Commentary

The good news is that real news is still valued. The bad news is that many of the new news conduits continue to shirk any responsibility to ensure the information they aggregate and distribute has integrity.

I’m unconvinced we have an empty homes problem in Vancouver, but I know we have an empty stomachs problem.

We have all been exposed to online petitions in the past few years, but one that caught the eye of the media on both sides of the 49th parallel this month was unique.

Editor’s note: This column has been updated. In two national capitals, two former insiders told two devastating stories under oath Wednesday that shook the foundations of their two national governments. We have not seen anything like it.

The history of Canadian citizenship is not particularly lengthy. For the first 80 years of the country’s existence, people in Canada were considered British subjects.

Renewable energy development promises to do far more than reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. It could redraw political and economic maps worldwide.

Journalism sometimes fails to deal properly or proportionately with differing perspectives. The most extreme example these days is how some media continue to include a denier in a climate change story.

To twist a term: February has turned out to be a monthis horribilis for Justin Trudeau. The 28 days cannot end soon enough. The election looms and the Liberals are a tragic comedy.

The 21st Century has brought many alterations to the way Canadians relate to currency.

Lately I’ve been thinking about my choices. So much so that not too long ago I attempted to take inventory of every choice I made over the course of a day. It was exhausting, and went something like this: At 6:15 my alarm went off.