It has been hard to keep up with all the information coming out about the far-right in Canada and internationally, especially those related to the more underground and violent movements…
Almost completely missed in media coverage of Friday’s purge of NDP appointees to agencies, boards and commissions by Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government was the revelation that the same day…
I’m not inclined to race to the defence of Justin Trudeau but, really, this nonsense has to stop. Neither the prime minister, nor Butts, nor Wernick committed anything approaching a…
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/afghan-cenotaph-dedication-again-1.5250149 We most certainly should remember those who died in Afghanistan. But we should not use such an event to glorify war – though that’s a bad habit we have.…
In response to Don Maroc’s post Icil Dobell A recent discussion about the composition of North Cowichan’s Forestry Advisory Committee, in Cowichan Conversations, refers to Where Do We Stand…
So far, there hasn’t been much follow-up since the revelation that the Saskatchewan Party set up (PDF) a committee, and arranged for sensitive operational details to be handed over to…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Nicholas Kristof writes about Donald Trump’s choice to put the most virulent anti-worker cronies imaginable in charge of U.S. labour policy. David Climenhaga…
Your library is STEAM-powered. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. But STEAM is much more than those five subjects. It’s an approach to education and learning. STEAM…
So remember this past spring when Patrick Kuhn of Kelliher, Saskatchewan made the news for flying a Nazi flag (and the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy) outside the home…
So I can feel it starting already, that pull, that distraction of partisan negativity that turns most of us off. Why is it that we can’t just say we disagree…
The nuclear arms race, Simon Tisdall writes, is back. The latest reminder of that grim reality occurred a week ago: It was five days before officials confirmed a blast at…
This is the Summer of Dust on our street. The work began in early June and probably won’t be finished before early September. Many things are being done: replacing lead…
My friend of 40 years, Jim. He’s gay. In all of those 40 years, we never once discussed it. I didn’t know and I didn’t care. Now I know, and…
Ontario premier Doug Ford claims he is really just a businessman. Prior to becoming premier, his only claim to fame was his second banana role for his late brother when…
On August 12th, 28-year-old Toronto resident, Talya Davidson, was videotaped hurling racist insults and spitting on a man in Nathan Phillips Square while holding a sign supporting CPC leader, Andrew…
Cornell University scientists, including Professors Robert Howarth and Anthony Ingraffea, have been credited with raising scientific and public awareness of fracking and its dangers. As a result, the fossil fuel…
You almost have to admire Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government for the thoroughness of its sudden purge of NDP appointees to government agencies, boards and commissions yesterday. The Friday Morning…
In response to Maroc’s post. I feared it would only be a matter of time before someone sought to divide North Cowichan along class lines, distinguishing recently arrivals to the…
Glass Animals – Gooey
