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Lawrie McFarlane: PM's attempt to overpower Speaker by court order is the real toxin

Lawrie McFarlane: PM's attempt to overpower Speaker by court order is the real toxin

In 1641, driven by his wife鈥檚 imperious order 鈥淕o you 颅poltroon. Go and pull those rogues out by the ears,鈥 King Charles I forced his way into the House of Commons and demanded that five sitting 颅members be turned over to him.
Trevor Hancock: Oh, Kanata. Time for a new flag and a new name?

Trevor Hancock: Oh, Kanata. Time for a new flag and a new name?

Last week, the sa国际传媒 announced that for sa国际传媒 Day, it would be running a full-page pull-out of the Canadian Indigenous Flag .
Fairy Creek and Clayoquot Sound: A tale of two protests, 28 years apart

Fairy Creek and Clayoquot Sound: A tale of two protests, 28 years apart

Fairy Creek protests evoke memories of Clayoquot Sound, but there are key differences
Pictures of a life: A box of old photographs tells the story of a mother's journey

Pictures of a life: A box of old photographs tells the story of a mother's journey

A box of old photographs and passports sits in the basement. I bring the box upstairs. Sitting on the rug in the living room, I turn the box upside down and spread out the contents.
Monique Keiran: Summer fires could bring smoke that makes COVID-19 worse

Monique Keiran: Summer fires could bring smoke that makes COVID-19 worse

Hello, pandemic summer 2021. Record temperatures, a months-long drought across southern areas of the province, and an out-of-control wildfire in the Interior have rung in the season. While many sa国际传媒
Lawrie McFarlane: Kenney is playing with fire with referendum on equalization

Lawrie McFarlane: Kenney is playing with fire with referendum on equalization

The government of Alberta will hold a referendum this 颅October asking Albertans if they want equalization 颅payments 颅withdrawn from the 颅Constitution. The alleged 颅purpose is to focus attention on what many Albertans consider an unfair system.
Our Community: Canoe launch for Indigenous Peoples Day; dog calendar seeks pooch pics

Our Community: Canoe launch for Indigenous Peoples Day; dog calendar seeks pooch pics

Write on! Two Vancouver Island students were runners-up in Habitat for Humanity sa国际传媒鈥檚 annual Meaning of Home writing 颅contest. The contest encourages students in grades 4, 5 and 6 to share what home means to them through a poem or short essay.
Trevor Hancock: Stop subsidies to 'corporate welfare bums' that harm our health

Trevor Hancock: Stop subsidies to 'corporate welfare bums' that harm our health

One of the frequent complaints by the proponents of neoliberal economics and small 颅government and their corporate supporters is that there is a lot of waste in government.
Anny Scoones: Red Dress project shows shift in public art from shocking to quietly symbolic

Anny Scoones: Red Dress project shows shift in public art from shocking to quietly symbolic

Do you enjoy public art, sculpture and monuments, and have you considered its relevance? The intent of public art is so very diverse. Some monuments and sculpture remind us to never forget the horrors and ravages of war.
Geoff Johnson: Are storm clouds gathering over principals' lack of bargaining rights?

Geoff Johnson: Are storm clouds gathering over principals' lack of bargaining rights?

On March 18, 2020, the 颅Southeast Kootenay Principals鈥 and Vice Principals鈥 Association applied to the Labour Relations Board for certification to be the 颅exclusive bargaining agent for all principals, vice-principals and district principals employed