Other Voices

CLIMATE CHANGE – We need a new, more relevant kind of weather forecast

November 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

More regular reporting on extreme weather patterns would help Canadians understand the real threat of climate change By MICHAEL WOLFSON EvidenceNetwork.ca THE TORNADOES that [Continue]

SUZUKI – Human behaviour is at the root of orca plight on B.C.’s coast

November 7, 2018 // 2 Comments

NEWS ABOUT ORCA MOTHER Tahlequah carrying her dead newborn for 17 days through the Salish Sea this summer was heartbreaking, and rightfully captured the world’s attention. [Continue]

REFERENDUM – 87 ridings represent 100 per cent of the power under FPTP

November 6, 2018 // 5 Comments

Comments by MLA Mike Morris (Liberal, Prince George-Mackenzie) in the B.C. Legislature on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 during debate on on proportional representation. M. Morris: The [Continue]

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]