Other Voices

ELECTORAL CHANGE – Proposed options are neither simple nor straightforward

July 14, 2018 // 5 Comments

Referendum may grant more power to B.C. politicians and bureaucrats, at democracy’s expense By Dr. LYDIA MILJAN University of Windsor THIS FALL, BRITISH COLUMBIANS will [Continue]

ELECTORAL CHANGE – B.C. moves to embrace the essence of good govt

July 13, 2018 // 2 Comments

As our country has evolved, dialogue is encouraged in education and the media, but is stymied in our highest law-making institutions “I DISAPPROVE OF of what you say, but I [Continue]

THE LAW – We need a new conversation about the penalties for sexual violence

July 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

By LUCIA LORENZI McMaster University THE PAST FEW YEARS have seen intense bouts of media coverage of high profile sexual assault and harassment cases. However, the #MeToo [Continue]

LEGALIZING CANNABIS – The trouble with edible marijuana products

July 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

Edibles scare Health Canada and the food industry, since they’re discrete, convenient and potentially dangerous By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for [Continue]

INDIGENOUS RIGHTS – Too many Indigenous Canadians are in jail

July 9, 2018 // 3 Comments

Canadian governments continue to allow the operation of a justice system constructed on a foundation of systemic racism By COREY SHEFMAN EvidenceNetwork.ca THE ’60s SCOOP [Continue]

MEDIA – No news is not good news as newspapers continue to struggle

July 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

Don’t blame the Internet, embrace it as a means to deliver quality reporting to a broader audience By LEE HARDING Research fellow Frontier Centre for Public Policy THE [Continue]