May 1, 2013

• Many environmental experts have warned about the unsustainability of fish farms for a decade now and we have documented those objections in many previous articles. Unfortunately, nothing has yet been done to improve the system. As usual, government agencies and environmental organizations around the world turned a blind eye to what was predicted to become...

May 1, 2013

DRUG BUST by Alan Cassels • The people’s briefing note on prescription drugs Dear new member of the Legislative Assembly: • You’re likely facing a steep learning curve in getting used to your new job so I’d like to offer you some translation help. For free. You can expect that, just as you are settling into your new office in the Legislature and...

May 1, 2013

• On February 1, Raging Granny Marge Johnson spoke at the Enbridge Commission Review Panel in Vancouver. She was accompanied by two other Raging Grannies who acted as observers. Below is a transcript of Marge’s address at the Enbridge Commission Review Panel. The Raging Grannies are a group of women my age who are strong and firmly believe in social...

May 1, 2013

SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki • Access to information is a basic foundation of democracy. Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms also gives us “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication.” We must protect these rights. As we alter the chemical, physical and biological...

May 1, 2013

FILMS WORTH WATCHING by Robert Alstead • This year’s DOXA Festival (doxafestival.ca), our version of Hot Docs, bristles with ideas and provocations over its 10 days in May. If the five films I’ve seen are representative of the whole program, expect some intelligent and well-crafted documentaries coming your way, along with lively Q&As and...

Apr 1, 2013

Ministry of Health carpet-bombs drug safety monitoring The tragedy of Roderick MacIsaa by Alan Cassels image by Anthony Freda • Unanswered questions around the death of a Ministry of Health employee might hold some clues to the biggest scandal to ever hit BC’s drug evaluation system. Linda Kayfish’s voice weighs heavily with exasperation as she speaks to...

Apr 1, 2013

I-522: The People’s Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act • Labelitwa.org is an anti-GMO activist organization that has put together a piece of legislation that would mandate labelling for foods containing genetically modified ingredients. “1-522: The People’s Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act” was submitted to the Secretary of...

Mar 1, 2013

• Leadnow.ca is an independent community that brings generations together to strengthen our democracy and build a fair, open and responsible country. Leadnow.ca’s small staff team and 225,000 person community includes Canadians from across the political spectrum. Leadnow.ca was founded two years ago by a group of Canadians who wanted to find new ways to help...

Aug 1, 2012

The Walk for Peace was a huge success! Photo and article by Alastair Gregor • On Saturday, June 30, approximately 2,000 Walkers for Peace met at Kitsilano Beach (Arbutus and Cornwall) and joined together in unity to celebrate peace, on the 30th anniversary of Vancouver’s very first Walk for Peace in 1982. We were welcomed to the land by Elder Henry Charles...

Jun 25, 2012

Saturday June 30th join the thousands who will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Vancouver’s famous Walk for Peace. The day kick off at Kits Beach at 12 noon for a 1:00 pm walk across the Burrard Street Bridge to the Sunset Beach entertainment stage in the West End. In 1982, against the escalating nuclear arms race, many diverse groups came together to...