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Opinion: Chomsky, Peterson don’t know what they’re talking about

Opinion: Chomsky, Peterson don’t know what they’re talking about

Intellectuals like Noam Chomsky and Jordan Peterson lack first-hand knowledge about issues like education and the media, columnist Gerry Chidiac says
Letter: What is up with B.C.’s medical system?

Letter: What is up with B.C.’s medical system?

Premier John Horgan should resign over his handling of the province's medical system, a letter writer says
Letter to the editor: Do B.C. homeowners actually own their house and property?

Letter to the editor: Do B.C. homeowners actually own their house and property?

To make current and prospective buyers aware of the uncertainties associated with occupancy and ownership, municipalities across the country have adopted disclaimers to remind them they may be buying or already living on unceded lands.
Opinion: Workers, not warriors: 4 lessons from health worker protests during COVID-19 that could help avert a looming workforce crisis

Opinion: Workers, not warriors: 4 lessons from health worker protests during COVID-19 that could help avert a looming workforce crisis

To prevent a shortage of health workers, public expressions of appreciation needs to be backed by policies that provide dignity, decent working conditions, accountability and appropriate remuneration.
Neil Godbout: Kill the CBC to save the CBC (Part 2)

Neil Godbout: Kill the CBC to save the CBC (Part 2)

There are far fewer reporters and far less news being produced in rural towns than there was 10 years ago, leaving some communities with much less or no local news at all. This is where the CBC needs to be.
Letter to the editor: CBC needs to lose its government funding

Letter to the editor: CBC needs to lose its government funding

The CBC continues to be actively complicit in the violence on the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
Les Leyne: B.C. braces for huge influx of refugees from Ukraine

Les Leyne: B.C. braces for huge influx of refugees from Ukraine

The volunteers already working around the clock to ready for Ukrainian newcomers know it. The federal and provincial officials bracing for the work flow know it.
Les Leyne: Province plans to ask citizens probing questions to identify systemic racism

Les Leyne: Province plans to ask citizens probing questions to identify systemic racism

Data will be collected to spot disparities and inequities in how people of different backgrounds are treated by government
Opinion: 7 principles to guide a national dental care program in Canada

Opinion: 7 principles to guide a national dental care program in Canada

A national dental care program is welcome news, but raises several ‘billion-dollar’ questions about how the program will work and what will be covered. Here are seven principles to guide decisions.
Opinion: Shift to electric vehicle acceptance is accelerating slowly in B.C.

Opinion: Shift to electric vehicle acceptance is accelerating slowly in B.C.

Almost three in five British Columbians who drive their own vehicle say it is “very likely” or “moderately likely” that the next one they acquire will be electric.