Opinion

CanCollector

What the Lucky Owe the Rest

Are we a society that cares for one another? Taxes are a key measure.

By Rafe Mair, Today

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Sexism Tinges Criticism of Teachers' Job Action

Folks, this is not a referendum on whether teachers 'nurture' or 'care' enough.

By Charles Bingham, 25 May 2012

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Bias in BC's Pesticide Decision? Follow the Bouncing Verbs

Legislative committee's language treats science-based critics like children.

By R. Warren Bell, 24 May 2012

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The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed

Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 23 May 2012

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Who Mowed Down the Premier?

Cosmetic pesticide issue pits Cancer Society versus BC government in no-win situation for Christy Clark.

By Bill Tieleman, 22 May 2012

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Shaping, then Seizing, BC's 'Comparative Advantage'

To create new areas of economic growth here government needs to 'set the table.'

By Ken McFarlane, 22 May 2012

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Now Is the Time to Talk up Big Ideas

Rather than accept the accident of Harper's agenda, dream up one bigger, better.

By Murray Dobbin, 21 May 2012

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Why Blackberry's Embrace of HTML5 Is Good Karma

By betting on open-software, RIM helps close digital divide. (Which is why Tyee's free phone app is HTML5, too.)

By Geoff D'Auria, 21 May 2012

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Does BC Stand for Ban Clotheslines?

They save energy beautifully but up to a million British Columbians aren't allowed to use one.

By Jon Howland, 17 May 2012

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I Breast-fed My Preschooler. Big Whoop

Time magazine tackles attachment parenting and its vitriolic haters. Is this a necessary war?

By Marcie Good, 15 May 2012

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'Cagey' Clark's Pipeline Prevarications

Premier won't take position on Northern Gateway but calls NDP concerns 'goofy' and 'gobbledygook.'

By Bill Tieleman, 15 May 2012

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Van Dongen No Hero to Me

Pundits celebrating BC Lib defector's Railgate statements should dredge up his fish farm file.

By Rafe Mair, 14 May 2012

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Tough on Crime? Not When It Comes to Workplace Deaths

Law exists to prosecute criminally reckless employers. Why just six tries in 20 years?

By Brian Campbell, 11 May 2012

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Bill C-38: the Environmental Destruction Act

Packing so many attacks on nature into one bill, Harper bets, will confuse citizens. Here's what's at stake.

By Elizabeth May, 10 May 2012

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Why We Stopped the Coal Train

And why risking arrest was the right thing to do. An account from the railway tracks.

By Kevin Washbrook, 9 May 2012

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Risky for BC Liberals to Change Brands

Christy Clark is fine with pursuing a new name for her party. Good idea?

By Bill Tieleman, 8 May 2012

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Gateway Designed to Pump Far More Crude than Advertised

Pipes could carry 60 per cent more than now proposed. Result: hundreds more tankers off BC's coast.

By Robyn Allan, 7 May 2012

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Hellish Highway 63 Strikes Again

Andrew Nikiforuk's call for a crack down. Plus, an excerpt on the road to Fort McMurray from 'Tar Sands.'

By Andrew Nikiforuk, 5 May 2012

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What's the Big Deal About CETA?

What the BC government can't tell you about the sweeping new treaty being framed with Europe.

By Robert Duffy, 3 May 2012

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Will Quebec's Students Emulate Chile's?

Led by a radical, what started as a tuition fight united thousands more aggrieved Chileans.

By Crawford Kilian, 2 May 2012

The Gem of Canadian Science that Harper Killed

Experimental Lakes Area was world famous; its findings might have saved Canada billions.

By Andrew Nikiforuk