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Signs of change
By David Suzuki Recent events in Canada have shown not only that change is possible, but that people won’t stand for having corporate interests put before...
Fewer fires, more firefighters
By Charles Lammam and Milagros Palacios, The Fraser Institute In an era where municipalities across Canada face budgetary pressures while claiming a lack of...
No need for drug plan
By Bacchus Barua, The Fraser Institute Calls for a national drug insurance program, commonly referred to as Pharmacare, can regularly be found in Canada’s...
How bug got out of hand
By Dermod Travis, IntegrityBC In 2008, the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital experienced a deadly outbreak of C. difficile infections. It was an outbreak...
Science in your hands
By David Suzuki One of this year’s most popular Sundance Film Festival entries, Tangerine, was shot with an iPhone 5S and edited with an $8 app called...
Being black and American
By Matthew R. Drayton – 5 Ways to Avoid Altercations with the Police During the past few months, there have been numerous incidents — some tragic...
The monarch's best defence
By David Suzuki The monarch butterfly is a wonderful creature with an amazing story. In late summer, monarchs in southern Canada and the U.S. northeast take...
Most don't ride, but will pay
By Charles Lammam and Josef Filipowicz, The Fraser Institute The current transit plebiscite, conducted by mail-in ballot across Metro Vancouver, asks whether...
Plastic consumer madness
By David Suzuki How much are whiter teeth and smoother skin worth to you? Are they worth the water and fish in the Great Lakes? The cormorants that nest along...
Premier's Earth Day message
By Premier Christy Clark Since the introduction of our Climate Action Plan in 2008, British Columbia has been recognized as a world leader in the fight against...
Hard lessons from election
By Dermod Travis, IntegrityBC Local elections across B.C. were supposed to be buried and done with last November, but some of the fallout from a few races is...
BC's liquor laws still in past
By Mark Milke, The Fraser Institute If Canadians ever needed proof that narrow politicking interferes with sensible consumer choice, they need look no further...
China's pollution lesson
By David Suzuki Beijing’s 21-million residents live in a toxic fog of particulate matter, ozone, sulphur dioxide, mercury, cadmium, lead and other...
Who gave - and how much?
By Dermod Travis, IntegrityBC Children sing that “when you wish upon a star, it makes no difference who you are.” By adulthood, most of us have...
Climate debate in the gutter
By Tom Harris The climate debate is one of the most important discussions in the world today. Billions of dollars, millions of jobs, and, if people like Dr....
Embrace the opportunities
By Caroline Grover I was recently invited to participate in a Canadian Chamber of Commerce tour that provided an opportunity to hear from a cross-section of...
Transit plan so last century
By Kenneth P. Green, The Fraser Institute The Vancouver Mayor's Council on Regional Transportation has an ambitious 30-year vision (starting with a 10-year...
The machinery of denial
By David Suzuki Brothers Charles and David Koch run Koch Industries, the second-largest privately owned company in the U.S., behind Cargill. They’ve given...
Rail obstacles not the end
It's no secret the drive to secure the abandoned CN Rail line between Coldstream and Kelowna faces some hurdles before it can become a reality. But they are...
BC needs border inspection
The provincial government's recent announcement of $1.3 million to keep invasive quagga and zebra mussels out of B.C. is welcome news. But it's not...