The Face of Hate and the Inspiring Message of Antoine Leiris
When I see how the tragedy in Paris has some of the bigots in this country crawling out of their holes, to spew ignorance and hatred. Like this ghastly joker.…
2015
Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t
I expect Trudeau realizes that all of the people who are criticizing him for moving too fast on the Syrian refugee promise would turn on a dime and howl in…
"Cause I don’t feel like having to shoot people…"
The Trudeau government will alter Canada’s harsh tone on international affairs to emphasize conflict resolution and peacekeeping. The Prime Minister said when deploying our men and women in uniform, the…
CBC: What Facebook and Twitter ban: New tool tracks social media censorship
Have you ever had a post removed from Facebook,Twitter or Instagram? Whether it’s removing photos of women breastfeeding, or political speech being banned, social media sites get to decide what…
Biv: From IP to privacy – why TPP is ‘potentially dangerous’ for B.C. tech sector
The government was out of touch with the tech and innovation-driven sectors during the TPP negotiations. But these are the sectors that will be most affected by it. We hope…
Is your pension in climate denial?
Fossil fuel divestment campaigns have become a focus for climate change organizing, targeting university endowments, churches, foundations and pension funds. While the motivations are primarily moral—if it is wrong to…
Trudeau Instructs Minister of National Revenue to Free Charities from Political Harassment
Environmental and left-leaning charities can breath a sigh of relief now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has instructed Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier to modernize Canada’s archaic charity law…
“There’s always a context in which these things take place.”
So says Toronto police spokesman and perennial apologist Mark Pugash about the beating administered by the police to Santokh Bola, a victim of what the authorities admit was a ‘mistaken…
Ten Things to Know About the Challenges of Ending Homelessness in Canada
On November 18, I gave a presentation on “ending homelessness” at the 7 Cities Leadership Summit in Edmonton. My PowerPoint slides can be downloaded here. Here are ten things to…
Kinder Morgan Pipeline Review to Continue Under Flawed Review Process, According to Natural Resources Minister
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr told reporters Wednesday that ongoing oil pipeline reviews will continue on as usual, despite a promise by the Liberal government to make the environmental assessment…
Alert Bay filmmaker wins San Francisco festival award
I’m headed to Alert Bay for Thursday’s showing of Barb Cranmer’s “Our Voices, Our Stories.” Ms. Cranmer, a partner in the Culture Shock gallery, just returned from the San Francisco…
Nov. 18:I don’t know where to start…..
Aha! I’m not the only crazy one. So is Pope Francis. Read his statement below. http://www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-francis-a-pope-who-sees-a-wwiii-and-pleas-for-it-to-stop I could wish that the clowns who write sermonettes for the Irving press Faith…
Stephen Hume: Drinking-Water Warning Brushed Aside By Province
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The three and a half year controversy surrounding South Island Aggregates (SIA) being permitted, by the BC Liberal government, to deposit contaminated soils and other toxic substances…
Change of government in Ottawa
It is not going to be easy for Trudeau.
Parents of Kids With Disabilities Don’t Get Sick, Right?
This morning, there is a medical appointment in my diary. It’s not a specialist clinic for our son Nicholas; it’s for me. I’m going to review my spinal xrays with…
Climate Change Makes the Case for Renewable Energy Alternatives
Charleston, S.C., October, 2015 In America’s southeastern states they call it “sunny day flooding.” That’s when coastal towns experience flooding caused only by high tides and sea level rise. That’s…