Coronavirus

NATIONAL PULSE – Vaccine snafu doesn’t affect Trudeau’s approval rating

December 4, 2020 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 3, 2020 – As Canadians watch Britons and New Yorkers roll up their sleeves – literally – in preparation to receive much-coveted first [Continue]

BEPPLE – There are some bright spots as we battle with the pandemic

December 2, 2020 // 1 Comment

AS WE ENTER the ninth month of COVID restrictions in British Columbia, things don’t seem to be getting any better. The number of infections and the number of deaths [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Horgan maintains high approval despite COVID numbers

December 1, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE December 1, 2020 – Canada’s second wave of the coronavirus continues to challenge Canadians – and their premiers – from coast to coast. With [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Language and mood of second COVID-19 wave have changed

November 27, 2020 // 0 Comments

THIS SECOND WAVE of the pandemic feels quite different than the first. In the Spring, shoppers emptied store shelves of toilet paper –a curious indicator of what’s [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Is it time for a new face and voice on B.C.’s pandemic response?

November 25, 2020 // 6 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. DARE I SAY IT? Dare I utter the words? Is it time for Dr. Bonnie Henry to turn over the reins of B.C.’s pandemic response to someone else? [Continue]

GINTA – Schools are still open – should we be worried?

November 24, 2020 // 1 Comment

LAST WEEKEND my eldest announced that someone at NorKam had covid-19. That was according to social media, which of course, I said then, has a 50 percent chance of being [Continue]