Opinion

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Time to Zip John Baird's Loose Lips

As if to embody the opposite of diplomacy, he fans hazardous flames in Middle East.

By Murray Dobbin, Today

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Stoking the False War Between Generations

Want to please a one per center? Blame the Boomers for 'generational theft.'

By Donald Gutstein, 11 Feb 2012

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Harper in China

ENERGY & EQUITY: Why should Canada now beg to fuel China's colossal waste of energy?

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 9 Feb 2012

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Who Pays Huge Power Bills for Clark's Gas Plants?

Turning natural gas into liquid sucks electricity. Ratepayers, guard your wallets.

By Bill Tieleman, 7 Feb 2012

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Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?

Eight old dents in believability Clark's polish hasn't fixed.

By Rafe Mair, 6 Feb 2012

Recent Opinion

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Proof Is in: Our Forests Are Badly Mismanaged

BC falls seriously short on restocking trees, finds Forest Practices Board. Time for action.

By Norm Macdonald, 3 Feb 2012

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Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!

Social media made free labour of us all, and now grocers are catching on. I quit.

By Shannon Rupp, 3 Feb 2012

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Skating into 2012, More Resolutions

Three vows for the year ahead: confront public scarcity, support networked generosity, and play defensively. What's yours?

By John Stapleton, Peter Deitz and Donna Thomson, 3 Feb 2012

Professor Bill Rees

Bill Rees' Last Lecture

Retiring after 40 years, one of Canada's intellectual eco-giants leaves behind a tremendous footprint.

By Justin Ritchie, 2 Feb 2012

Water

With Trade Deal, Will Canada Give EU 'Right to Profit' on Water?

Failing to safeguard resource in CETA negotiations shows private firms our water is on offer.

By Maude Barlow and Paul Moist, 2 Feb 2012

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Is Canada Ignoring Signs of a Coming Economic Collapse?

Two experts lecturing in Vancouver warn resource-rich nations aren't immune.

By Justin Ritchie, 1 Feb 2012

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Eleven Oily Questions for Every MP

ENERGY & EQUITY: Before you make oil sands and pipeline decisions, can you answer these queries?

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 1 Feb 2012

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No Way, YVR!

Vancouver airport's improvement fee hike, set by unelected officials with BC Lib ties, should be grounded.

By Bill Tieleman, 31 Jan 2012

Tides Canada president and CEO Ross McMillan

Tides Canada: Let's Have Open, Honest Debate about Our Energy Future

'The conversation is going downhill when it should be rising to new heights.'

By Ross McMillan, 31 Jan 2012

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Bad Apple

It's time to face the human cost of my Apple addiction -- and yours.

By Crawford Kilian, 30 Jan 2012

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Bow Down Canadians, Corporations Are King

Harper's creed: 'Ask not what your economy can do for you, ask what you can do for your economy.'

By Murray Dobbin, 30 Jan 2012

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View from the Reichstag

In Berlin, I was told German history offers a lesson for Canadian democracy.

By Michael Byers, 26 Jan 2012

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Reality Check for Europe Bashing Republicans

A resident of Italy argues the American Dream has emigrated to his continent. Canada's, too?

By Frank Viviano, 25 Jan 2012

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Have We Created an Incurable TB?

Report from India suggests so. Can we ever trounce the mutant bacteria?

By Crawford Kilian, 24 Jan 2012

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Why I'm Voting Peggy Nash

Tenacious and gracious, the NDP leader candidate is Layton's most worthy successor.

By Bill Tieleman, 24 Jan 2012

Girls Gone Geek in Vancouver

Take in a night of 'nerdlesque,' a burlesque bonanza for the cerebral crowd.

By Laura Kane