Commentary

Major decisions about how Canada’s health-care system operates could be decided by our courts - not democratically elected parliamentarians. A Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge is underway in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

A few years ago, Unilever launched The Campaign for Real Beauty in support of its Dove Beauty Bar. The campaign highlighted an important social problem: the artificial, stylized image of beauty to which women were expected to conform.

Why is it taking so long for the city and province to figure out how to bring transportation network companies like Uber onto our streets? Of course there has to be a level playing field with taxis, but Uber and its ilk, including the motorcycle rick

Many of us hope to reach the point where work is an optional activity. It’s a way of life where you no longer need to work to sustain your lifestyle.

Symbolism, thy name is Vancouver civic politics. Two critical tests about occupancy now challenge the administration of the city’s municipal government: what it is doing about empty homes and what it is not doing about busy marijuana dispensaries.

Try to recall: when was the last time the city did anything for the motorist? Last week it pumped up the parking fees in the busiest parts of the city, where the presence of cars indicates the greatest need for parking.

Last December in Paris at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), 195 countries reached an unprecedented agreement to combat climate change.

There is no doubt the surprise election of Donald Trump as president of the world’s second-largest greenhouse gas emitter will deal a blow to international efforts to cut emissions.

President Donald Trump. Well now, there’s a phrase we didn’t bank on.

While B.C. has recently posted some impressive economic numbers compared with the rest of the country, in a few areas we continue to underperform. The most glaring example is non-residential business investment.