In less than a decade, climate change-induced sea level rise could force thousands of people to migrate from some small island developing states (SIDS), according to the executive director of…
In less than a decade, climate change-induced sea level rise could force thousands of people to migrate from some small island developing states (SIDS), according to the executive director of…
In less than a decade, climate change-induced sea level rise could force thousands of people to migrate from some small island developing states (SIDS), according to the executive director of…
I was pleased to see some autism issues addressed in the Green Party 2014 election platform. Much as I like the Green Party, particularly leader David Coon, in standing up…
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan has been a thorn in Kinder Morgan’s side (Image: Youtube) Read this Sept. 2 Burnaby Now story by Jennifer Moreau on the lastest chapter in the…
Our community has been calling for greater choice in how Canadians access and pay for TV services. Now, the CRTC is mulling over pick-and-pay options for Canadian TV, potentially allowing…
Tensions are rising between the City of Burnaby and Kinder Morgan after company employees arrived in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Tuesday with chainsaws to remove trees and brush in…
Tensions are rising between the City of Burnaby and Kinder Morgan after company employees arrived in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Tuesday with chainsaws to remove trees and brush in…
Letter to the editor from Jane Kilthei in case you’re wondering why schools are shut down. “Dear Premier Clark and Minister Fassbender, I write to ask you to respect the…
… there are big things happening in the world, big things (or one) in the Irving press, and a few bits to tidy up. Let’s start with the beloved Times…
It is no longer enough to win over civil society, occupy public spaces, take to the streets, carry out symbolic actions, prevent evictions, or to win plebiscites. In Spain movements…
The issue that we can’t ignore this Labour Day is the disorientation in our movement’s politics. List the issues working people are most concerned about today – whether deindustrialization, unemployment…
The Ontario government’s new five year poverty reduction strategy promises to cut child poverty by 25 per cent, end homelessness. The post Ontario promises to cut child poverty by 25…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Eve-Lyne Couturier discusses the rot in the state of Canadian labour negotiations, as workers outside of the 1% are being systematically denied any…
Your news links for today: PIAC releases backgrounder “Wireless Services in Canada: Why Canadians Deserve Better” – PIAC CRTC Releases 5-Minute Guide on How Canadians Can Participate in Proceedings –…
Whatever damage Israel did to Hamas during the recent war, it didn’t harm the group’s standing among the Palestinian people. Quite the contrary. According to a survey by the Palestinian…
BC NDP Leader John Horgan VICTORIA – New Democrat leader John Horgan has written an open letter to Premier Christy Clark on the prolonged education dispute. In the letter, Horgan…
A period of light blogging will become even lighter as I head back to the Left Coast for a week and change with the family. Although I will try and…
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With two printed versions of Montaigne’s essays (translations by Donald Frame and M. A. Screech) and a couple of online editions available to me, I thought I might offer some…
