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Is gamble on the casino expansion a smart bet?

Every few years, a city is called upon to make a pivotal choice that shapes its future for generations to come. In the 1960s, Vancouver rejected freeways, and in the process created one of the world's...

 
 
 

Issues & Ideas

 
 
Did the Vancouver Olympics change Canada? Were the 21st Winter Games a watershed in the story of a reserved people famously reluctant to speak their name?
 
 
 

Canada & World

 
 
In all Muslim countries where free and fair elections are held, voters have for some years been telling puritanical Islamic parties that they must abandon all notions of introducing religious administrations if they want to attract ballots.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Let's lose the inferiority complex

Canadians need to take a deep breath and look at the big picture of a continental perimeter agreement. Why the precipitous diplomacy to achieve a continental security perimeter? What are the intended and unintended consequences?


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Video: 2011 B.C. budget highlights and analysis

B.C. debt is spiraling out of control. B.C. budget 2011 highlights and analysis. A conversation with Harvey Enchin and Fazil Mihlar.


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Video: B.C. Budget 2011 - Deloitte's recommendations

Albert Baker, Tax Policy Leader discusses Deloitte's B.C. Budget 2011 recommendations.


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The introduction of a new way of providing French immersion kicks off in New Brunswick. Starting Tuesday grade 3 students from across the province can enroll in French immersion.

Immersion can't save the French language

By Canadian political standards, rogue Tory MP Maxime Bernier is either very brave or very foolish. Maybe a bit of both. But whatever motivated him to wade into the politically treacherous waters of Quebec's language law, Bill 101 - and he should be commended for going where few dare - there is no doubt his comments have resonated.


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Destruction of habitat is one of the prime contributors to endangered species and is one of the reasons the province needs strong legislation.

B.C. needs endangered species legislation

As a conservation biologist, I am charged with the responsibility of maintaining the genetic tapestry of life on our planet. And as a science communicator my job is to explain why nature and a healthy environment are crucial to the well-being of corporations, governments and children.


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Video: Protests spread to Iran, Yemen and Bahrain

Will the flame of freedom burn brightly in the Middle East? Columnist Jonathan Manthorpe in conversation with Fazil Mihlar.


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B.C.'s newest wine region starts to bloom

The Skeetchestn say 'enough already'

There's a lot of talk in the current Liberal leadership race about rural interests versus urban interests, how rural resource development is important but that most of the benefits of this development flow to urban areas. Rural and urban voters alike are said to be frustrated.


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Aging brains present a growing set of challenges

The recent incident involving a dementia patient who received anti-psychotic medication against her family's wishes highlights the urgent need to focus on the changing health care landscape and the ethical concerns it raises.


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Japan's Foreign Minister, Seiji Maehara (left) watches Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov restate Russia's claim to a group of Pacific islands that Japan believes still belongs to it.

Russia, Japan trade insults ver disputed islands

Despite burgeoning trade links between Russia and Japan, diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Moscow are floundering over a 65-yearold dispute about ownership of a chain of four sparsely inhabited islands.


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The agonizing wait for scoliosis surgery

As a parent of a child who needed urgent spine surgery, I can sympathize with the heart-wrenching plight of scoliosis patient Donovan Niiranen and his family, as reported in the media in recent months. Watching your child's progressive medical condition continue to deteriorate while waiting for a surgical date at BC Children's Hospital leaves a parent feeling frustrated and helpless. The harsh reality is that surgical treatment for some orthopedic conditions at BCCH is not always available in a timely manner.


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