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Joyce Hall: Proportional representation is not just about fairness—a letter to B.C. voters from a citizen in Ontario

A Seneca College professor argues that eliminating first-past-the-post elections will save taxpayers a lot of money over the long term.

The parallels between David Eby and Mackenzie King

Canada's longest-serving prime minister and B.C.'s attorney general are both from Kitchener and they both made their names in Vancouver.

3 things in federal politics that ticked me off this weekend: Justin Trudeau, Abacus Data, and Evan Solomon's TV show

The prime minister's patriotism doesn't extend to allowing Canadians in three ridings to get a new MP without a lengthy delay.

B.C. Liberals revive talk of making the province "the best place on earth" under Andrew Wilkinson

It's back to the future for the party that ruled British Columbia from 2001 to 2017.

Ian Waddell's Take the Torch reveals plenty of little-known details about late 20th-century Canadian political history

The former NDP MP and MLA has written a lively memoir that offers new insights into some major events.

Environmental groups disappointed in Trudeau cabinet for not issuing emergency order to protect endangered orcas

There are only 74 remaining southern resident killer whales in three pods in the Salish Sea.

Elections B.C. clears former New Westminster council candidate Daniel Fontaine—and says "no rules were broken"

CUPE B.C. told the Straight that it filed a complaint on October 3 but an Elections B.C. spokerson says that the issue "was brought to our attention after the municipal election".

Vancouver mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart shows a far less partisan side than his predecessor

He hopes that council will appoint NPA councillors Melissa De Genova, Lisa Dominato, and Colleen Hardwick to the board of Metro Vancouver, along with two Greens and one OneCity politician.

Stephen Kronstein: Rural-urban proportional representation reduces concentration of power in party leaders' hands

A former Green party candidate is no fan of first-past-the-post, but he also has grave concerns about mixed-member proportional systems.

Gurpreet Singh: The world's silence over the 1984 Sikh massacre needs to be broken

On the 34th anniversary of a horrific slaughter, world leaders are still downplaying the role of an Indian political party in genocidal attacks.

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COMMENTARY ARTICLES

Joyce Hall: Proportional representation is not just about fairness—a letter to B.C. voters from a citizen in Ontario

The parallels between David Eby and Mackenzie King

3 things in federal politics that ticked me off this weekend: Justin Trudeau, Abacus Data, and Evan Solomon's TV show

B.C. Liberals revive talk of making the province "the best place on earth" under Andrew Wilkinson

Ian Waddell's Take the Torch reveals plenty of little-known details about late 20th-century Canadian political history

Environmental groups disappointed in Trudeau cabinet for not issuing emergency order to protect endangered orcas

Elections B.C. clears former New Westminster council candidate Daniel Fontaine—and says "no rules were broken"

Vancouver mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart shows a far less partisan side than his predecessor

Stephen Kronstein: Rural-urban proportional representation reduces concentration of power in party leaders' hands

Gurpreet Singh: The world's silence over the 1984 Sikh massacre needs to be broken

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I once smoked a joint

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