Environment & Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna (Mike Gifford/Flickr cc licence) The following is an op-ed by Dr. Eoin Finn – B.Sc., Ph.D., MBA In October 2015, SFU Energy and…
Jeremy Harrison, minister of the economy pointed to the fact the average Canadian family needs 42.8 per cent of its pre-tax income for housing while the average in Saskatchewan is…
I’m following in the footgsteps of Dean Shareski, who originally posted the challenge, and Chris Kennedy, who posted a response of his own. The idea is to identify some key…
I'm following in the footgsteps of Dean Shareski, who originally posted the challenge, and Chris Kennedy, who posted a response of his own.The idea is to identify some key events…
This op-ed originally appeared on the National Observer. After more than a year I decided to withdraw as an expert Intervenor at the National Energy Board hearing into Trans Mountain’s…
More than 30,000 children died at the hands of the Canadian Government due to the residential school roundup. There must be reconciliation and a determined effort by all levels of…
A week ago, Chris Hedges delivered a speech before the American Political Science Association. Hedges has always been an astute observer of the times in which we live. The speech…
I always knew that the sleazy Con clown Donald Trump was spectacularly unfit to be the President of the United States.How could he not be when he's a crass demagogue,…
Lots of political activists are looking at the latest CRA quarterly poll. The Liberals think it is great that they are rebounding so quickly. Supporters of the other two parties…
Over at the web site of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, I’ve written a blog post about Canada’s National Housing Strategy consultations. The link to the blog post is here. Points…
A court in Toronto will soon begin deliberating over whether or not to seize Chevron's Canadian assets in order to force the company to comply with an $9.5-billion judgement in…
What a genius he was.
Storytelling can help address police violence by enabling victims to articulate their personal experiences and reveal unjust policing practices. As well, articulated personal experiences of police brutality can help policing…
Thursday, September 8, 2016 After decades of work by the West Coast Environmental Law Association ...
Every year on September 9th, International FASD Awareness Day is observed. Proclamations are issued in countries, states, provinces, and towns all around the world. Bells are rung at 9:09 a.m.…
Photo by Brett Weinstein If Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes US President, she will be the first neoconservative to actually occupy that office. The neoconservatives have been an ascendant force in…
Photo by Ranjith On Friday, an estimated 150 million workers refused to show up for work in India and instead took to the streets to demonstrate against labor conditions. ***…
Image by Rich Girard What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, Brick? Didn’t you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room?… There ain’t…
The federal government has appointed the former founding chair of a vocal B.C.-based industry advocacy group to a four-member panel tasked with reviewing Canada’s environmental assessment process.* The panel is…
