Anti-blackness
Photo by Photo by Christopher Furlong On the afternoon of Oct. 23, 2015, two black boys, ages 10 and 15, were walking home as usual from school in Toronto. With…
March 2016
Terry DiMonte: Mister Montréal
Editor's note: this post is a translation of an interview with Terry DiMonte, conducted by Marc Cassivi, author of the book Mauvaise langue and columnist at La Presse. Click here…
Terry DiMonte: Mister Montréal
Editor’s note: this post is a translation of an interview with Terry DiMonte, conducted by Marc Cassivi, author of the book Mauvaise langue and columnist at La Presse. Click here…
Terry DiMonte: Mister Montréal
Editor's note: this post is a translation of an interview with Terry DiMonte, conducted by Marc Cassivi, author of the book Mauvaise langue and columnist at La Presse. Click here…
Terry DiMonte: Mister Montréal
Editor's note: this post is a translation of an interview with Terry DiMonte, conducted by Marc Cassivi, author of the book Mauvaise langue and columnist at La Presse. Click here…
Rafe: Elizabeth May and the Greens should double down on BC
Well our old friend Rafe Mair has offered up a diversion, not entirely unwelcome, but highly unlikely. He does make a good point though, for many there is nobody to…
Rafe: Elizabeth May and the Greens should double down on BC
Rafe Mair has a little fun with a wild idea: If Elizabeth May took over the BC Green Party, she'd have an outside shot of beating the Liberals and NDP…
Why The Drug War Is Inherently Racist and Pro-War
Richard Nixon was not a good man. The people around him weren’t good either. They intentionally lied about the harm of hard drugs (and ‘soft’ drugs too), in order to…
March 22: Good news!
It didn't make the Irving press, but....Dozens of millionaires in New York have told the government their taxes should be raised substantially, and the money used to help the poor.…
The Appeal of Sanders and Trump
Donald Trump appeals to the anger and frustration of the people, clearly, but why, exactly, does he hold such appeal for at least a minority of the people of the…
Remembering Rob Ford
There were moments during Rob Ford’s time as mayor of Toronto when I hated him. I mean real, deep, I’m-not-proud-of-it actual hatred. And whenever I sank into one of those…
Help Vancouver Park Board grow our urban forest: plant a $10 tree in your yard today!
March 22 2016Buy a tree online at a heavily-discounted price and help grow our urban forest.The Park Board tree sale has twenty-two varieties of trees available – fruit, flowering, shade,…
Help Vancouver Park Board grow our urban forest: plant a $10 tree in your yard today!
March 22 2016Buy a tree online at a heavily-discounted price and help grow our urban forest.The Park Board tree sale has twenty-two varieties of trees available – fruit, flowering, shade,…
Means and Ends: Instrumental versus reflective thinking, and the life and death of the human species
Stephen Covey said, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule; but to schedule your priorities.” This is so extremely important. Most people prioritize their schedules –…
Brussels
Shocking images, and devastating news first met waking eyes in North America today. A terrorist attack filled the early day’s news with shocking pictures documenting the death and destruction leveled…
Help Vancouver Park Board grow our urban forest: Plant a $10 tree in your yard today!
Vancouver Park Board News ReleaseMarch 22, 2016 Help Vancouver Park Board grow our urban forest: Plant a $10 tree in your yard today! Twenty-two varieties of heavily discounted trees—fruit, flowering,…
Federal Budget 2016: Alternative plan proposes lifting 1.1 million Canadians out of poverty, fighting climate change
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Alternative Federal Budget would lift 1.1 million Canadians out of poverty and empower Canada to fight climate change. The post Federal Budget 2016: Alternative…
Four Whopping, Face-Palm Inducing Realities About Christy Clark’s LNG Obsession
By Andrew Nikiforuk for The Tyee. The B.C. budget claims the province is making money from shale gas. But last month The Tyee showed the province is pouring more cash…
Keeping Up with Kristy Klark & Justin Kardashian….
With Site C, LNG Trudeau govt already breaking promises to First Nations, environment Posted March 21, 2016 by Damien Gillis in Energy and Resources While we have some cause celebrate…
Rob Ford Dead
Rob Ford succumbed to cancer at age 46