Other Voices

SUZUKI – Local action is needed to resolve world’s biggest problems

July 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

HUMANS ARE are an astonishing anomaly. As many species teeter on extinction, our populations grow in size and complexity. From exploring space to eradicating diseases and [Continue]

CANADIAN TAXPAYERS – Financial disclosures that inspire dancing

July 23, 2017 // 2 Comments

By TODD MacKAY Canadian Taxpayers Federation IT’S A BIT ODD for a happy dance to breakout after a court ruling about financial reporting, but when Charmaine Stick got [Continue]

MURPHY – The Summer of Love in 1967 was a media event, not a revolution

July 23, 2017 // 2 Comments

IF YOU’RE a certain age, you’ll remember 1967’s fabled Summer of Love. Thousands of young people flocked to San Francisco where, often with the help of illegal [Continue]

SUZUKI – Plastic straws suck; get rid of them and help the environment

July 19, 2017 // 1 Comment

OF ALL THE plastic products we use and take for granted, plastic drinking straws are among the most unnecessary. Designed to be used once and discarded, their only real [Continue]

CHIDIAC – Satisfaction comes with sharing other people’s joy

July 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

HAVING WORKED in education for more than 30 years, I consider myself one of the luckiest people on the planet. I look forward to continuing in my profession until I’m in my [Continue]

TRAVIS – What’s the right cap for personal campaign contributions?

July 14, 2017 // 0 Comments

HOUSTON, WE have a consensus. Well, almost. All three parties in the B.C. legislature now support a ban on corporate and union donations, as well as setting a cap on personal [Continue]