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 Santiago, Chile, to Madrid, Spain,…
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 into a 5,000 word piece…
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. You are standing alone in…
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 for Peace. On August 6,…
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 punish persons caught with cannabis….
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 Leela Gilday’s remarkable fifth album,…
Big Telecom fighting lower Internet fees
INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Marie Aspiazu Back in August, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) significantly lowered the fees small Internet providers were required to pay Big Telecom for access…
Government interference in proposed Roberts Bank Container Terminal 2
Ethics Commissioner should investigate environmental assessment interference in Fraser Estuary project The Boundary Bay Conservation Committee (BBCC) has sent a letter to the Canadian Ethics Commissioner, Prime Minister Trudeau, and…
Better health safety guidelines imperative before exposing public to 5G
– by Frank Clegg and Margaret Friesen – Health Canada’s track record is poor with respect to timely responses to many agents that have proven harmful to Canadians. These include…
5G mobile telephony: a primer
– by Carl Katz – 5G mobile telephony is without a doubt the most hyped mobile phone technology since its inception in the 1980s. As a result, public awareness of…