Opinion

Letter to the editor: Use museum money to build care homes for seniors

Nursing homes have suffered from years of systemic neglect and repeated investigations have warned of grave safety problems.

Jul 6, 2022 6:48 AM Read more >

Todd Whitcombe: Canada still has plenty of work to do

In a country with so much, how do we still have people who go hungry? Who do not have access to clean water? Who work long hours with no hope of getting ahead? Who cannot access medical aid or do not have a family doctor?

Jul 6, 2022 6:24 AM Read more >

Opinion: Why Canada's Supreme Court isn't likely to go rogue like its U.S. counterpart

Decision-making in the Canadian Supreme Court appears to be more fundamentally rooted in the law, not politics, than it is in the United States. Here’s why.

Jul 5, 2022 10:00 PM Read more >

Letter to the editor: Why I'm quitting as an educator in the public system

“I don’t think we have a systemic racism problem. I think we have a trauma and poverty problem.”

Jul 5, 2022 6:33 AM Read more >

Gerry Chidiac: Bishop O'Grady would have approved of road's name change

The decisions to change the name of College Road to O’Grady Road and the name of Prince George College to O’Grady Catholic High School in the late 1980s were made after he’d retired as bishop and largely against his will.

Jul 5, 2022 6:18 AM Read more >

Opinion: Sports can help prevent violent extremism in youth

Sports can help prevent the involvement of youth in violent extremism.

Jul 4, 2022 10:00 PM Read more >

Survey: Support for 2030 Olympic Games bid gaining momentum in B.C.

58 per cent of British Columbians think it is “definitely” or “probably” impossible to host the Winter Olympics without government or public funds

Jul 4, 2022 8:26 AM Read more >

Opinion: Canadians support accepting more newcomers but we need a more equitable, rights-based approach

Canadian refugee and immigration policy often leads with the head and the heart and that works.

Jul 4, 2022 5:30 AM Read more >

Opinion: Could a Roe v. Wade-style reversal of abortion rights happen in Canada?

Differing U.S. and Canadian political and judicial systems offer Canada protections against outlawing abortion here. But there’s still a lot of work to be done to ensure reproductive justice.

Jul 3, 2022 10:00 PM Read more >

Opinion: Canada needs to build more affordable housing for newcomers

Addressing the housing issue by adopting a human right framework put Canada on an accelerated path to meet newcomer families’ housing needs.

Jul 3, 2022 8:00 PM Read more >