April 2016 – It is basic law that mental disability or illness does not, in and of itself, leave a person incapable under the law to carry out transactions, enter into relationships, or manage his or her affairs.

November 2015 – The Law Society of British Columbia states that addressing the challenges arising from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s findings and recommendations is one of the most important obligations facing the country and the ...

February 2016 – Trinity Western University is the largest Christian university in Canada. It requires staff and students sign a Community Covenant in which they pledge to maintain a particular conception of Biblical ideals and eschew sex outside of “tr...

October 2015 – In 2012, Parliament passed legislation to eliminate the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly on grain marketing. This summer the Board’s assets were sold off and it became a company called G3 Global Grain Group.

September 2015 – Will prohibitions on safe injection sites be enforced? How active are police in enforcing drug laws just outside safe injection sites? Just what is the legal regime governing applications to open new safe-injection sites?

August 2015 – The 48 members of Vancouver’s Grandview-Woodland Citizens’ Assembly were randomly selected from among over 500 local volunteers. These residents of Vancouver’s eponymous neighbourhood learned about the planning process,

July 2015 – The Great Bear Rainforest spans the British Columbia coast between Vancouver Island and Southeastern Alaska. A set of agreements are now being completed about the conservation regime that will apply to this region.

June 2015 – Economist Robyn Allan discusses the economics of oil pipelines and her involvement in the National Energy Board hearings for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline.

May 2015 – The BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre has filed a complaint with the Ombudsperson of BC. It requests an investigation into service reductions at the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation which have impaired British Columbians...

April 2015 – 1 in 5 children in British Columbia grow up in households with earnings below the poverty line. This is the headline statistic from the annual child poverty report card released by First Call, BC’s Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.