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Lawrie McFarlane: 鈥楥onsultation鈥 on high-cost drugs an exercise in building pre-election support

Lawrie McFarlane: 鈥楥onsultation鈥 on high-cost drugs an exercise in building pre-election support

Health sa国际传媒 has released a paper called Building A National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases. It is allegedly based on 鈥渨hat we heard from Canadians.鈥 It is, in fact, nothing of the kind.
Trevor Hancock: Denying net zero is 'simply not on'

Trevor Hancock: Denying net zero is 'simply not on'

Readers of this paper were recently treated to a classic piece of 鈥渓ight your hair on fire鈥 misinformation inspired by the 颅fossil-fuel industry.
Charla Huber: Turnout for Penelakut Tribe march evidence of Islanders' compassion

Charla Huber: Turnout for Penelakut Tribe march evidence of Islanders' compassion

A few weeks ago, Penelakut Tribe announced 160 undocumented and unmarked graves were found on the former Kuper Island Industrial School grounds on its territory on Penelakut Island. On sa国际传媒
Anny Scoones: Dipping a toe into contemporary art that blurs boundaries

Anny Scoones: Dipping a toe into contemporary art that blurs boundaries

Believe it or not, I smell autumn ever so faintly in the early-morning air when I walk my dog Archie through the bleached and slightly dewy grasses and wild mauve asters in the Dallas Road meadows.
Geoff Johnson: Internet key to individualized learning, but access is not equal

Geoff Johnson: Internet key to individualized learning, but access is not equal

It seems inevitable, in a time of expanding student access to knowledge technology, that public education will head in the direction of what is called constructivist teaching and learning.
Charla Huber: Stepping out of our comfort zones brings rewards

Charla Huber: Stepping out of our comfort zones brings rewards

I receive many emails from readers who want to know what they can do to work towards reconciliation, build relationships and, more than anything, show support to Indigenous people.
Monique Keiran: Silk moth's 'scentsibility' is off the charts

Monique Keiran: Silk moth's 'scentsibility' is off the charts

Some shark species can smell the blood of prey up to almost half a kilometre away and in tiny quantities 鈥 one part of blood to one million parts of water, equal to one teaspoon of blood in a swimming pool.
Our Community: Ladysmith Days, 500th little free library, Mt. Work run for Help Fill a Dream

Our Community: Ladysmith Days, 500th little free library, Mt. Work run for Help Fill a Dream

Ladysmith to honour health-care workers just before parade The Town of Ladysmith鈥檚 Citizen of the Year award isn鈥檛 going to an individual this year, but to all health-care workers in recognition of their contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trevor Hancock: Building child-friendly communities means protecting future generations

Trevor Hancock: Building child-friendly communities means protecting future generations

鈥淭he well-being of children is the ultimate indicator of a healthy habitat, a democratic society and of good governance.
Lawrie McFarlane: Random law enforcement is an invitation to others to try their luck

Lawrie McFarlane: Random law enforcement is an invitation to others to try their luck

When I wrote a piece criticizing (among other things) the refusal of local police officers to intervene when a band of thugs threw the statue of Capt.