"If you can crack this thing, they're going to get everything about us."

Privacy watchdog Vince Gogolek raises the alarm about the potential ramifications of a new medical ID card being introduced by the province that will incorporate the B.C. Drivers Licence for residents who want that option (from a Jan. 9 news story).

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"I will never forget it; it's a searing image. Not only is it beautiful, but it's one of those moments when you say to yourself: 'Am I really here?'"

Former astronaut and current federal Liberal leader hopeful Marc Garneau recalls the first time he saw the Earth from orbit (from a Jan. 9 news story).

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"We're not a suburb anymore, we're part of a major city metropolis."

District of North Vancouver Coun. Robin Hicks discusses higher density in the Lynn Valley town centre and the inevitability of change (from a Jan. 11 news story).