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Opinion: Canadian pride in the country’s Parliament, economy and courts in rapid decline

Opinion: Canadian pride in the country’s Parliament, economy and courts in rapid decline

Canadians' perceptions about what makes them proud have changed moderately when compared to 2021 – with a few glaring exceptions.
Opinion: Roe v. Wade: Canada can respond to U.S. bans by improving access to abortion care here

Opinion: Roe v. Wade: Canada can respond to U.S. bans by improving access to abortion care here

There will no doubt be escalating rhetoric from anti-choice politicians in the wake of the fall of Roe v Wade . An abortion care provider says now is the time to improve abortion access in Canada.
Opinion: Wolf culls change hunting habits and help caribou conservation

Opinion: Wolf culls change hunting habits and help caribou conservation

Woodland caribou populations are on the decline because human activity changes their habitat and exposes them to predation by wolves. But changing wolves’ hunting habits may protect the caribou.
Opinion: Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

Opinion: Microplastics might be entering marine food webs from the bottom up

We need to advance our understanding of the effects of microplastics on aquatic ecosystems, especially on small animals at the base of food webs that might be ingesting more of these particles.
Citizen poll results: Speed limits, steaks and political party names

Citizen poll results: Speed limits, steaks and political party names

These polls ran from June 13 to June 23 on The Citizen website.
Jack Knox: Horticultural confusion a handicap as Cheap Food Era ends

Jack Knox: Horticultural confusion a handicap as Cheap Food Era ends

Being clueless about plant life is not something you’re supposed to admit in Victoria, the City of Gardens. It’s like being the only guy from Saskatchewan who can’t skate.
Letter to the editor: The dangers of partisan pandering:

Letter to the editor: The dangers of partisan pandering:

Politicians are more concerned with image and catering to/finding a loyal base, so in short acting like vaudevillian fools.
Letter to the editor: Government failing people on housing, taxes

Letter to the editor: Government failing people on housing, taxes

Working hard to build the middle class is feeling more like a race to the bottom.
Letter to the editor: Why was my comment deleted?

Letter to the editor: Why was my comment deleted?

I was offended by a comment that was allowed to stand as a fair comment that I did not think was fair. I responded with strong language.
Letter to the editor: ‘Seniors get zilch’

Letter to the editor: ‘Seniors get zilch’

No increases in CPP or OAS but we see everything go up, gas groceries and services, etc.