In the interest of public policy discussion, I am disclosing something here that we’re not particularly proud of, or happy about…. but we had a mishap last night that underscores one of the issues that I haven’t really seen adequately discussed in the whole “bring chickens to backyards in Vancouver” movement. That is: the high [...]
Last week I spoke at a conference of women from my union about the current state of collective bargaining and pay equity. While there I noticed on the agenda that Daisy Kler from Vancouver-based Rape Relief was scheduled to speak the following day on “The 2010 Olympics and Opposing the Legalization of Prostitution”. While I [...]
Well this is exciting. A little good news for a change. Once again the BC Supreme Court has found Canadian drug laws to be unconstitutional. It’s not the first time it’s happened, but in this case it will grant Insite (Vancouver’s safe injection site) a reprieve until next summer when the courts expect to [...]
I remember the voice coming out of my kitchen radio sometime back in 2003 or 04 – before I moved to the Sunshine Coast – when I still lived above Turks, on the Drive. It caught me, that voice and the poetry it was speaking, and I sat still to listen until he was done. [...]
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