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Time to move beyond the debate on assisted suicide
The long smouldering debate on physician-assisted suicide (PAS) flared up early this summer when on June 5 the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 52, An Act respecting end-of-life care. The legislation gives patients in some situations the possibility of requesting medical aid in dying, widely considered a euphemism for euthanasia.…
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Let’s challenge carelessness on International Women’s Day
Carelessness has led Canada and the world down a dangerous path. Committing to a caring society, one that’s equitable, inclusive, and peaceful, must become our rallying cry
Carelessness has led Canada and the world down a dangerous path. Committing to a caring society, one that’s equitable, inclusive, and peaceful, must become our rallying cry
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Fast Facts: Applying a Rural and Remote Lens to the KPMG Review
There has been much discussion and analysis of the KPMG Manitoba Fiscal Performance Review recently released by the provincial government. However, the potential impacts that will occur in rural and remote Manitoba communities, if some of the review’s recommendations are implemented, have not yet been part of the dialogue. The…
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Fracking in BC’s northeast
Last summer I got out of Vancouver and toured northern BC. While the trip was mostly for pleasure, my inner economist could not resist some industrial tourism and visits to resource towns and major industrial sites that are the heart and soul of BC’s resource economy. Forestry dominates near Prince…
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After the rush: Fort Nelson needs firm government commitments to reclaim lands abandoned by fossil fuel industry
In the face of the economic fallout from COVID-19, it’s easy to forget that some communities in British Columbia were in deep fiscal distress long before the pandemic began. Fort Nelson is a good example, and a textbook case of why senior levels of government need to be mindful when…
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Patching up Canada’s income security net: Lessons from the pandemic
The big question now for Canada is whether, by design or default, we will revert to the “same old, same old” after the crisis.
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Connecting BC: A 10-year vision for public transit throughout BC
Let’s not keep BC riders waiting. It’s time to invest in the transit British Columbians deserve.
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What’s Wrong with Site C
In a #SiteC tweet no doubt designed to complement an unabashedly political debate taking place in the legislature this week, the Liberal caucus stated that Site C is the most reviewed project in BC’s history, it will create 10,000 jobs and will provide affordable, reliable clean power. The tweet is…
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Thousands of earthquakes near Site C dam and mounting “geotechnical problems” at project warrant public inquiry, CCPA says
(VANCOUVER) The BC government should immediately appoint an independent panel of geologists and engineers to assess the ongoing geotechnical problems at Site C and whether the unstable ground at the dam construction site could be further compromised by the thousands of fracking-induced earthquakes occurring nearby, says the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Fast Facts: Bill C-393
Life-saving bill killed in the senate On March 25th when the Conservative government fell on a non-confidence motion, a number of bills died on the Order Paper. Bill C-393 was poised to save lives, and its untimely death was entirely preventable. This private member’s bill was designed to cut through…
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Fast Facts: Austerity is bad for your health
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press March 23, 2019 as Three thousand patients in a bind. On March 2, a news release issued by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) announced the closure of the Family Medical Centre (FMC), a primary care facility in St. Boniface, serving in excess…
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Part II: The only thing certain about COVID-19 is uncertainty
Read Part One of Michele and Chandra’s piece here. What does this mean for protecting public health? In order to have a hope of containing the virus, we need to know as quickly as possible who actually has the virus and who they in turn might have exposed. But as…
