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Survey: Push for Alberta, Saskatchewan sovereignty acts raises concern, support from fellow provinces

Survey: Push for Alberta, Saskatchewan sovereignty acts raises concern, support from fellow provinces

The past few days have provided a glimpse of what some provincial governments in Canada have chosen to focus on.
Commentary: Trudeau's carbon tax punishes us for heating our homes

Commentary: Trudeau's carbon tax punishes us for heating our homes

Winter is coming and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax is punishing Canadians for heating their homes. The carbon tax hits the essential needs of our daily lives hard.

Rob Shaw: Leaked VPD report an inflated work of fiction

If you’re looking to pick up a good work of fiction for your reading list these days, you might consider venturing into the world of fantasy as penned by the Vancouver Police Department.
Rob Shaw: Poilievre and Eby have a lot in common on housing

Rob Shaw: Poilievre and Eby have a lot in common on housing

Pierre Poilievre and David Eby have a lot in common in their plans to address British Columbia’s housing market. It’s just that neither of them wants to actually say that out loud.
Mario Canseco: Survey: Support for changing British Columbia’s name is highest among youth

Mario Canseco: Survey: Support for changing British Columbia’s name is highest among youth

In August 2021, shortly after the federal government announced its intention to enhance support to Indigenous communities as a result of recent discoveries related to residential schools, Research Co.
Rob Shaw: Eby has yet to live up to mounting ‘man of action’ expectations

Rob Shaw: Eby has yet to live up to mounting ‘man of action’ expectations

David Eby never actually called himself the “man of action,” but boy has the moniker stuck in the early days of the premier-designate’s tenure. Unfortunately, that label is proving to be both a blessing and a curse.
Vancouver voters say no to toll wall

Vancouver voters say no to toll wall

Politicians across British Columbia should take a hard look at the results from Vancouver’s municipal election before pushing their unaffordable pet projects on tapped-out taxpayers.
Kirk LaPointe: Professor seeds fresh approach to learning with STEM high school

Kirk LaPointe: Professor seeds fresh approach to learning with STEM high school

Mike Gelbart has made what many would consider a high-risk, mid-career, head-scratching move. He, of course, sees it differently. He, at this stage, sees it correctly, too.
Rob Shaw: Eby praises period poverty cause as provincial task force gets underway

Rob Shaw: Eby praises period poverty cause as provincial task force gets underway

Premier-designate David Eby has thrown his early support behind one of the BC NDP’s most laudable causes – the movement to make menstrual products like tampons and pads universally available for free in as many public spaces as possible.
Mario Canseco: Survey: Close to half of respondents want Canada to establish new guidelines for birthright citizenship

Mario Canseco: Survey: Close to half of respondents want Canada to establish new guidelines for birthright citizenship

In Canada, the concept of birthright citizenship is always observed. Anyone born within the borders of the country, regardless of the immigration status of their parents, is a Canadian citizen.