September 18 2020 Stanley Park will reopen to full vehicle access and cyclists will return to the seawall on Saturday, September 26, after more than 5 months of modified access…
NO NO NO NO https://t.co/cr3Xm5GT4Z — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) September 18, 2020
Alberta is the land of oil and gas, right? And of cowboys and rodeos. And mountains and skiing. No surprises there. But here’s a surprise. It’s also the land of…
A person wise in the way of politics gave me his insight about fixed election dates. It’s worth a wider audience…
When the COVID-19 pandemic was first declared, there was relatively little pushback against the most extreme (if necessary) steps which were taken out of a lack of knowledge of the…
Assorted content to end your week. – David Roberts examines a few of the ways to conceptualize the share of responsibility for climate change. And while the most crucial reality…
With the Throne Speech coming next week there have been lots of rumours surrounding it. Not only are people speculating what will (or won’t) be in the speech itself, many…
Workers participate in Manitoba’s 1987 Westfair strike. In the summer of that year, grocery store workers at 12 Westfair stores went on a bitter 125-day strike against a company push…
It seems as though Justin Trudeau and his circle of friends are immune to learning from past mistakes. They no sooner manage to bury one of their gaffs and they…
While torture is illegal in Canada, ratifying the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT) would make Canada accountable…
The Holocene has given way to the Anthropocene. Exactly when and how it happened is the subject of endless debate but it has happened. The economic paradigm of the past…
I’m not convinced that we’re watching the end but I’m not confident that what’s playing out before us and our lethargy, even indifference to it, admit of some other future.…
This morning I woke up to a chill in the air, as we are under a frost warning. It was as sure a reminder as any that our warm summer…
Donald Trump’s rejection of masks is truly puzzling. Paul Krugman writes that their benefits are obvious. Consider what has happened in New York State and in Arizona: In New York…
Originally published by In-Sights PERSONAL COMMENTARY ON POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN WESTERN CANADA. PREMIER HORGAN BY NORM FARRELL A close observer of BC politics recently asked if I expected…
According to a 13-nation survey by the Pew Research Center, the reputation of the U.S. has hit a record low. Significantly, the survey covered key American allies and partners, including…
Fiat currencies are without question going to collapse. There are easily understandable, undeniable, structural reasons for that. That means the ordinary money people use daily, for those who are unfamiliar…
What, again? Yes, again. Today I’m working on creating and saving a reusable Docker image of gRSShopper. I have the benefit of some previous work on this set-up, and so…
A close observer of BC politics recently asked if I expected John Horgan to call an election before the scheduled date 13 months from now. My quick response was yes,…
Press release from Conservation North September 14th, 2020 Prince George, BC – Northern BCers are unimpressed by the government’s announcement on old growth forests last week. The province announced nine…
