Originally published by beermebc.com Lucky Lager: the Island’s working-class beer thrives despite craft craze – Beer Me British Columbia by Larry Pynn Guest contributor Larry Pynn is a longtime Vancouver…
“Black Guns” gotta go. The Trudeau government is planning to ban AR-15 style rifles and four out of five Canadians think it’s about time. The Liberals first proposed such a…
Since the end of the before times when all this isolation and distancing began, my Facebook feed has been filled with ads for two things: veggies and meat delivered to…
It’s the end of the week and the start of a new month, which you’d think might mark a good time for folks to do a few things a bit…
Who do the Republicans stand with or for? Jennifer Rubin asks her readers to consider the following: Although hundreds of thousands of state and local employees — including hospital workers,…
Billy Bragg We’ve been experiencing what we refer to as ‘Andy Warhol Weather’ here today: fifteen minutes of rain, fifteen minutes of sun, fifteen minutes of hail etc etc. As…
Before we send out more distress signals, we need to take stock of our situation. We have been hiding in our homes for less than two months while essential workers…
The reckless and callous Sask Party prepares on Monday to start the calculated risk AKA killing process. Because golf is literally more important than some guy’s grandma, amirite? More than…
At least Alberta Premier Jason Kenney didn’t have a “Mission Accomplished” banner hanging behind him. But then, being landlocked and all that, Alberta doesn’t own an aircraft carrier even if…
Watch the following, and you will understand. The Government™ has made an ad about the global response to the pandemic, and it's surprisingly honest and informative ?? ? We're on…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/30/trump-executive-order-meat-processing-workers-coronavirus________________________________________________________________https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/brazil-manaus-coronavirus-mass-graves_________________________________________________________________ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/trump-claims-china-will-do-anything-to-stop-his-re-election-as-coronavirus-row-escalates Find people to blame and hate. That was Hitler’s strategy behind his holocaust of Jews. That is Trump’s strategy in dealing with Latin Americans and, almost certainly, with…
A hotspot for anti-lockdown protests has been Vancouver. Our friend @nolifeneet has been tirelessly tracking and reporting on them on Twitter, and was kind enough to provide a guest article,…
Life can be a crazy thing folks, if 2020 has taught us anything so far surely that must be one of the lessons. Just when you think some things couldn’t…
Kristin Rayworth is a woman who works for the Alberta government and who used to follow me on Twitter. About two years ago, Rayworth publicly tweeted at me that she…
One of the costliest lessons to emerge from the Spanish Flu of 1918 is that pandemics often come in waves over a span of 12 to 18 months and the…
In her latest book, Naomi Klein observes that any serious reaction to the climate threat “involves recovering an art that has been relentlessly vilified during these decades of market fundamentalism:…
The Guardian’s George Monbiot doesn’t support government handout/bailouts to corporations, especially airlines and fossil energy giants. No surprise there. That said, he makes a good case. Before I get into…
…Rob Anders is still doing so. I am told this is legit. Any takers?
Along with John Pilger, Abby Martin, & the handful of honest journalists left standing, I love Matt Tabbi. Here he sums up what’s wrong with politics & the media, in…
Being in Opposition is never fun. Being in Opposition during a pandemic is even worse. Power and no power: in one job, you get to answer questions, and everyone listens…
