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Thank you, Hugh Segal
The debate on Bill C-377 has moved to the Senate. As many Policy Note readers probably know, Bill C-377 would impose onerous and unfair financial…
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BC Budget 2013 News Release
We will be posting more commentary on the budget in the coming days; this is our news release from today’s budget lockup. Budget may be…
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Getting it Wrong For Seniors in British Columbia
Seniors and their families need and should have access to useful information when they are making critical decisions about residential care and throughout the period…
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Services for at-risk youth in BC: moving from dysfunction to effective support
Guest blogger Diana Guenther drew on extensive work experience in social services to develop her Masters of Urban Studies thesis on improving services for at-risk…
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The myth of the left-wing CBC
To anybody following CBC TV’s news and current affairs over the past five years, it’s no surprise that far from tilting leftward, the Mother Corp…
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Christy Clark, George Abbott – meet Jeffrey Moore
There’s a freight train heading for BC’s education system — and it’s not being driven by government or teachers. This train hit the tracks long…
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“Mass staff replacements” in seniors’ care: impacts and solutions
Deep in the second volume of the BC Ombudsperson’s recently-released second report on seniors’ care, is an interesting and important discussion about large-scale staff replacements and…
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Whatever happened to gender identity and expression?
A year ago this week, Bill C-389, An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression),…
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Fossil fuel lobbyists: the real radicals
Most of the fossil fuel lobby’s arguments against its opponents should be reversed. Consider: Who are the real ‘radicals’ – those working for a sustainable…
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Who’s really “skewing” the pipeline debate?
Apparently the Harper government and its echo chamber in the blogosphere (e.g. Vivian Krause) think that philanthropic funding of environmental groups is “skewing” the debate…
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Occupy Canada: media pundits vs. reality
The Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Canada protests seem to be occupying – and perhaps unhinging – the minds of media pundits – at least, those who…
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BC poverty rates highest in Canada, again
Statistics Canada released a report today on incomes across Canada in 2009. As First Call BC points out in their news release, key points for…
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