Who’s Still Promising Electoral Reform? Fair Voting BC Takes a Look
The Liberals promised change in 2015 and didn’t deliver. Here’s the best hopes for needed change this time.
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You’ve Got Better Chances in Monopoly than in Canada
Somehow, an 85-year-old board game distributes wealth more fairly than we do.
Starting Monday, Some Doors Will Close for Unvaccinated
BC launches a vaccine card program despite concerns about the effects on the marginalized and people with some health conditions.
Where They Stand: The Parties on Child Care
A former daycare worker analyzes pledged changes to daycare, foster care and Indigenous child welfare.
The Afghan Correction
Interventionistas never seem to learn these seven truths about war and ‘nation building.’
Celebrate Labour Day by Demanding Jason Kenney Resign
The UCP has failed Albertans and lost the moral authority to govern. Time for action.
We Backed BC’s Climate Plan. Now We See It’s Not Enough
The time has come for a major reboot of the CleanBC goals.
A Salute to All the Workers Who’ve Kept Us Going
They feed us, rescue us, lend a needed touch. They make our lives possible. A photo essay.
Canada’s in a prolonged housing crisis. There’s one trick to getting out of it: Build more (non-market) housing
Because the commodification of housing forces people out of the market, a massive investment in non-profit housing is essential
The federal election will not advance the interests of the First Nation peoples
Canada desperately wants this election to be about “first world problems.” Party leaders want to talk about the economy, jobs numbers, healthcare (in terms of COVID-19), and there is a … Read More
‘These Workers Have Proven Their Worth Time and Again’
UFCW leader Kim Novak on frontline sacrifice, anti-vaxxers, labour’s resurgence and more. A Tyee interview.
The Day Jason Kenney Lost Alberta
His $100 bribe for the unvaccinated unites Albertans in scorn and anger.
Why military spending should be a key election issue
Canada’s plans to spend billions on military hardware should be an election issue, but as of week three in the campaign, militarism and massive defence spending are mostly absent from … Read More
Political Parasite Invades Alberta
Researchers worry the flourishing of ‘narcissisti’ will add to Delta woes.
Urgent action on genocide missing from federal party platforms
What does brave leadership look like? It means taking responsibility for genocide and treating it like a national emergency