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The case for proportional representation
Kinder, gentler democracies by Sonia Furstenau Let me start where I’m going to end: we have an extraordinary opportunity to make our electoral system better. But the debate around this…
Now is your chance to modernize BC’s voting system
Why you need to vote for Proportional Representation Between October 22 and November 2, British Columbians will receive a ballot package in the mail from Elections BC asking us if…
Proportional representation an historic opportunity to improve democracy in BC
by Eoin Finn I grew up in Ireland, which has used a system of proportional representation (ProRep) since it became a Republic almost 100 years ago. I have voted in…
Learning to trust at Menaville Resort in in Safaga
by Nadia Serry In 1991, Menaville Resort medical staff participated in a series of national and international medical research studies. The huge efforts spent to scientifically implement the phenomena of…
A deep state of confusion
by Geoff Olson “When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor…
2018 Vancouver civic election: to change or not to change
by Elizabeth Murphy The 2018 civic election has an opportunity for change, with most incumbents not running again. The question is: will the new council lead a new course in…
Heritage Gardens – a sustainable and environmentally-conscious cemetery in South Surrey
photos: Original location 802 West Broadway, 1918 / Newly opened Heritage Gardens, 2018 My name is Trevor Crean; my father and I are third and fourth-generation funeral directors. In 1908,…