A recent study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives confirms Victoria as the best city to be a woman in Canada in 2016. The capital of British Columbia also grabbed top spot in the CCPA’s 2015 study. The post Victoria is the best place to be a woman in
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Environmental Law Alert Blog: This Earth Day: Celebrating the campaign to get local government out of the fossil fuel business
Friday, April 22, 2016
To celebrate Earth Day 2016, we’re highlighting the remarkable work o…
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Victoria is the best city to be a woman in Canada: Study
A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reveals that Victoria is the best city to be a woman in Canada. The post Victoria is the best city to be a woman in Canada: Study appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Justin Trudeau in Edmonton: dismiss this guy as a flake or a lightweight at your peril
Liberal Party of Canada Leader Justin Trudeau energized a crowd of Liberals and the curious last night in Edmonton. Below: His father, Pierre Trudeau, circa 1968; the chip off the old block. I’m pretty sure it was in the spring of 1968 that I heard Pierre Trudeau speak in Victoria’s
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Colonist Editorial Nails It-Provide Homes for the Homeless
It is encouraging to read commonsense and compassionate words from the mainstream media. The Victoria Times Colonist Editorial Department is one of the most progressive and responsible in the country. Well done. In 2008, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled the bylaw deprived the homeless of life, liberty and security in
Continue readingLeft Over: Canada’s Burger King Kenney Doubles Down
http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-monster-burger-and-inner-torment-of.html It’s even creepier than you know, Simon..yesterday, our NDP politicians here in BC were speaking to the media after a meeting with the Victoria, BC TFWs that will “not be getting their work permits renewed or be able to apply for permanent status” now that their Golden Arches
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: In B.C., more than 200 community living workers go on strike today
More than 200 community living workers in the Kootenays and Salmon Arm to go on strike starting on Thursday, January 31. by CUPE British Columbia | Jan. 30, 2013: VANCOUVER, B.C. – Community Living workers who support people with developmental disabilities at agencies in Trail, Castlegar, Creston, and Salmon Arm will be on
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Elizabeth May’s Diabolical Plan to Change Canadian Politics
Elizabeth May’s diabolical plan was tucked away in plain sight, in a tiny publication on Vancouver Island: “What I want to be able to do is get better research and support and make it available to backbenchers who don’t get much help from their own parties. ‘There are lots of
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Taking stock of yesterday’s by-elections
The media love a good narrative, and once they decide on a narrative they’ll do anything to force events into their box, whether the events fit inside that box. Right now, one of their favourite narratives is that the Liberal Party is dying. Sadly for them, we refuse to go.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Orange Won but the Real Winner was Green
New Democrat Murray Rankin won the by-election in Victoria last night but only just. With the powerful and experienced federal and provincial NDP machines churning away in the previously New Democrat riding, Rankin was all but pre-ordained …
Continue readingPop The Stack: Who ever said Canadian politics was dull?
What an exciting day to be a political addict in Canada. Who says Canadian politics is boring? People who aren’t paying attention, that’s who. At least four exciting things happened yesterday. Yes, four. First, the Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, was found in violation of the Conflict of Interest act and will
Continue readingPop The Stack: Who ever said Canadian politics was dull?
What an exciting day to be a political addict in Canada. Who says Canadian politics is boring? People who aren’t paying attention, that’s who. At least four exciting things happened yesterday. Yes, four. First, the Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, was found in violation of the Conflict of Interest act and will
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On post-mortems
Alice offers up the definitive analysis of last night’s federal by-elections, and I won’t go over too much of the same territory. But I’ll quickly add a few observations for each party – as everybody looks to have some reason for concern.And yes, I inc…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: By-election Monday; Plan to Fix Democracy
Well, the polls are closed in Victoria, Calgary, and Durham, ON so it’s time for some results. Since the voters of Durham were foolish enough to stick with Oda after her first waves of scandal until she burned out from too much $16 orange juice, they obviously stuck with the party of election fraud, and […]
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Battleground Calgary Centre
Voters in Durham, Victoria, and Calgary Centre head to the polls tonight in what were originally pegged as three “safe” by-elections. The story appears to be following the script in Durham and Victoria but, unexpectedly, Calgary Centre has become the riding to watch. When Lee Richardson resigned from Parliament last spring, no one could have fathomed the type of bizarro world we’d find ourselves in, with the Tories on the ropes, the Greens attacking the Liberals, and two-year old comments … →
Continue readingImpolitical: Summerville making waves in Victoria by-election #yyjbyelxn
Great video report from the local Victoria TV station. It’s clear that Paul Summerville is the candidate who has shown leadership on an issue that is resonating with local citizens. Hope they give him the credit for the foresight and his political gut …
Continue readingImpolitical: Summerville for Victoria #yyj
A quick shout out here to a friend in Victoria, Liberal candidate Paul Summerville, who is exactly the type of person we need in the House of Commons. I hope everyone in Victoria gets to meet him. They’ve hit the ground running… Here is his nomination statement, “Our Campaign,” to
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Major Canadian Unions Endorse Mass Sit-in Against Tar Sands Pipelines and Tankers
Today (September 26), the Communications Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP), the Canadian Autoworkers Union (CAW), the BC Teachers’ Federation, the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union-CAW, and the Canadian Union of Public Employees BC (CUPE BC) have all added their names to the growing list endorsing the October 22 Defend
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Stephen Kimber makes the case for a financial transactions tax in Atlantic Business: (W)hat can supposedly sovereign nations do when individual governments seem powerless in the face of rampant globalization and footloose capital? Well, they could get together to create an international
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CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:THE VICTORIA ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR: Fall rolls around once more, and, as the leaves are turning colour the colourful Victoria Anarchist Bookfair will be blowing into town out there on the west coast. Here’s the details: Victoria Anarchist Bookfair Call for Participation ***** 1. Victoria Anarchist Bookfair Dates &
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