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We must fix our failure to fight online hate and harassment

We must fix our failure to fight online hate and harassment

A recent court case involving a respected local journalist highlights what those in the industry endure, and how little has been done to address it
How Canadians lie – and how we justify telling untruths

How Canadians lie – and how we justify telling untruths

This is the first of three columns that explore Canadians' relationship with the truth, based on polling from Research Co. and Glacier Media
Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

Rob Shaw: B.C. has 11 days left to spend all of its unprecedented surplus. It likely can't

The B.C. government has embarked on an unprecedented spending spree over the past four months, shovelling billions of dollars of an unexpectedly large budget surplus out the door to community groups, transit organizations and municipalities.
Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

Rob Shaw: Surplus spending not yet moving the needle on crises – or BC NDP’s popularity problem

How much support can $6 billion buy you? It’s a question Premier David Eby must be asking, after shovelling a good chunk of that cash out the door recently in a bonanza of feel-good announcements – yet largely failing to see any resulting jump in his
More resources needed to keep big rigs safe on our roads

More resources needed to keep big rigs safe on our roads

If it requires more resources to increase inspections and enforcement to force some of these owners and operators to smarten up, then so be it
Data points: Housing activity picks up but correction too early to call

Data points: Housing activity picks up but correction too early to call

Is the housing market turning the corner after 2022’s severe slump? It is still too early to say, but Lower Mainland home sales gained some traction and prices notched higher in February – signs that lower housing prices, greater interest rate stabil
Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Over the past couple of years, discussions about the death penalty have carried on in some countries. The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU) precipitated a debate on the reconsideration of capital punishment.
Opinion: The bell tolls for drivers – again

Opinion: The bell tolls for drivers – again

Every time I think I’m off the TransLink file, they pull me back in. This time, you can blame B.C. Premier David Eby.
Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

B.C. launched its repeat violent offender teams on Tuesday, in a bid to quell public unrest over crime in urban centres. It couldn’t come a moment too soon for the government. Even NDP supporters have had enough.
WestJet’s complaint response provides critical corporate lessons

WestJet’s complaint response provides critical corporate lessons

WestJet, congratulations on 27 years. Your vibrant teal, competitive rates and world’s friendliest crew had me at hello. Sadly, a flight from Calgary to Vancouver changed things.