BC’s LNG industry – flogging a dead horse
— by Eoin Finn — In British Columbia, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) is an industry on life support. The problem: the public is paying for the treatment. At the height…
Climatology as eschatology
— by Geoff Olson — Eschatology | eskəˈtäləjē | noun: the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind. “Bring…
Climate, hypocrisy and the citizen
— by Bob Hackett — Anyone who’s criticized Big Oil’s political power or advocated for a low-carbon economy has probably heard a familiar rhetorical chestnut: “You hypocrite! You use oil…
The Big Stall – How big oil and think tanks have blocked climate action in Canada
— by Donald Gutstein — Just weeks after Justin Trudeau won the October 2015 federal election, John Manley, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, business’s main lobby group,…
Destructive human behaviour at root of orca plight
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki News about orca mother Tahlequah carrying her dead newborn for 17 days through the Salish Sea this summer was heartbreaking, and rightfully captured the world’s…
Copyright Act to be reviewed
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Marianela Ramos Capelo Gray areas include tattoo designs and “orphaned works” When you think about it, intellectual property is quite a strange concept. Ideas are, in and…
Andrew Coyne chooses Proportional Representation
— by Andrew Coyne — Raised in Winnipeg, Mr. Coyne is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics. He is national affairs columnist for…
The recriminalization of cannabis
— by Michael Bryant — Cannabis crime will go up, not down, now that cannabis has been “legalized” by the Trudeau government. Because the law that passed Parliament amounts to…
Politics – if it’s broke, fix it
— by Bruce Mason — Staying informed about our political life has always induced headaches, varying in severity. These days, the frequency of temple-thumping migraines caused by out-of-control elected officials…
High rollers jump on pot bandwagon
— by Bruce Mason — Former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney (pictured with Trudeau, above) jumped into legalized (sort-of) recreational weed with both Gucci loafers. He is among many former top…