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Could decriminalization be the answer to B.C.’s overdose crisis?

Jordan McBain Miller was just 25 when he died in 2014. The young man from Pender Island, B.C. had recently started his own business installing wood stoves. He injured his back while working and was prescribed oxycodone for the pain.

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By Tracy Sherlock in Opinion, Politics | October 3rd 2018

Climate Change is Here, Alex Benay, Catherine McKenna, Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation

Cities have unique opportunity to lead fight against climate change

As Ontarians prepare to go to the polls to elect their municipal representatives on Oct. 22, voters should pay particular attention to candidates who propose concrete measures to protect the environment, advocate for sustainable development policies and equip our cities with green infrastructure in an effort to flight climate change, writes Ottawa candidate Anthony Carricato

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By Letters in Opinion, Energy, Politics | October 3rd 2018

Change isn't always a good thing

While Legault may claim that he's not a social conservative, his win is a sad testament to the fact that tribalism, fear mongering, and xenophobia were powerful motivators for a lot of people. And if not outright motivators, they were simply not enough of a deterrence for many people to abstain from voting for him, which is just as disconcerting

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Quebec 2018

By Toula Drimonis in Opinion, Politics | October 2nd 2018

Why Canada should reject 'a race to the bottom' with the United States

“Competitiveness” is the buzzword dominating formal hearings and lobbying behind the scenes for the federal budget, in the wake of President Donald Trump slashing U.S. corporate tax rates and amid turbulence in negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement. A researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives asks: Does it have to be a race to the bottom?

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By Gauri Sreenivasan in Opinion, Politics | September 28th 2018

Broken regulator can't resolve Trans Mountain 'merry-go-round'

The bottom line is that the NEB is probably Canada’s most broken, distrusted regulator and yet Justin Trudeau is entrusting this body to rush a 22 week redo of the Trans Mountain pipeline review, with the expectation that somehow, some way, the result is going to be different, writes Cameron Fenton.

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By Cameron Fenton in Opinion, Energy, Politics | September 27th 2018

In Trump’s world, no man is unemployable — and no woman is safe

In Trump’s world, men are the real casualties of #MeToo.

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By Alexandra Samuel in Opinion | September 21st 2018

'We want the right deal': Carr

In an opinion column, Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr touts the benefits of the year-old Canada-European Union trade agreement and vows "our government will not settle for any deal" with the United States.

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By Jim Carr in Opinion, Politics | September 21st 2018

Toronto police need to answer for their actions

Toronto police need to answer for their actions at demonstrations where far-right and anti-facist activists face off. It's not okay to protect one group and leave the other vulnerable.

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By Steven Zhou in Opinion, Politics, Culture | September 21st 2018

North Carolina, Hurricane Florence, climate change

This storm warning was meant to help North Carolina prepare

The warning was meant to help North Carolina prepare its long, wide, low-lying coast for the kinds of severe occurrences that are becoming increasingly common as climate change ramps up. But developers and others complained the forecasts could hurt property values and increase insurance costs.

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