Commentary

Dene Moore: What the triage of northern COVID patients should have highlighted is BC’s longtime rural healthcare deficit.

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“We now recognize we can’t rely on that historical data anymore and have to look at future data.”

Jody Vance on king tides, and Vancouver’s continued focus on minutiae over must-do.

Maclean Kay: Quebec is proposing to charge the unvaccinated a significant fee. While the frustration is understandable, it’s not a road we should go down.

Why, despite Omicron hitting the world and the OPEC+ announcement to increase output further next month, are oil prices still rising?

...but maybe not in the way you thought, says Heather Exner-Pirot.

Rob Shaw: Two panels commissioned by the NDP recommended scrapping the Home Owner Grant. Here’s why they won’t do it.

Mark Milke: Suzuki is best understood as an Old Testament prophet in green garb, not a rational scientist.

Dr. Sport: Just off the top of his head, Al Murdoch can tell you what he missed most at the Winter Classic.