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FORSETH – We need political will to deal with clear evidence on drug deaths

February 11, 2019 // 3 Comments

HOW MANY TIMES is this government going to frustrate the people of B.C. with their pious and pompous wailing and gnashing of teeth regarding the thousand of British [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New civic election expense rules penalize newcomers

February 11, 2019 // 3 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES released by Elections BC for last fall’s civic election seem to reveal a long-held suspicion — big [Continue]

KNOX – Dr. Zhivago meets Fargo – Victoria finally gets a taste of winter

February 10, 2019 // 1 Comment

HERE IS THE ULTIMATE tragedy for a child: A snow day — on a Friday no less! — that isn’t. It was at 11 a.m., around the time that many West Shore drivers were figuring [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – The big difference between listening and empowering

February 9, 2019 // 2 Comments

ENGAGEMENT, CONSULTATION AND TRANSPARENCY are big words in governments of all levels right now. Issues like pipeline expansion, electoral reform and First Nations rights come [Continue]

TECHNOLOGY – For the love of technology! Sex robots & virtual reality

February 9, 2019 // 1 Comment

By NEIL McARTHUR University of Manitoba and MARKIE TWIST University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension SEX AS WE KNOW IT is about to change. We are [Continue]

PETERS – Just like Harper, it looks like Trudeau has his own PMO to rein in

February 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

DO YOU REMEMBER the last time the Prime Minister’s Office was in the middle of a big scandal? It was Stephen Harper and the Conservatives in government, and the PMO had [Continue]