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Clear and present danger

Clear and present danger

To hear Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the most dangerous man in the land is Omar Khadr.
Against Canada's Anti-terrorism Act

Against Canada's Anti-terrorism Act

On May 6th, the Canadian government passed the Anti-Terrorism Act (Bill C-51.) According to the Angus Reed poll taken days before, 82 per cent of the people interviewed supported the bill.
Election anyone's game

Election anyone's game

Brace yourselves: the long summer of campaigning is coming. We are approximately five months out from E-day, and already volunteers, office space, and literature are being marshalled for the long road ahead.
Too much sprawl

Too much sprawl

A colleague of mine was at the recent North College Park exploratory bulldozing kerfuffle meeting, which led to an interesting discussion that we had at work the next day.
Bringing the funny

Bringing the funny

I'm sure that anyone who reads my column regularly is probably tired of me drawing parallels between political events and the television show The West Wing but sometimes the temptation is just too strong.
A Neanderthal in disguise

A Neanderthal in disguise

I was sorry and sickened to read of Dr. Reuben Gabriel's recent experience of racial bigotry at a local store (Racism out of place, out of time, May 14). I was sorry, too, that Dr.
Cheap paint and too many crows

Cheap paint and too many crows

Prince George has much going for it. House prices are not unreasonably high, traffic flows, and people can get to and from work in minutes, instead of hours. But some things could be better.
Eyes in the woods

Eyes in the woods

British Columbia's Forest Practices Board (FPB) is 20 years old. It was created in December 1994 to provide independent oversight of forest and range practices in B.C. and to help ensure compliance with legislation. In 1999, B.C.
Simple facts about climate change

Simple facts about climate change

Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said: "You are entitled to your own opinion but you are not entitled to your own facts." This simple statement is important in any discussion of climate change.
Science proving the power of happiness

Science proving the power of happiness

It seems that everyone wants to be happy. We believe that if we work hard and achieve our goals we will be happy. We tell ourselves that once we have that job, or once we have that level of income, or once we meet the right person, we will be happy.