The Tsilhqot’in First Nations and their supporters have been at the BC Supreme Court this week, fighting for an injunction to keep Taseko Mines from commencing work on the controversial…
The Tsilhqot’in First Nations and their supporters have been at the BC Supreme Court this week, fighting for an injunction to keep Taseko Mines from commencing work on the controversial…
On November 24th a “roast” was held for me and it was a fantastic night. During my speech I raised the “Ryerson” incident that was recently revived. About 10 years…
One of the last remaining intact old-growth Douglas Fir groves on Vancouver Island is slated to be logged today, following an injunction last week against protestors who halted an earlier…
Joe Trasolini, long time civic politician and Mayor in Port Moody, has opted to run for the NDP in the forthcoming by-election. This is shattering news for the Campbell/Clark Liberals…
Thank you to all those who helped make last night’s celebration of Rafe Mair’s 80th birthday a smashing success! A packed house at Vancouver’s Wise Hall was treated to entertaining…
Thursday November 24 from 6:30-9 PM at the Wise Hall (1882 Adanac St., Vancouver), join us as a fantastic list of speakers from the different areas of Rafe Mair’s career…
The following is a letter from retired senior Department of Fisheries and Oceans biologist and manager Otto Langer to Port Metro Vancouver’s Sustainability Director: Dear Mr. Desjardin – Sustainability Director…
Get MP3 (18 MB) Listen to this short Nov. 19 interview of Damien Gillis on SFU radio’s Latin Waves program, hosted by Sylvia Richardson. The two discuss this week’s Rafe…
This, dear friends, is a plea for help. Let me illustrate that with an anecdote. The great American attorney, Clarence Darrow once had a client praise him asking, “How can…
Perspective is an illuminating rarity that can take years to occur. Disparate pieces drift in an incoherent jumble until they begin to coalesce into a understandable pattern. Then clarity reveals…
Picture this: It’s 2012 and you live half way around the world – let’s say, Sydney, Australia. You open up your Facebook page to find a new viral youtube video…
A version of this article first appeared on the website of Strategic Culture Foundation, a Russian online paper. Let me explain the title to this article. Canada’s overriding mission, according…
Editor's Note: We are pleased to welcome Ottawa-based environmental journalist and educator Mark Brooks to our team of Common Sense contributors. A former analyst for the Government of Canada and…
The Common Sense Canadian has been going well over the past year-plus and this seems to be a good moment to reflect on what we’ve done, not done, and will…
Check out this new video from the Natural Resources Defense Council - narrated by Hollywood actor Kevin Bacon - on the battle to protect BC's iconic Spirit Bear and its…
Editor's Note: In the wake of two major developments regarding the highly controversial proposed Prosperity Mine - the Harper Government's decision to provide Taseko Mines a new environmental review for…
The recent news that the European strain of Infectious Salmon Anemia virus had been found in two Rivers Inlet sockeye smolts sent a shiver of fear throughout the North Pacific…
Editor's Note: In the wake of two major developments regarding the highly controversial proposed Prosperity Mine - the Harper Government's decision to provide Taseko Mines a new environmental review for…
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is firing back at the BC Government with legal action following the confirmation this past Friday that the Province has issued permits to Taseko Mines for work…
