Opinion

Les Leyne: Public safety forces retreat on decriminalization

B.C.’s historic drug decriminalization experiment is being dramatically scaled back as the NDP government retreats in the face of sustained public anxiety about what it is doing to perceptions of public safety.

Apr 27, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Comment: People with drug addictions need help — but not this way

A patient’s pre-existing drug dependency can and should be managed by the health care professionals, not the patients themselves.

Apr 27, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Comment: Don't blame the Indigenous community for this bad decision

The board says that student safety is their concern and that their decision on the police liaison officer program is “trauma-informed.”

Apr 26, 2024 4:00 AM Read more >

Editorial: Federal spending plans can only worsen inflation

The next national election is coming, and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals trail Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives by 20 points, 24 to 44.

Apr 26, 2024 3:45 AM Read more >

Letters April 26: Dealing with illicit drugs; the PM's wrinkled pants; cancer screening only for those with family doctors?

Apr 26, 2024 12:00 AM Read more >

Les Leyne: Two accounts of the pause of social harms bill

Government introduced a bill that was supposed to smooth the way for the province to sue the social media giants for the damage they are doing to society

Apr 25, 2024 3:45 AM Read more >