The drip, drip of religious intolerance in Canada and the United States
When the U.S. president issues executive orders to ban people from Muslim-majority countries, it emboldens hateful actions by individuals across North America.
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For once, progressives have a reason to celebrate from coast to coast
It’s not often that the beleaguered moderate left has much to cheer about. But over the last few days, progressives have received a cornucopia of blessings in three provinces.
Kinder Morgan admits its pipeline may be doomed
The Texas-based company is essentially trying to crowdfund $1.75 billion through an initial public offering. What does this mean for B.C.?
Canada's flawed democracy
The Tories are picking a new leader on Saturday. Now is as good a time as ever to talk about Canada's flawed democracy.
La clique du Château
Pour le plaisir de la chose, comparons les similitudes entre les tactiques de la « clique du Château » dès 1792 et celles du présent gouvernement pour faire adopter la loi sur les hydrocarbures.
Beaten with chains, hung by the neck: Dairy cows left behind by the law
You may want to think twice about the ice cream in your freezer and where it came from.
Now that the BC Greens hold power, what will they do?
Now, given our rather strange election outcome, it seems that the climate trajectory for the province I love is in his hands.
Minority is no minor matter for British Columbians
For the third time in just over two years, a long standing political dynasty has floundered.
French election scandal traced to Canada’s Rebel Media
Russia's hacking controversy still bubbles beneath the surface with deeply unsettled and unsettling global security implications.
Dear grandparents voting in the B.C. election
For people young and old, there is a lot here to worry about – maybe too much, so instead we just do our best to get by.
Raffi Cavoukian: On seeing a film about Armenian genocide
A hundred years ago, both my parents' families escaped certain death. That makes me the son of holocaust survivors, writes Canadian singer Raffi Cavoukian.
Raffi Cavoukian: B.C. needs a people's premier
Beloved Canadian singer Raffi Cavoukian tells voters why they may want to think twice about BC Liberal Premier Christy Clark when they head to the polls on May 9.
"PIVOTAL": Senior military Brit confirms Sajjan's planning role
If we accept the word of the CBC's anonymous sources, we have to reject the word of Col. Chris Vernon, a senior officer who was actually in the room.
Liu: Ottawa can't fix human rights violations against detainees with a survey
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale must fix Canada's broken immigration detention system without putting human rights up for negotiation in the court of public opinion.
