COP25 Madrid delays real climate action
– by Peter Carter – There is now, at long last, agreement that the world is in a planetary climate emergency. COP25, in moving from … Read more
Month: December 2019
A stiff sentence: redacting Julian Assange from the record
– by Geoff Olson – I was recently commissioned to write an article on arts and technology for a Canadian literary journal. It ballooned … Read more
The courage to care
– by Duane and Catherine O’Kane – We aren’t avoiding each other because of the problems. We have problems because we are avoiding each other. … Read more
Bells for Peace: an idea whose time has come
Individuals, families, city mayors and officials, and clergy from all faiths are encouraged to join the 2020 “Bells for Peace” campaign to unite the world … Read more
Now that the Queen is our largest cannabis dealer, how are things?
– by Shawn P. Buckley – I have been a criminal defence attorney for 25 years and have witnessed the Crown and the courts relentlessly … Read more
Word(s) of the Year: connecting urgent ecojustice dots
– by Bruce Mason – William Blake (1757-1827) urged us “to see a world in a grain of sand”, but the visionary poet didn’t foresee … Read more
Is the most widely prescribed heartburn pill killing people?
The more you know, the more uncertain you are. – by Alan Cassels – In the 2008 book “Agnotology: The Making and Unmaking of Ignorance”, … Read more
Compassionate holiday meals
NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina About ten percent of Canadians are choosing plant-based meals and the trend is accelerating, especially among young people. So you are … Read more
Leela Gilday’s timely North Star Calling
MUSIC RISING by Bruce Mason The northern sky wheels around Polaris, the star humans have relied on to sail seas, cross deserts, escape slavery. And … Read more
Progress toward sustainable seafood
SCIENCE MATTERS by David Suzuki Oceans hold a lot of mystery, even for people who study them. But it’s no mystery why they’re in trouble. … Read more