19, 2018 // 2 Comments

Excerpts from a speech by Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett this week during debate in the Legislature on Bill 40, the Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act. By [Continue]

SUZUKI – Protecting the complex web of life should be the priority

October 10, 2018 // 2 Comments

NEWS THAT ENVIRONMENT and Climate Change Canada is considering “priority threat management” to assess endangered species is troubling. The method is often used to inform [Continue]