by Don Maroc There was some very good news made public in the Cowichan Citizen recently concerning the Municipality of North Cowichan and the Cowichan First Nation. Cowichan Tribes elected…
I think this is going to end up being a different article than readers might be used to. So before I start I’m going to include some links. If you…
by Megan Thom When I was 18 I started volunteering for the Lifecycles Growing Schools Program teaching children from kindergarten to grade 7 how to grow food. Like many recent…
A few days ago I wrote a post about the young activist Greta Thunberg after she completed her amazing voyage across the Atlantic. Only to find myself having to delete…
This is an eclectic collection “written and gathered” (as the author credit puts it) by organizer, facilitator, and writer adrienne maree brown. It contains many, many different kinds of pieces…
This is a great interview with Trudeau that asks all the important questions:
Some Texans claim that their state was founded on guns – the Alamo, cowboys, the legendary Texas Rangers. And they’re not going to let a few gun massacres get in…
Miscellaneous material for your Labour Day reading. – Hassan Yussuff discusses what’s at stake for Canadian workers in this fall’s election campaign. And Binyamin Applebaum and Damon Winter rightly point…
Of course we’re Masters of the Universe or so we like to imagine. It’s just that once what was a fanciful conceit is now a dangerous, potentially lethal indulgence. Today…
I’d love reader feedback on these three questions. I know most people will reply on Facebook, which makes it really difficult to save reader reaction. But there’s no stopping that…
On this Labour Day, Paul Willcocks takes a look at the state of labour in Canada. His conclusion is that we have nothing to cheer about: And over the last…
PORTLAND, MAINE – The woman shrugs. She doesn’t mention Donald Trump’s latest outrage – that he’s “the chosen one.” She doesn’t even utter his name. She says she thinks she’s…
They are like the lists Santa Claus is supposed to keep at the North Pole as to which children are naughty or nice. With millions of listings for the voters…
Happy Labour Day! Given the occasion, it’s mildly surprising Alberta’s United Conservative Party Government didn’t use today to announce the “findings” of its “blue-ribbon” panel’s “deep dive” into the state…
Mayor Siebring’s tactics show questionable leadership By Larry Pynn It’s important for people to stand up to bullies, whether they are found in a schoolyard or in the rough-and-tumble political…
Annus mirabilis. I have found the page I lost many times. Here’s hoping. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-social-controversy-conservative-1.5264360 Wow! That’s Canada’s big election issue? Right. Who gives a damn about climate change? Right? Who…
Not a good week. I have written a post for Saturday on the Canadian election. Unlike the others, it is not a survey of news media. It is my attempt…
On Sept 1 Premier Kenney wished Alberta a happy birthday. Not once in his video message did he mention Canada. It was as if Alberta became a province in 1905…
Racists apparently don’t take long weekends off, and neither do we. PEGIDA held their monthly hate-rally in Toronto, and it was decidedly quieter than usual. @VestsCanada damn 8 huh? Oooo.…
On Saturday a variety of hate groups (Yellow Vests Canada, Northern Guard, Proud Boys, C3) organized and attended the “Canada’s Patriot Party” in Estevan, Saskatchewan, a fundraiser for vets an…
