Massive gap between rhetoric and reality
According to the latest UN’s Emissions Gap Report, global greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 reached a level unprecedented in modern times, rising 1.3 percent above the preceding year. The increase…
Norman Farrell
Collectibles that may no longer be collectible
Possessions we once thought valuable and worth preserving sometimes end up in boxes that are ignored for years. I tell my wife that our kids will probably use a giant…
Financialization of housing
New analysis from Popular Democracy and the Institute for Policy Studies reveals how billionaire investors have become a major driver of the nationwide housing crisis – and several common-sense measures…
Post election comments
The NDP holds one more seat in the Legislature than the BC Conservatives. David Eby will continue as Premier by depending on support from Rob Botterall and Jeremy Valeriote, two…
Greenpeace message
By exploiting coal, oil and gas, fossil fuel companies are inflaming extreme weather, making climate disasters more frequent and more severe–from hotter heatwaves to more destructive wildfires and unsafe air…
CCPA report on housing
Marc Lee and Alex Hemingway of the Canadian Centre For Policy Alternatives issued a report on affordable housing. It is an analysis that is worth our attention. Some of the…
BC Conservatives tolerate bigotry
South Surrey Conservative candidate Brent Chapman was revealed to have called Palestinin children "inbred, walking, talking, breathing time bombs." Additionally, he agreed with a podcast host from the fringe that…
BC Greens on Education
Surrey-Cloverdale BC Green candidate Pat McCutcheon pointed to the BC Government boasting that a new addition to École K.B. Woodward would allow some of the school’s portables to be “used…
An important week in British Columbia
Right-wing coalitions friendly to big business ruled this province for 52 of the last 72 years. Led by a man removed in 2022 from the Official Opposition caucus for denying…
Forests need protection, not exploitation
Plants, People, Planet is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly scientific journal established by The New Phytologist Foundation, a non-profit that promotes plant science. In 2022, the journal warned about the dire consequences…
The forever war against regulation
John Rustad and Kevin Falcon talk about red tape reduction, but the real goal is deregulation, something demanded by their business sponsors. But regulations are vital tools for improving our…
Guest post by economist Erik Andersen
Economist Erik Andersen offers something to remember when voting next month and beyond…
Hannah Arendt on lying
Truthfulness has never been counted among the political virtues, and lies have always been regarded as justifiable tools in political dealings.
BC voters worried about climate change have but one choice
On October 19, British Columbia voters can choose between three approaches to climate change. Actually, there may be only two choices. NDP and Conservative websites make no mention of climate…
Canada may cease to exist
If Trump is reelected, millions of Americans think democracy is at risk. If his totalitarian followers seize control of the American government in the next few months, this Canadian thinks…
Dangerous methane emissions are rising faster than ever
Canada is one of 155 nations that signed the Global Methane Pledge. GMP promises to reduce methane (CH4) emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030. Despite the commitments, atmospheric…
Canada’s worst emissions not counted by Canada?
In 2023, Canada experienced its warmest and driest conditions in decades, leading to extreme forest fires that released approximately 640 million metric tons of carbon, akin to the annual emissions…
BC Hydro, first quarter sales
So BC Hydro plans to spend $57 billion over the next decade to meet what CEO Chris O’Riley and NDP Minister Josie Osborne say is to meet the rapidly growing…
Methane Levels at 800,000-Year High: Stanford Scientists Warn That We Are Heading for Climate Disaster
Science shows that we cannot do what Western Canada is doing, which is to say it is good for us to increase production of fossil fuels and let future generations…
“Humans are the glory and scum of the universe”
Failure to support the poorest and unhealthiest residents in our society is a form of collective violence. This is a choice that most of us would reject as individuals but…