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Dr. Patrick McGeer: Cannabis - soon to be legal - is far from harmless
A man dressed as a marijuana leaf dances in front of the stage during the annual 4/20 protest at Sunset Beach in Vancouver. Gerry Kahrmann / PNG The Trudeau Government has proudly passed Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act. It legalizes homegrown marijuana and authorizes its recreational use. This unprecedented move permits Canadians to indulge in this allegedly harmless practice. The truth, however, is that cannabis is far from being harmless.
Patrick McGeer: B.C. should allow public and private health services to exist side by side
Vancouver Sun letter-to-the-editor writer Patrick McGeer of the Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research at the University of B.C. Handout / Vancouver Sun The Medicare Protection Act is back in the news. The NDP is threatening to activate amendments to the Act passed in 2003. Their stated purpose is to prosecute extra-billing doctors. Every British Columbian loses if this happens. Patients lose because there is already rationing of medical care and it will only get worse.
Biological Imaging with Medium-Sensitive Bichromatic Flexible Fluorescent (FlexFluor) Dyes
A new family of environment-sensitive shape-shifting molecules have been developed as flexible fluorescent (FlexFluor) dyes for biological imaging applications. These compounds feature a flexible bithiophene-based fluorophore that gives rise to different emission colors in lipophilic or hydrophilic environments, as well as side-groups that can be easily synthetically modified.
Dr. Patrick McGeer: Province should step in to protect aquarium from park board
The future of the Vancouver Aquarium is once again being placed in jeopardy by park board commissioners. They have unanimously moved to prepare a bylaw banning cetacean captivity in Stanley Park. Board members, present and future, pose the greatest danger to the aquarium’s continuing success. They have no experience in aquarium management and no knowledge of what is required for the success of any aquarium. The Vancouver Aquarium is a jewel in the city’s crown.
Opinion: Vancouver park board interference with aquarium must stop
In 1964 the Vancouver aquarium considered building an offshore pen for the captured orca Moby Doll. Vancouver Sun staff photo. / PNG The future of the Vancouver Aquarium is once again being placed in jeopardy by Vancouver park board commissioners. They have unanimously moved to prepare a bylaw banning cetacean captivity in Stanley Park. Park board members, present and future, pose the greatest danger to the Vancouver Aquarium’s continuing success.
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