ICAN 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winners
photo: Prize winners International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) holds press conference at UN Headquarters, led by Beatrice Fihn (centre), Executive Director of ICAN. … Read more
Month: October 2017
The figures on the Site C dam that count: why our electricity rates will skyrocket
photo: view of Peace River which would have been flooded by Site C Dam courtesy www.peacevalley.ca/future. Photo by Don Hoffmann and Andrea Morison by Reimar … Read more
Unlimited growth increases the divide
by Bruce Mason The wisest words on Vancouver’s streets, “Unlimited Growth Increases the Divide” offer a strong medicine for healing the obscene growth for growth’s … Read more
Know thy activist – on carrots and sticks in Parliament
by Rafe Mair cartoon by Gerry Hummel I’ve been an activist for too many years to count. In earlier times, I’d catch hell when my … Read more
White Poppies – new Remembrance Day ceremony highlights the true costs of war
by Teresa Gagné The white poppy was first introduced in Britain in 1933, only 12 years after the red poppy. Alarmed by the rising tide … Read more
Canada: the case for staying out of other peoples’ wars
by William S. Geimer This book presents the case for staying out of other people’s wars. By other people’s wars, I mean those in which … Read more
On love and forgiveness
by Scott Stabile I forgive the man who killed my parents completely and without reservation. I forgave him a long time ago, but not until … Read more
Digital issues at the top of MPs’ agenda
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by David Christopher Now that Parliament is back at work after its long summer break, Canadians will be watching expectantly as MPs get … Read more
Ready to Rumble? Keep calm and decolonize
MUSIC RISING by Bruce Mason Indigenous/Aboriginal /First Nations/Inuit art is one of the most exciting creative forces in Canada and on our endangered Earth. At … Read more
Environmentalism a way of being
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki I’m often introduced as an environmentalist. I prefer to be called a father, grandfather, scientist or author, as these terms … Read more