Daphne Bramham: Party bots and holiday begging are an annoying cost of democracy

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:00:22 +0000

OPINION: It’s no surprise that political parties try to winkle out every last donor dollar before the year’s end as people vie for income tax credits. But this year brought an unseemly quantity of requests.

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Daphne Bramham: Time for a serious debate about how to deal with the opioid crisis

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 23:22:53 +0000

OPINION: Words are being weaponized and battle lines drawn in the fight to address the continuing opioid overdose crisis. But what’s needed is a serious debate involving all of us.

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Elizabeth May timeline: Green leader to step down after 13 years at head of party

Credit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:27:32 +0000

Born in Connecticut, a teenage Elizabeth May moved to Nova Scotia with her family in 1973, working in the family’s restaurant and gift shop on the Cabot Trail. May first stepped into the public spotlight in the mid-1970s to protest aerial insecticide spraying of forests near her home, and has stayed true to those environmental […]

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Daphne Bramham: More oversight needed for Mandarin-language materials used in B.C. schools

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:00:02 +0000

OPINION: Why were trailers for China’s most sophisticated film used in a Canadian public school for a Mandarin language assignment?

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