After media broke the news that Canada had arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, the Chinese government responded with initially a series of severe warnings. Since understanding China is the key to bringing the two Canadians home and repairing Sino-Canadian relations, we must examine this question in depth: why is China angry?

Since Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis, the border running along the 49th parallel has become thicker. American Customs and Border Protection officers fear they are ill-equipped to do their jobs in the face of more Canadians having easy access to the drug. Are we next in line for a border wall?

Vancouver has been facing a community deficit that contributes to general feelings of isolation and loneliness for various people. All the mechanisms are in place to alleviate the social problem, yet there are no facilitators to consistently enact them. What can be done?

Many northern British Columbians are isolated because the inter-city transportation infrastructure that was lost when Greyhound discontinued its BC routes has not been fully replaced. The BC government is trying to fill the gaps with new private providers—but is this too narrow of an approach?