None of the Parties Are Willing to Drive Down Home Costs
They don’t want to admit their ‘fixes’ mainly fuel zooming land prices.
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This tenant fought renoviction and won. Here’s how.
Rebecca Bain withstood developer pressure and pays just under $800 a month for a two-bedroom, while rents around her have doubled
A modest proposal for reimagining Canadian foreign policy
Canadian Foreign Policy Institute has developed a cost-free foreign policy platform most progressive voters could endorse
The human cost of defending forests at Ada’itsx Fairy Creek
Whatever you think is happening at Ada’itsx Fairy Creek, you don’t have the full story. Sunday night was my fifth time arriving at camp. For my first two visits I … Read More
The Communist Party Of Canada Benefits Us All
The Party’s radical platform is important because it widens the imagination to what the political landscape could be.
Where They Stand: The Parties on Climate Change
Canada hasn’t hit a single climate action goal yet, but experts say there’s reason to be optimistic.
Five Ways to End the Toxic Drug Crisis. From the Frontlines
Harm reduction nurses see the toll. Here’s what they want to hear from politicians in this election campaign.
BC’s Overdose Failure: ‘Each One of these Deaths Was Preventable’
BC Coroners Service reports 2021 will be the deadliest year on record and government has failed to respond adequately to the public health crisis.
A left perspective on vaccine passports
If coercive measures are taken by the state to try and increase levels of vaccination, what approach should the left take, asks CD columnist John Clarke. Photo from Shutterstock. As … Read More
Where They Stand: The Parties on Housing
Prices are soaring. But the major parties are still determined to prop up homeownership.
Jagmeet Singh surprises in Radio-Canada interviews with leaders
The first major televised event involving all federal party leaders happened on Sunday evening, August 29, on the CBC’s French network. It was a series of half-hour interviews — in … Read More
Capping off One Hell of a Summer
Hats off to Jason Kenney’s marketers for this baldly ironic memento.
Climate crisis cannot be separated from extreme wealth inequality
In an August 2021 report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded the Paris Agreement climate targets could soon be out of reach without immediate and massive greenhouse gas emission reductions this decade. … Read More
‘He Was My Grandson’
Recollecting snapshots of a life lost to the overdose crisis elicits lots of love — and loneliness.
The Housing Is Owned by the Province. The Working Conditions Are Terrible
Workers at SRO hotels operated by Atira Property Management describe their experiences in housing that shelters some of Vancouver’s most vulnerable.