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Comment: Inclusion, xenophobia in Quebec’s charter

Comment: Inclusion, xenophobia in Quebec’s charter

A palpable electoral cynicism underlies Quebec’s proposed charter of values.
Make Me Feel Good

Make Me Feel Good

I am not supposed to tell you this, but I have not had a cup of coffee or any caffeinated beverage for the past eight days. No I am not on doctor’s orders and this is not some strange diet. It is Lent.
1879: An Indian chief’s plea for a fair deal

1879: An Indian chief’s plea for a fair deal

This is a letter from the chief of the Williams Lake Indian band, published in the Daily British Colonist on Nov. 7, 1879. It was cited by the Specific Claims Tribunal in a Feb.
Les Leyne: Coroner seeks answers in mill deaths

Les Leyne: Coroner seeks answers in mill deaths

Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe entered the fray Monday over the accountability issue surrounding the Burns Lake mill fire fatalities. The B.C.
Geoff Johnson: BCTF, province should discuss evaluations

Geoff Johnson: BCTF, province should discuss evaluations

Most people, teachers included, are surprised to learn that as employees of a board of education, teachers are specifically excluded from the provisions of the B.C.
Energy efficient light bulbs are finally worth buying

Energy efficient light bulbs are finally worth buying

Prices for LED bulbs have dropped in the last year and quality has improved. Many models do a good job of mimicking the light and look of incandescent bulbs.
Comment: Reconciliation needed for a truly free Ukraine

Comment: Reconciliation needed for a truly free Ukraine

Reciprocity means responding to a positive action with another positive action.
David Bly: Don’t begrudge military families a few perks

David Bly: Don’t begrudge military families a few perks

When fire broke out on the Royal Canadian Navy supply ship HMCS Protecteur, leaving it disabled in the Pacific, it carried, besides its crew, 17 family members.
Iain Hunter: Judges using social theories, not facts

Iain Hunter: Judges using social theories, not facts

In declaring unconstitutional the laws against public solicitation, brothels and living off the avails of a legal age-old occupation, the Supreme Court seems to be treading into Parliament’s domain again.
Lions are kings of 2A basketball court

Lions are kings of 2A basketball court

Ed Somers stood on the sidelines, almost in disbelief, a perplexed but satisfied look on his face as his Lambrick Park Lions bounced up and down in unison in sheer enjoyment. There was plenty to celebrate as the Lions just knocked off the St.