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What happened in Tumbler Ridge is a tragedy. Lives were lost. Families were shattered. A small community is now carrying a soul-crushing grief that will live long after the headlines fade. That is where our attention should begin, and where it should remain.

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Suffering Should Never Be Weaponized

12/02/26

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Ken Matheson

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The Tyee

Feb. 12, 2026

‘Scapegoating vulnerable groups does not make communities safer,’ says a municipal councillor in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy.

There are moments when words are inadequate.

What happened in Tumbler Ridge is a tragedy. Lives were lost. Families were shattered. A small community is now carrying a soul-crushing grief that will live long after the headlines fade. That is where our attention should begin, and where it should remain.

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Alberta Health Care Moves Towards Wealth Care

11/02/26

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Andrew Longhurst and Rebecca Graff-McRae

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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Feb. 3, 2026

The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care

The end of Canadian medicare? was created in collaboration with the Parkland Institute and is also available at parklandinstitute.ca

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Greens End Deal to Back NDP, Citing Policy Failures

10/02/26

Author:

Andrew MacLeod

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The Tyee

Green Leader Emily Lowan: ‘It’s become clear that the BC NDP is ceding their values to corporate interests.’ Photo via BC Greens.

Feb. 9, 2026

‘They haven’t fought for unions or stood up to the one per cent.’

The BC Green Party is ending its formal support for the NDP in the legislature, citing the government’s failure to make enough progress on key issues.

“It’s become clear that the BC NDP is ceding their values to corporate interests,” Green Leader Emily Lowan said in a statement Monday morning. “This government isn’t willing to support workers — they haven’t fought for unions or stood up to the one per cent — we will.”

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British Columbians want gas out of buildings, cleaner alternatives: poll

10/02/26

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Rhiannon Fox Melissa Lem Emiko Newman Sunil Singal Alexandra Woodsworth

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National Observer

Polling clearly demonstrates that the higher your knowledge about the causes of climate change, the more likely you are to support climate policies. Photo: Pikrepo.com

Feb. 10, 2026

The final months of 2025 were not kind to those concerned about the fate of our planet.

Rollbacks of hard-won climate policies and plans swept across the country like the seasonal flu. Vancouver city council passed an aggressively anti-climate budget despite hundreds of people showing up to speak to council in opposition.

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Pierre Poilievre’s new governing council stacked with corporate lobbyists

08/02/26

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Harrison Samphir & Martin Lukacs

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The Breach

Feb. 4, 2026

Lobbyists and anti-abortion activists on influential body are a contrast to Conservative Party’s public messaging

While Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promised to fight for Canada’s “common people” at a national convention this past weekend in Calgary, his party elected a governing council full of lobbyists working for some of the country’s most powerful corporations.

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