Perhaps, says Dr. Steve. Anytime the PM and premiers meet on health care there are lots of potential fireworks.

By Steve Burgess who writes about politics and culture for The Tyee.

Link to the story, published on Feb 6, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/02/06/Smith-Trudeau-Cage-Match/

Her tragic death tells us we must do more for survivors of institutional sexual abuse.

By Meenakshi Mannoe who is a criminalization and policing campaigner at Pivot Legal Society.

Link to the story, published on Feb 6, 2023:

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/02/06/Nicole-Chan-Deserved-Safety-At-VPD/

Staff cuts at Overstory Media’s flagship raise alarms about its vision for local journalism’s future.

Written by Zak Vescera is The Tyee’s labour reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/03/Bold-Experiment-Local-Journalism-Hits-Rocks/

My BC home can be fractious, and factionary. But in a community this small, we have to make more space for each other.

Written by Leesa Dean, author of Waiting for the Cyclone and The Filling Station, lives in Krestova, B.C.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/02/03/Newcomers-Doukhobor-Territory/

Tyee readers flocked to our inbox to share beautiful photos and quirky stories.

Written by Michelle Gamage is a Vancouver-based journalist with an environmental focus who regularly reports on climate for The Tyee. You can find her on Twitter @Michelle_Gamage.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/02/03/Backyard-Bird-Pics/

The government is seeking to prevent businesses from charging fees for access to doctors’ care.

Written by Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Find him on Twitter or reach him at [email protected].

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/03/BC-Launches-New-Legal-Action-Privatized-Health-Care/

BC’s police watchdog says it needs more resources as criticism swirls over lengthy delay.

Written by Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/03/Six-Years-Deadly-RCMP-Incident/

Peter Scott, president of Athabasca University, Canada’s top distance learning institution, appears to have been fired Wednesday without a vote by the entire board of governors, The Tyee has learned.

Charles Rusnell is an independent investigative reporter based in Edmonton.

Published on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/02/Athabasca-U-President-Firing/

Christy received the eviction notice in May 2022. Shortly after, she took her own life. “Her final act of control over her life was, arguably, to end it before falling back into homelessness.” Researchers Audrey Tung and Kendall Fraser write.

Audrey Tung is a PhD candidate in the University of Victoria’s geography department. Kendall Fraser is a MA candidate in the University of Victoria’s social dimensions of health program.

Published on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/02/02/Christy-Lived-Fiercely-Died-Precariously/

Did you know that two exciting developments are unfolding that could kickstart the next chance for electoral reform in Canada? Anita Nickerson and Gisela Ruckert explain.

Anita Nickerson is the executive director of Fair Vote Canada. Gisela Ruckert is a board member of Fair Vote Canada and a long-time environmental campaigner.

Published on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023.

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/02/02/Electoral-Reform-Not-Dead-Canada/