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Opinion: Immigrants to Canada are supportive of Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation

Opinion: Immigrants to Canada are supportive of Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation

Newcomers to Canada tend to be more supportive of Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation than other Canadians.
Opinion: How the slow-burning housing crisis is driving hunger in Canada

Opinion: How the slow-burning housing crisis is driving hunger in Canada

While decent housing and food are fundamental human rights, they are often treated separately, and primarily as commodities. How can we tackle housing and food insecurity together, and better?
Opinion: Decriminalizing hard drugs in B.C. follows decades of public health advocacy

Opinion: Decriminalizing hard drugs in B.C. follows decades of public health advocacy

British Columbia’s bold experiment provides an opportunity to implement more balance in Canadian drug policy, and a more principled withdrawal from the war on drugs.
Letter to the editor: Gas price gouging continues

Letter to the editor: Gas price gouging continues

Once again, Vancouver prices have dropped over 10 cents since their peaks but here we are still sitting at our peak prices of $2.16.
Jack Knox: For some, Keg meant putting down stakes in Canada

Jack Knox: For some, Keg meant putting down stakes in Canada

For many immigrants, a job at the keg meant survival
Letter to the editor: Monster trucks better than Vaisakhi in Prince George?

Letter to the editor: Monster trucks better than Vaisakhi in Prince George?

The front page photo of Monster Spectacular in the May 26/22 publication was a disappointment to say the least.
Neil Godbout: Dakelh Ti name change is worth celebrating

Neil Godbout: Dakelh Ti name change is worth celebrating

"It was the right thing to do, in light of what we've learned about Bishop O'Grady and the Kamloops Residential School in the last year.
Opinion: Cullen Commission on B.C. money laundering is only the starting point of a long road

Opinion: Cullen Commission on B.C. money laundering is only the starting point of a long road

Austin Cullen’s exploration is the starting point in a necessary marathon
Citizen poll results: Are high gas prices affecting your summer holiday plans?

Citizen poll results: Are high gas prices affecting your summer holiday plans?

These three polls ran on the Citizen website June 6-13. To vote on this week's poll questions and to see the results of previous polls, visit our online poll page.
Trudy Klassen: Ending travel mandates was long overdue

Trudy Klassen: Ending travel mandates was long overdue

To override people’s ability to choose what’s injected into their bodies simply can’t be done without very serious reason in a democratic, free society.