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The very real danger of turning our backs on modernity

The very real danger of turning our backs on modernity

Rex Murphy: Set aside Greta Thunberg, who should not be judged as an adult. But when many of her supporters say they want to dismantle the underpinnings of the modern world, we should take them at their word.
Three platforms for a healthy construction industry

Three platforms for a healthy construction industry

Construction is the province’s economic backbone – but needs the right policy framework.
The Presidents' Report - Part Three

The Presidents' Report - Part Three

Bob Price’s three-part series of interviews with the heads of B.C.’s Interior universities concludes with TRU’s Dr. Brett Fairbairn.
The numbers are clear: private auto insurance is less expensive

The numbers are clear: private auto insurance is less expensive

Mark Milke: The only way to claim public insurance is cheaper than private insurance is to ignore what people actually pay elsewhere. For almost 50 years, that’s exactly what has happened.
The most ridiculous campaign in Canadian political history

The most ridiculous campaign in Canadian political history

Major scandals, offensive remarks, daily mud-slinging and policy proposals with big, shiny and wildly improbable numbers.
A shot in the arm – literally

A shot in the arm – literally

Flu season sucks. Even more so, because it’s mostly avoidable.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Orca turns 1 and the NDP struggle at UBCM

#BCPOLI Hotstove: The Orca turns 1 and the NDP struggle at UBCM

The Orca turns 1, which means the best goody bag of all: the (early) return of #BCPOLI Hotstove. Of all the political podcasts in BC, this is among them.
A far cry from 'goody bags'

A far cry from 'goody bags'

At UBCM, John Horgan not only passed up an opportunity to reset tense relations with rural BC, but might have made it worse.
The Orca, 1 year in

The Orca, 1 year in

One year ago today, we took the plunge.
No bridge at the end of the tunnel

No bridge at the end of the tunnel

Jordan Bateman: By now, the Massey Tunnel replacement project would have been half completed. Instead, there’s no end in sight to gridlock across – and under – the Fraser River.