President Troll
Son Four and I were listening to CBC radio on the way back from the Raps game (we beat the Grizzlies, but kind of didn’t deserve to), and some brilliant…
November 2016
before the flood: good information but ultimately a weak message
Tonight we watched “Before the Flood“, Leonardo DiCaprio’s film about climate change, which I had heard such good things about. It’s well done, and is chock full of appropriately terrifying…
Kellie Leitch Fundraises Off Me
This appeared on CPC leadership candidate Kellie Leitch’s Facebook page today. She’s got the twitter address wrong, but yeah she’s talking about me, as Nick Kouvalis helpfully clarified: @FraserFraserdw they…
Kellie Leitch Fundraises Off Me
This appeared on CPC leadership candidate Kellie Leitch’s Facebook page today. She’s got the twitter address wrong, but yeah she’s talking about me, as Nick Kouvalis helpfully clarified: @FraserFraserdw they…
Not everyone is happy with the newest tenant in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – by John Streit Posted Nov 29, 2016 7:11 am PST Last Updated Nov 29, 2016 at 10:15 am PST An artist’s rendered image of Stanley Park…
Not everyone is happy with the newest tenant in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – by John Streit Posted Nov 29, 2016 7:11 am PST Last Updated Nov 29, 2016 at 10:15 am PST An artist’s rendered image of Stanley Park…
Nine Years
Yep, we’ve been plugging along for nearly a decade, though as recent article we posted noted we had planned on this being the last post we would make on the…
Just When We Thought Harper Was Gone
I guess we somehow knew all along – Preserving the legacy of Stephen Harper and Joe Oliver – bringing bitumen to tidewater. Makes me feel a lot more British Columbian…
Energy producers have an obligation to improve environmental reporting
Photo from Wikimedia Commons The social and environmental concerns over pipeline economics and oil transportation projects are growing across the continent. After losing the public relations battle with military tactics,…
Nov. 30: The self-blessed sinners of America
Big story on the front page of the irving press. Moncton city councillors voted themselves a pay increase of thousands of dollars. Isn’t it honest and brave of the irving…
"We feel betrayed” Vancouver Greens on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline decision.
November 29, 2016 Vancouver, BC — Vancouver Greens express anger and disappointment at Trudeau decision to approve pipeline expansion, vow to fight decision. Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr expressed her…
"We feel betrayed” Vancouver Greens on Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline decision.
November 29, 2016 Vancouver, BC — Vancouver Greens express anger and disappointment at Trudeau decision to approve pipeline expansion, vow to fight decision. Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr expressed her…
Santa Klaus
A Klaus Nomi tree decoration. I have lived long enough to see it all. Click Klaus to see even more, passed along to me by my hipster daughter. Ho ho…
International Implications of Trudeau’s Kinder Morgan Pipeline Approval
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision this week to approve a major expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline has negative implications that go well beyond the borders of the…
A Pipeline Plebiscite in 2017?
BC premier, Christy Clark, wasted no time in coming aboard. One day after Trudeau announced his government’s approval of the Kinder Morgan megapipeline project into the Lower Mainland, Clark has…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Thomas Frank writes that a progressive party can only expect to succeed if it places principles of equality and workers’ interests at the…
First-ever Indigenous Freedom of Religion Case Heads to Canada’s Supreme Court
A precedent-setting case that could affect the ability of First Nations to protect their sacred sites and which has implications for indigenous rights worldwide, is heading to Canada’s top court…
Defending Democracy: Next Steps
Here’s one history professor’s list of things to do to prevent an even worse situation. It gets patriotic at the end, but I like these bits: “Look out for the…