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Laying out the facts of coercion

Laying out the facts of coercion

The Lheidli T'enneh Band were coerced into selling the land of their reserve in the South Fort area. Coercion is the intimidation of a victim to compel the individual to do some act against his or her will by the use of psychological pressure.
Liberal leadership looking 'uncertain and unstable'

Liberal leadership looking 'uncertain and unstable'

B.C. Liberals pumped out an urgent-looking mass fundraising email hours after the throne speech. "Uncertain and unstable situation. We could be back in another election any time," went the pitch.
Videos show sad state of pool, fire hall

Videos show sad state of pool, fire hall

Show, don't tell, is often the most convincing form of argument. Most people will believe their own eyes before they believe what they hear.
Letter writer misread report on Lheidli T'enneh relocation

Letter writer misread report on Lheidli T'enneh relocation

Jack Nylund's reading (letter, June 20 Citizen) of David Vogt and Alexander Gamble's excellent review of the dispossession of Lheidli from their lands in the early 20th century illustrates a familiar phenomenon: if one believes devoutly in a perspect
B.C. throne speech pure plagiarism

B.C. throne speech pure plagiarism

It was couched in terms of a collaborative exercise in including ideas from all three parties in B.C.'s hung parliament to find a balance that might win the confidence of the house.
Time to take action on marijuana industry

Time to take action on marijuana industry

Thanks, Neil Godbout, for bringing it up (Citizen editorial, June 15). Marijuana is about to become a legal, government-regulated agricultural commodity all across Canada. Mostly, the plant will be cultivated in large greenhouses.
What sets those with entrepreneurial drive apart?

What sets those with entrepreneurial drive apart?

Hossein Kazemian is not an entrepreneur but has an entrepreneurial drive. I met Hossein a of couple years ago when he invited me to tour his chemistry lab at UNBC. UNBC is ranked Canada's No. 1 small university in Canada.
Get professional advice

Get professional advice

They called us the Bobbsey Twins. Both the same height, the same age, dark-haired, and always hungry, we played hockey in the same division, grew up in the same lower middle class neighborhood, and both came from broken homes.
Colonialism lives on

Colonialism lives on

In regards to the "legalized grave diggers" in "Fort George Park" now with a new label, to acknowledge publicly the purchasing of a graveyard by so-and-so. Right from 1913 to now, it is still desecration of ancestors.
Paris Accord a waste

Paris Accord a waste

While it makes sense for the U.S.