A Theatre Near You
We felt outrage over this and other indignities experienced by persons of colour in the USA. For some reason though, we paid no attention to segregation in our own community.…
First Nations
Forget what they say, watch what they do
Pal explained that I had wasted time reading platforms and promises. He said the only method of judging real intentions is to scrutinize a politician’s finances. Give me a list…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Colby Smith writes about the changing role of public stock markets, which are serving primarily to allow already-wealth investors to cash out rather…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Katie Dangerfield reports on new research showing that carbon pricing can be an economic benefit, while unrestrained climate change would be disastrous.…
Treaty 8
Report of Commissioners for Treaty No. 8 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, 22nd September, 1899. The Honourable CLIFFORD SIFTON, Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, Ottawa. SIR, — We have the honour to transmit…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Scott Santens writes about the flaw in markets which fail to distinguish between goods and services which lack value, and those which…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Oliver Moore reports on Greyhound’s elimination of most of its Western Canadian bus service. Emily Riddle offers a reminder that the lack of…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ed Finn writes that we shouldn’t believe claims that Canada lacks money for social benefits when Lib and Con governments have deliberately…
Friday Evening Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Martin Regg Cohn writes that reducing access to pharmacare is just the first item on Doug Ford’s extensive hidden agenda. And Steve Morgan…
New column day
Here, on how the Justice for our Stolen Children movement should spur Saskatchewan to action toward reconciliation – but is instead being met with a government determined to silence anybody…
Room with a View
I’ll be appearing on The View Up Here in about 20 minutes to discuss and expand on the column linked here. For those interested in a bit of light reading…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Wawmeesh Hamilton discusses the lack of basic upkeep of desperately-needed First Nations homes, as the federal government looks to transfer responsibility without…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Don Reisinger reports on Capgemini’s latest research into the continued concentration of wealth at the extreme top end. And James Galbraith comments on…
Saturday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your weekend reading. – Jay Shambaugh, Ryan Nunn, and Lauren Bauer discuss the need for U.S. law and policy to adapt to protect independent workers who have…
Can’t Have a Tipi At Canada Day in Wascana Park
The Provincial Government had peaceful protesters arrested on Monday for having a tipi in Wascana Park. The government’s position was that the grass would be harmed, and the tipi would…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – The OECD examines the generational implications of inequality and poverty – with the descendants of poor children in some countries requiring up to…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Andrew O’Hehir talks to Yanis Varoufakis about the impossibility of building shared prosperity on a foundation of consumer debt and financialization. And…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Trish Hennessy examines the aftermath of Ontario’s provincial election, while Andrew Mitrovica traces the spread of Trumpian antisocial populism. And Doug Nesbitt…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Mariana Mazzucato discusses the dangers of confusing market prices with intrinsic values: Value has gone from being a category at the core…
Aboriginal title claim threatens renewal of BC salmon farm tenures
Members of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation filing a claim of Aboriginal title at the BC Supreme Court (submitted) A First Nation’s claim of Aboriginal title, filed today at the BC…