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Putting a Stop to Ageism
On this edition of Journal, I’d like to ask if any of these following scenarios sound familiar – and these are just a few of the stories included in a report by British Columbia’s Seniors Advocate called “Reframing Ageing: British Columbians’ Thoughts on Ageism.” Over 9000 individuals participated with over 80% believing ageism is an issue in BC, with more than half saying they had been personally impacted.
What to Do About Men’s Health
On this edition of Journal, we focus on the challenges facing boys and men in today’s society.
Help From Above
On this edition of Journal, we open our eyes to the challenges and needs of those living in some of British Columbia’s most remote communities.
Supporting Arts in the City
On this edition of Journal: the role arts and culture play in our lives.
Decriminalization: Where to go from here
On this edition of Journal; an opportunity to look back at British Columbia’s failed experiment of decriminalization – and look forward to what might come next.
Downtown Eastside is Dying
On this edition of Journal, we look at the sad Vancouver tale of the rise and fall of Woodward’s on Hastings Street.
There Goes the Neighbourhood
On this edition of Journal, we examine what is happening to the City of Vancouver – and what can be done, if anything, to turn this situation around.
Seniors in Poverty
On this edition of Journal: the complexities and needs of our aging population.
Disorder on Our Streets
On this edition of Journal, we examine the issue of retail crime and street disorder, and how they are changing the cities we live in.
Remarkable Leadership
On this edition of Journal, we talk with a woman who embodies the gold standard of leadership. What does it take to be a great leader?
Unreliable Rural Health Care
On this edition of Journal, we look at the looming deadlines for mandatory electric car sales in both our province and in the country as a whole.
Whose Land is it?
On this edition of Journal: another look at the growing tension between aboriginal title and individual property rights.
Vancouver’s New Chief of Police
On this edition of Journal we take a look at one of the most challenging jobs in society: policing.
Indigenous Ingenuity
On this edition of Journal, we examine economic reconciliation in action – and not just in theory.
Who Has Our Back?
On this edition of Journal, we look at how we can’t avoid the escalation in violence against police in British Columbia – police who take an oath to serve and protect us, no matter the cost to themselves.
Food Banks Going Hungry
On this edition of Journal, we look at how inflation and higher costs for just about everything, especially housing, are affecting British Columbians.
Policing in Vancouver
On this edition of Journal, we take a look at the dramatic changes we have seen in policing in the last few decades through the eyes of retiring Chief Constable of the Vancouver Police Department, Adam Palmer.
Supportive Housing
On this edition of Journal, Dr. Julian Somers joins me to examine the need for a province-wide plan to support those with Complex Co-occurring Disorders, or CCDs.
Hell in the Streets
In this edition of Journal, we examine the “horrors that exist on our streets.” That phrase was used by Leonard Krog, the mayor of Nanaimo to describe what he sees every day in his city.
The Alberta Model
In this edition of Journal, we explore the difference between Alberta and British Columbia’s strategies around addiction recovery.