Let grads pay for degrees through taxation

For many Grade 12 students, spring is university application season. But in Western Canada, youth living in families with an annual income over $100,000 are still more than twice as likely to attend university as youth with a family income under $25,...

Clawbacks, not cuts

It has become a common refrain - spoken once in jest - by baby boomers and those who once hoped for early retirement: Freedom 55 became Freedom 75 and now, Freedom Deathbed?

Government won't give $500m to teachers

Let's say the B.C. government suddenly found itself with $500 million to spend on something.

Ferry review enters uncharted waters

Regular ferry riders and residents of farflung coastal and island communities have much to cheer for in ferry commissioner Gordon Macatee's first significant action since his appointment last year.

Teenagers: a diverse yet bonded group

I fit into that group of people just old enough to feel mature - and feel like we can finally start to make a contribution - yet still young enough to enjoy life, and simply enjoy living.

Rule change scores one for safety

The level of sanctioned violence that ought to be permitted in hockey is a polarizing debate.

Students pay price for standoff

The B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF) is conducting a strike in B.C.'s public schools.

Taking the next step in saving lives

National Non-Smoking Week may not be a name on everyone's lips, but then neither are cigarettes. That's reason to celebrate.

Provinces find urgency after Ottawa edict

Ten or so years from now, we may look back and circle Dec. 19, 2011, as the day our health-care system embarked on a new path. Whether it will ultimately be a good or bad path remains to be seen.

Less can be more when it comes to friends

I once thought that people with many friends were happier and felt more fulfillment than those with only a few friends.

Just Say No approach still isn't working

For a generation, "Just Say No" was the slogan hammered into our heads when it came to drugs. It didn't work then and, apparently, it's not working now.

Who controls 'national economic interest?'

Well, it certainly didn't take long for overheated rhetoric and base hypocrisy to colour the assessment hearing for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Time for law to go

Some laws should be changed because they should never have been made.

Let's embody hope in 2012

As the holiday warmth begins to fade and the reality of post-Christmas bills and financial challenges emerge, we would do well to pause and consider what role money really has in our lives.