Can Canada Count on Its Police?
As protesters aim to destabilize our democracy, the question becomes paramount.
Invoking The Emergencies Act Is A Dangerous Mistake
The use of these powers to deal with protesters is an attack on our right to assemble, even if we absolutely oppose the protest.
Is Our Pandemic the Ghost of the 1889 Russian Flu?
The ‘dreaded disease’ that claimed 1.5 million looks a lot like COVID-19, including the long-term threat posed by ‘viral promiscuity.’
We Didn’t Grieve the Pandemic. Now We’re Stuck Fighting
I wanted to see the angry truckers more clearly. So I called a therapist.
This High-Flyer Funded His Art Habit with Per Diems
Gerd Metzdorff’s idiosyncratic collection, underwritten by his airline allowances, offers a necessary lesson on how to live.
Vancouver Council Approves 10 Tiny Homes for Unhoused People
The small dwellings won’t have bathrooms or kitchens, but will be warmer and more secure than living in a tent on the street.
BC Is in a ‘Worse Place than Ever’ for Toxic Drug Deaths
Minister defends the government’s response as lives lost reach new heights.
The War on Drugs Is a Century Old. These Vancouver Activists Are Pushing to End It
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum say they’re breaking laws to save lives.
Of Mice and Museums
Reflections on the end of the Royal BC Museum’s display of early colonial days, and what should come next.
At the Carnegie Centre, a Honk-Free Protest Shows How It’s Done
As I watched a group of citizens make their case, I realized: this is true people power in action.
Going Viral Used to Be Fun
Most of the time, anyway. But then I mused about Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and polio.
Loving Local Black Poets
For Valentine’s Day, Vancouver poet laureate Fiona Tinwei Lam curates three poems for Tyee readers.
In Alberta, COVID restrictions are out and even the truckers are unhappy
Jason Kenney has fully acquiesced the reins of governance on the COVID file to supporters of the ‘Freedom Convoy’
How the Toxic Drug Crisis Looks from the Frontlines
Workers fighting to save lives reflect on frustrations, poisoned drugs, and a lack of government action.
The Convoy Misses Our Governments’ Real Failures
Unfortunately, the most sustained anger at these failures is based on the idea that governments have done too much to prevent death.