Reading Time: 3 minutes Court case in B.C. will force us to look with real clarity at our health system and how it measures up to others around the world
Category: Viewpoint
Patti Smith tracks rock heroes’ slide into ‘careerism’
Reading Time: 4 minutes Too many of today’s music stars have strayed into careerism and away from the revolutionary values that many of them began with
JFK and Reagan more alike than you’d think
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kennedy and Reagan have assumed sainthood status for their polarized parties and claiming continuity between them strikes many as rank heresy
Methane hydrates: economic bonanza or environmental catastrophe?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trapped in oceans and permafrost, this hydrocarbon carries great potential – but its untimely release could also bring immeasurable harm
Healthy marriages remain a public good
Reading Time: 3 minutes Provide the stability and structure that allow for the development of aspirations and the flourishing of family members
Kaepernick standing up for the rights of everyone
Reading Time: 3 minutes Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit during the national anthem is an act of conscience and we should respect his right to express his concerns
Make it easier for schools to compete for students
Reading Time: 4 minutes We need to allow boards to recruit and hire the best teachers regardless of seniority and the free movement of students regardless of postal code
Double-double trouble on the coffee front
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada ranks third among the world’s top coffee drinkers, thanks to the ever-present Tim Hortons chain, but consumption patterns are changing
B.C. author takes a different approach to spirituality
Reading Time: 4 minutes Paul Crawford draws on the wisdom of major religions to illustrate that spirituality is a natural human capacity for finding meaning in life
Indigenous communities deserve economic choice
Reading Time: 3 minutes Allowing free market ownership of urban reserves can give First Nations the economic clout to move ahead, despite having to pay taxes