Trump Lends ISIS a Helping Hand
There have been reports that ISIS has begun having trouble recruiting new volunteers and hanging on to those who've entered service. Donald Trump may be a partial answer to their…
May 2016
Addressing cumulative effects in BC’s north
Monday, May 30, 2016 Today, in conjunction with the Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research (...
50 years of great Investigative Journalism, from ‘This Hour’ to Amy Goodman
Over the years I’ve been fortunate enough to hear some of North America’s top investigative journalists speak. One recent evening it was Amy Goodman, the amazing do-it-all journalist with Democracy…
50 years of great Investigative Journalism, from ‘This Hour’ to Amy Goodman
Over the years I've been fortunate enough to hear some of North America's top investigative journalists speak.One recent evening it was Amy Goodman, the amazing do-it-all journalist with Democracy Now,…
50 years of great Investigative Journalism, from ‘This Hour’ to Amy Goodman
Over the years I've been fortunate enough to hear some of North America's top investigative journalists speak.One recent evening it was Amy Goodman, the amazing do-it-all journalist with Democracy Now,…
May 30: Too much news.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/drowned-baby-picture-migrant-1.3607030Canadians fought and died in World War Two for many reasons. Many joined up from a sense of loyalty to Britain. Many joined up because there were no jobs. My…
Unprecedented Wildfires in Western Canada Call For Serious Climate Action
This is a guest post by Jens Wieting, forest and climate campaigner with Sierra Club B.C. The wildfires currently raging uncontrolled in Alberta are not within the range of what’s…
Unprecedented Wildfires in Western Canada Call For Serious Climate Action
This is a guest post by Jens Wieting, forest and climate campaigner with Sierra Club B.C. The wildfires currently raging uncontrolled in Alberta are not within the range of what’s…
Gord Tulk – booted for the second (or third, or fourth) time
All of you will be tremendously upset, I suspect, to hear that Gord Tulk has – yet again – been asked to take his commenting elsewhere. What is it with…
Questions, questions, questions about tomorrow’s Public Accounts Committee meeting chaired by … Derek Fildebrandt?
PHOTO: Derek Fildebrandt, a (former?) Wildrose Opposition MLA and as of right now chair of the Legislature’s Public Accounts Committee. (Photo © David Climenhaga, just sayin’.) Tomorrow morning, the Alberta…
Hey, Slick. Here’s an Idea.
The Liberal Party is the party of the young. Trudeau won their support. Mulcair and Harper didn't. That's why Trudeau is prime minister and Mulcair settled for picking up Trudeau's…
It’s Just Too Good. I Couldn’t Help Myself.
Enjoy, you know it's true.
All health care workers matter
Nursing week is an annual opportunity to honour the dedication of nurses and acknowledge their contribution to the health care profession. But this year, the otherwise celebratory tone of the…
When Are We Going to Quit This Bitumen Addiction?
There was a news report last week about aerosol contamination coming from the Athabasca Tar Sands.Trust The Tyee's Andrew Nikiforuk to get to the bottom of what's really happening. It's…
Why a Barrier Free BC?
You may not realize this, but there are approximately 604,000(1) British Columbians with disabilities. This number will keep growing as our society ages. Disability affects everyone. Everyone will develop limitations…
Why a Barrier Free BC?
You may not realize this, but there are approximately 604,000(1) British Columbians with disabilities. This number will keep growing as our society ages. Disability affects everyone. Everyone will develop limitations…
Tote that Barge, Lift that Bale, Time’s a Runnin’
Now there's a good reason to invest heavily in the hazmat fossil energy business with all its hazmat dilbit and its hazmat pipelines to tidewater and its hazmat lumbering supertankers…
OWTH – Nightlife
Christ, I love this song. Story of several lives, etc.
What shapes what we care about and do politically?
How do we come to care about the things we care about, do the things we do? Sometimes, about some things, it’s a slap in the face, a punch in…
What shapes what we care about and do politically?
How do we come to care about the things we care about, do the things we do? Sometimes, about some things, it's a slap in the face, a punch in…