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Environmental action has consequences

Environmental action has consequences

Mr.
Biography paints a more personal picture of premier

Biography paints a more personal picture of premier

After more than three decades in politics as a rookie organizer, staffer, MLA, cabinet minister, and now premier, Christy Clark says the worst of all times was her first two years as leader of the caucus of B.C. Liberal members of the legislature.
Vote of conscience

Vote of conscience

On Tuesday morning, Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty stood up in the House of Commons to deliver a passionate speech about Bill C-14, the proposed assisted dying bill. "Mr.
Calculating the carbon efficiency of fuels

Calculating the carbon efficiency of fuels

Stoichiometry is the understanding of the measure or relationship of chemical compounds to one another in chemical reactions. It is the area of chemistry where students often stumble because it is related to the balanced chemical equation.
A new look at downtown

A new look at downtown

On Monday, I attended The Local Economy Solution workshop with guest presenter Michael Shuman. It isn't very often that I come away from these kinds of sessions with, not one, not two, but three big 'Aha' moments, but I did this time.
Planning for the unexpected

Planning for the unexpected

A few years ago our neighbour was grocery shopping on a Saturday afternoon with her four young children, eight months along with child number five.
It is time for CPC 2.0

It is time for CPC 2.0

I didn't make it down to Van City for the big conservative-palooza at the Vancouver Conference Centre.
Whitcombe confused about inflation and growth

Whitcombe confused about inflation and growth

Todd Whitcombe seems to have got confused about economic growth and inflation - inflation doesn't cause growth. Most commonly we use GDP (gross domestic product - a measure of all the goods and services produced in Canada in year) to measure growth.
Don’t lecture me

Don’t lecture me

Eco-tourism is an oxymoron; there ain't no such thing. When you think about it, every construction site, vehicle and joule of energy expressed as tourism is unnecessary and surplus to requirements.
Drunken shame

Drunken shame

Sending criminals off to jail isn't just about punishment or rehabilitation. Society needs to protect itself from individuals who have injured others and will likely cause more harm in the future.