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Warren Bell

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Warren Bell is a family physician who lives in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. He is Past Founding President of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.

73 Articles

Greta Thunberg's words speak to larger truths about humanity

A Swedish teenager goes from country to country in Europe, aiming salvos of scientific truth about climate crisis  at the world’s recalcitrant political and corporate leaders, most of whom are working very hard to pretend that there is no global climate crisis.
Opinion | May 26th 2019

LNG expansion: a path to nowhere

It’s time for us all – and especially for our political leaders – to stop dithering and start working hard to protect the planet for the sake of future generations.
Opinion, Energy | April 3rd 2019

On climate change, children behave like adults while adults show immaturity

We have entered an era in which children and young people are standing up and stating truths that many of their adult contemporaries either ignore or flatly deny.
Opinion, Politics | March 14th 2019

If you're under 40, it's better to vote proportional representation

Opinion, Politics | December 4th 2018

Confused about B.C.'s electoral reform? Use this tool to figure out how to vote

Have you received the ballot for B.C.'s referendum on election reform (despite the rotating strike at Canada Post)? Great. Now for the important part — figuring out which voting system you support most. 
Opinion | October 31st 2018

Proportional representation will push politicians to listen, even if you're with a different party

A proportional voting system favours voters. It ensures that just about every single vote counts for something: either support for a particular party, or support for a local representative, or both, writes columnist Warren Bell.
Opinion | October 29th 2018

Open letter to Judge Affleck: as a doctor, this is why I'm against Kinder Morgan's oil pipeline expansion

As one of the three founders of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, I have a keen interest in preventing environmental degradation, because I know that human health —my over-riding professional focus — is entirely dependent on healthy ecosystems. 
Trans Mountain
Opinion, Politics | August 20th 2018
British Columbia premier, Ujjal Dosanjh, B.C. Proportional Representation Society,

Who's afraid of proportional representation in B.C.?

I support proportional representation for B.C., as do a majority of citizens in the province, but there's an aggressive opposition campaign driven by big money and unfounded fears.
Opinion, Politics | July 11th 2018

Judge's triple fine on Elizabeth May is madness

“In a democracy, there is room for nonviolent civil disobedience.”
Trans Mountain
Opinion, Energy, Politics | May 29th 2018

Are protesters against Kinder Morgan breaking the law? Which law?

The "black letter" of the law changes all the time. Biological and geophysical realities change, but not in ways that we can control -- unless we are influencing them. Climate change is us, and the protesters against Kinder Morgan are acting on that premise.
Opinion, Energy | April 24th 2018
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