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Editorial: Where’s the electrification off-ramp?

Editorial: Where’s the electrification off-ramp?

The transportation electrification inflection point might be at the next freeway off-ramp, but do we have the horsepower to get there as quickly as some advocates say we can or we must? Do we have the right fuel in the technology tank to go the dista
Federal Liberal-NDP pact eliminates minority government's accountability

Federal Liberal-NDP pact eliminates minority government's accountability

If a week is an eternity in politics, then three years is the substance of sci-fi time travel. Let’s say that three years ago, two political parties – let’s call them Liberals and NDP – agreed on a coalition to govern.
Poll gives federal COVID-19 handling a public-opinion booster

Poll gives federal COVID-19 handling a public-opinion booster

Last week, Research Co. and Glacier Media asked a series of questions about the pandemic for perhaps the last time. The 15 surveys we have conducted over the past two years outline how our attitudes have varied.
Adriane Carr candidacy could spell serious trouble for Vancouver mayor

Adriane Carr candidacy could spell serious trouble for Vancouver mayor

For several weeks now, the most intriguing person in Vancouver politics has been Adriane Carr, the third-term Green Party councillor contemplating ascension to mayor.
Discriminatory B.C. health policies favour government workers

Discriminatory B.C. health policies favour government workers

This column is about a forgotten group whose voice has been drowned by anti-vaccine rhetoric – a group that has been wilfully ignored by the B.C. government and public health officer Dr.
Why leaders are saying ‘No’ to closing the skies over Ukraine for now

Why leaders are saying ‘No’ to closing the skies over Ukraine for now

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, addressed the Parliament of Canada virtually on March 15, 2022, and in his address, he called on us to help “close the skies” over Ukraine and to impose a no-fly zone, something that NATO has refused to
More than one in four B.C. women face ‘significant’ or ‘moderate’ gender discrimination: poll

More than one in four B.C. women face ‘significant’ or ‘moderate’ gender discrimination: poll

The way in which British Columbians live and work changed dramatically over the past three years on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many adults were compelled to spend a lot of time at home, checking in on meetings virtually.
B.C.’s weak economic plan negating economy’s strong rebound

B.C.’s weak economic plan negating economy’s strong rebound

The BC NDP government’s 2022 Budget, tabled last month following the release of its economic plan, provides a basis for assessing how Premier John Horgan and his colleagues intend to move the province forward as the protracted COVID-19 crisis (hopefu
Taiwan-Canada FIPA and Taiwan’s CPTPP membership can help build a StrongerBC Economic Plan

Taiwan-Canada FIPA and Taiwan’s CPTPP membership can help build a StrongerBC Economic Plan

Designed to propel the province into the future, the StrongerBC Economic Plan that Premier John Horgan and Minister Ravi Kahlon have just put into action has many good and practical elements. Its inclusivity would encourage B.C.
Power moves in a Russian bear market

Power moves in a Russian bear market

It has only recently been finding its feet after two years of pandemic complications, but the global economy must now deal with shock waves from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The stakes here are huge.