What if Omar Khadr isn’t guilty?
For all the fury boiling up over news of his settlement, there's precious little insight or knowledge about the case.
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They refused to run an ad about animal cruelty at the rodeo
Why would a British Columbia newspaper, committed to the highest standard of ethics, refuse to publish an animal cruelty ad about a rodeo event?
Doctors explain why B.C.'s GreeNDP should kibosh the Site C Dam
The Site C Dam is out of tune with Canada's new reality. It is yesterday’s project, write two doctors, concerned about the health of British Columbians and their environment.
If you want to save a whale, first save its food
The fate of two of British Columbia’s most iconic animals and the ecosystems and economies that depend on them rests in our hands, writes famed Canadian scientist David Suzuki.
Time to electrify our economy for climate change, say senators
The bottom line is we need to change our driving, shipping and commuting habits, write two senators on the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources.
Untethering colonial rule for Canada's 150th birthday
In order to move forward, we need to have real reconciliation accompanied by restitution, writes activist Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel.
Let's celebrate Canada’s 150th with a course correction on MMIWG inquiry
It’s hard to square $500 million for a July 1 party with a $53.8 million-investment in stopping the crisis of MMIWG, writes former Vancouver police detective Lorimer Shenher.
Loi C-44: remaniement pernicieux de l’équilibre du pouvoir entre fédéral et provincial
La loi C-44 et son projet de Banque d'infrastructure du Canada sont une menace pour l'autonomie juridique des provinces et municipalités, écrit chroniqueur Gérard Montpetit.
Dear British Columbia, forget fracking. Sincerely, two doctors
It’s time to choose, and choose not for the past, but for the future, write two members of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
Canada has a secret weapon in the fight against flooding
Nature can help us — if we let it, writes renowned Canadian TV show host, scientist and environmental activist David Suzuki.
Indigenous consent is a right. Will the GreeNDP honour it?
An unfortunate legacy of the Harper era is that public officials and media often conflate Indigenous peoples’ right to consent with veto power.
Trudeau Liberals complete step one of many required for CBC reconstruction
The new process for picking a CBC board is an important first step in rebuilding and reviving the public broadcaster, says former longtime CBC journalist Nick Fillmore.
Hands off the global climate pact, says European Union
We have spent 20 years negotiating. Now it is time for action and the world's priority is implementation.
The bike turns 200 this month, but Suzuki explains why it never gets old
Two hundred years ago this month, an environmental and fuel crisis inspired one of our greatest inventions.
Trudeau can't afford his ambiguity on Trump
Der Spiegel stands by report suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeased U.S. President Donald Trump regarding removal of mention of the Paris climate agreement from declaration.
