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Adrian Raeside cartoon: A prescription to improve the health system

Adrian Raeside cartoon: A prescription to improve the health system

Baldrey: B.C.'s health care system is getting more expensive. Here's why

Baldrey: B.C.'s health care system is getting more expensive. Here's why

Will B.C. be able to keep up with the increased demand of its health care system over the next decade? Political columnist Keith Baldrey weighs in.
Opinion: The sky isn’t falling on Canada’s national debt

Opinion: The sky isn’t falling on Canada’s national debt

We are doing well compared to other countries – around 20 percent of the GDP versus 118 percent south of the border.
Comment: Lessons for Canada in the Carrefour-PepsiCo dispute

Comment: Lessons for Canada in the Carrefour-PepsiCo dispute

Rather than dealing with complaints, Carrefour publicly criticized companies upstream in the supply chain.
Comment: An inclusive community protects the public realm

Comment: An inclusive community protects the public realm

Our community is degraded by public consumption of hard drugs
Opinion: Wellness is a skill requiring practice and balance

Opinion: Wellness is a skill requiring practice and balance

Consumer-based wellness plans post-New Years rarely work, but a Port Coquitlam Sensei believes there is a way to maintain balance in the busyness of life.
Minter: Important points on plants

Minter: Important points on plants

A garden walk, even around your small space garden, is very important this time of year, says master gardener Brian Minter.
Monique Keiran: Changes to alcohol-guidelines should be based on science

Monique Keiran: Changes to alcohol-guidelines should be based on science

While more restrictive drinking guidelines would affect the bottom lines of Canadian wineries, breweries, distilleries and others, health must be the priority
Trevor Hancock: Private-sector interests can undermine public health efforts

Trevor Hancock: Private-sector interests can undermine public health efforts

Too often there is a major conflict between public health and large segments of the private sector because they have two very different motivations
Geoff Johnson: Poor behaviour at school board meetings stems from decline of deference

Geoff Johnson: Poor behaviour at school board meetings stems from decline of deference

In September, an Abbotsford school board meeting was forced to end early after hundreds of protesters showed up to oppose the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools