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Opinion: Rights meaningless without responsibilities

Opinion: Rights meaningless without responsibilities

A lot of protesters are yelling “I want my freedom” without considering how they might be impacting others and their responsibility to society as a whole.
Les Leyne: B.C.'s opioid failure — 42.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2021; it was six 10 years ago

Les Leyne: B.C.'s opioid failure — 42.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2021; it was six 10 years ago

“I am so sorry that now in the seventh year of this public health emergency, the updates are still so tremendously devastating.”
Editorial: Up late with Team O’Dine

Editorial: Up late with Team O’Dine

As the Westwood crowd erupted in cheers, Meryeta O'Dine's mom Virginia broke down in tears of pride and relief.
Editorial: Blame Trudeau

Editorial: Blame Trudeau

The unhealthy fixation on Trudeau runs from pickup drivers virtue signalling with their F*** Trudeau bumper stickers to the entire Conservative Party of Canada and its Parliamentary caucus.
Letter to the editor: Reporting questioned

Letter to the editor: Reporting questioned

Hasn’t Trudeau given The Citizen enough money? You have no problem reporting the flipflopping of Dr. Bonnie or the blockades of First Nations or the potential (not proven) grave sites in Williams Lake.
Letter to the editor: Teachers deserve better

Letter to the editor: Teachers deserve better

Perhaps our community values are most readily apparent in a comparison of the local salary structures of a newly hired high school teacher and that of a new RCMP constable.
Letter to the editor: Protests miss the point

Letter to the editor: Protests miss the point

None of us likes the restrictions but unfortunately, they are necessary for protection because of the dangers of the pandemic. Their purpose is to save lives, including yours, and those you love.
Opinion: Mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Opinion: Mending party rifts among tasks facing new BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon

Keeping party together will be a challenge for former deputy premier after controversial campaign.
Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

Comment: How to encourage more family doctors

A commentary by a family doctor in Saanich: Never, in my 20 years of practice in B.C., have I seen family medicine in crisis as it is now. Trust me, it is not a new issue.
Letter to the editor: The cats of Valerie Giles

Letter to the editor: The cats of Valerie Giles

When work brought Valerie from Vancouver in 1993, the felines flew in the best possible comfort.