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Robert Barron column: Fond memories of ‘Paddy’s Day’

Robert Barron column: Fond memories of ‘Paddy’s Day’

By mid afternoon, the party started really taking off
CAMERON: What freedom truly looks like

CAMERON: What freedom truly looks like

Canadians are often portrayed as polite, decent, unassuming, and hard to anger. That characterization is especially apparent compared to our brash noisy neighbours to the south. It was therefore not surprising that the occupation of large sections of our national capital, and the very unneighbourly honking of horns at all hours, was met with widespread disapproval by most Canadians. Angus Reid Institute pointed out that three quarters of Canadians just wanted the protesters to go home.
CAMERON: Bleeding hearts, lawlessness and leadership: ‘Just Watch Me’

CAMERON: Bleeding hearts, lawlessness and leadership: ‘Just Watch Me’

Scrolling through my social media feed last week, I came across a clip of Pierre Elliott Trudeau being interviewed during the FLQ crisis in 1970. When CBC interviewer Tim Ralfe confronted the Prime Minister about putting troops on the streets of Quebec to deal with the threat, Trudeau shrugged and said, “Yeah, well there’s a lot of bleeding hearts around who just don’t like to see people with helmets and guns.
World Wetlands Day: Nature needs us to do more

World Wetlands Day: Nature needs us to do more

Canada’s largest land conservation organization says there has never been a more important time for nature conservation
FRASER INSTITUTE: 60% of Grade 10 students in B.C. not proficient in math

FRASER INSTITUTE: 60% of Grade 10 students in B.C. not proficient in math

‘Simply put, to know how to improve, you must know how you’re doing’
CAMERON: Is it time to get tough with China?

CAMERON: Is it time to get tough with China?

When the torch is lit in Beijing National Stadium February 4, marking the start of the 24th Olympic Winter Games, the host nation’s motto “Together for a shared future” may be sorely tested.
FONG: Legal reform needed to protect young women from growing online sexual violence

FONG: Legal reform needed to protect young women from growing online sexual violence

Liberals promised to rework online harms legislation within 100 days of Parliament’s Nov. 22 return
BAINS: Worker protections remain key 10 years after fatal northern B.C. sawmill explosions

BAINS: Worker protections remain key 10 years after fatal northern B.C. sawmill explosions

Four workers died in two separate explosions at sawmills near Burns Lake and Prince George in 2012
Hay: We can’t let the pandemic put grief on hold

Hay: We can’t let the pandemic put grief on hold

‘I have learned the difference between fear and hope is focus’
Looking ahead to upheaval in 2022: The great reset in B.C.

Looking ahead to upheaval in 2022: The great reset in B.C.

By Bruce Cameron