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Internal government document predicted ‘immediate’ drop in EV sales without rebate subsidies

OTTAWA — An internal government document reveals there was awareness among some officials that Ottawa ending its electric vehicle subsidies in January would lead to an "immediate" hit to EV sales and market uncertainty, as it coincided with the United States' rollback of its own electrification programs.  Read More
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Chris Selley: And now, the same old, dismal arguments for lowering the voting age

Well, they went and did it. Last week, the United Kingdom, Canada’s mother parliament, lowered the voting age to 16. That will only embolden Canadians who want it to happen here, because we’re much more like Britain than we are like Germany, Austria, Belgium, Argentina or Brazil, which also allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote at least in some elections. Read More
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Wildlife rehab centre admits hundreds of animals each year

Sylvia and Robin Campbell didn’t plan to start a wildlife recovery centre. Their journey in wildlife recovery began when Robin found a great horned owl caught in a barbed wire fence near where they lived on Vancouver Island. The owl’s wing was severely injured, so he took it home. Neither he nor his wife Sylvia knew anything about caring for wild animals; they just wanted to help. Read More
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