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Opinion: Taking in immigrants, refugees good for Canada

Opinion: Taking in immigrants, refugees good for Canada

Countries like Canada are able to gain even more advantages from immigration by using the promise of a better life in a stable country to attract the best and the brightest from the developing world.
Opinion: Should politicians listen to what people say on social media?

Opinion: Should politicians listen to what people say on social media?

We now live in a world where Twitter likes and social media feeds are more important than being right. Where saying things to get the base riled up is more important than thoughtful discussions.
Imagined thoughts: A Pacific Coliseum doorman’s letter to his grandchild

Imagined thoughts: A Pacific Coliseum doorman’s letter to his grandchild

A reflection on a reported jinx that has kept the Vancouver Canucks from ever winning the Stanley Cup
Carson Binda: No one believes Kevin Falcon about his carbon tax

Carson Binda: No one believes Kevin Falcon about his carbon tax

BC United leader Kevin Falcon ought to be arguing to get rid of the carbon tax
Guy Heywood: Lagging productivity puts our economy at risk

Guy Heywood: Lagging productivity puts our economy at risk

Access to financing and weak business investment are dual economic problems
Trevor Hancock: Robots will have to pay taxes

Trevor Hancock: Robots will have to pay taxes

The billions of dollars these taxes would raise could be put to good use, funding a guaranteed basic income for everyone, as more people are displaced not only from industrial work but many service industry jobs
Comment: Benign neglect is destroying Canada's health system

Comment: Benign neglect is destroying Canada's health system

Canadians want health services to be fair and equitable; but importantly, the services must be available when needed.
Opinion: Real estate-friendly policies, not newcomers, fuel B.C.’s housing crisis

Opinion: Real estate-friendly policies, not newcomers, fuel B.C.’s housing crisis

Immigrants are not the problem, B.C.’s politicians are.
Ryan Beil: Some things to look forward to in the second half of the C's 2023 season

Ryan Beil: Some things to look forward to in the second half of the C's 2023 season

Including one day our Vancouver Canadians columnist calls his Christmas!
More than a third of Canadians believe in astrology, according to survey

More than a third of Canadians believe in astrology, according to survey

Many Canadians – especially younger ones – look to the skies and believe they offer observations about life