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Opinion: Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Opinion: Canadians' support of capital punishment for murder ticks up after several years of stability

Over the past couple of years, discussions about the death penalty have carried on in some countries. The United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union (EU) precipitated a debate on the reconsideration of capital punishment.
Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

Rob Shaw: Even the NDP base is frustrated with NDP brass inaction on crime

B.C. launched its repeat violent offender teams on Tuesday, in a bid to quell public unrest over crime in urban centres. It couldn’t come a moment too soon for the government. Even NDP supporters have had enough.
Letter: Traffic is about to get worse in uptown New West

Letter: Traffic is about to get worse in uptown New West

Think it's bad now? Brace yourself, says this letter writer.
Les Leyne: NDP straddle LNG divide

Les Leyne: NDP straddle LNG divide

There was much emphasis on the promise that the Haisla plant will be the cleanest in the world.
Letter: Belmont parklet is an unpleasant waste of New West's money

Letter: Belmont parklet is an unpleasant waste of New West's money

It's become a congregation area for "loud, noisy, swearing smokers," this writer says.
Letter: The trouble with təməsew̓txʷ — how do we type it? Or say it?

Letter: The trouble with təməsew̓txʷ — how do we type it? Or say it?

"Perhaps there could be a pronunciation guide on literature for the building or even on the building itself," this writer suggests.
Opinion: Fewer than one in five Canadians support country’s continued monarchy status

Opinion: Fewer than one in five Canadians support country’s continued monarchy status

Once a year, Research Co. and Glacier Media ask Canadians about the monarchy and the members of the Royal Family.
Rob Shaw: B.C.’s rushed surplus spending bonanza raises reform questions

Rob Shaw: B.C.’s rushed surplus spending bonanza raises reform questions

There’s an old adage buried deep within very serious political science textbooks that goes something like this: When you got mo’ money, you got mo’ problems. The B.C.
Keith Baldrey: Tax increases aggravate B.C.’s affordability problem

Keith Baldrey: Tax increases aggravate B.C.’s affordability problem

Hikes by multiple levels of revenue-hungry government help keep solution out of reach
Letter: Pigeons don't know any better, but people should

Letter: Pigeons don't know any better, but people should

Garbage is everywhere, and you're mad at birds? This letter writer has some thoughts.
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