They say that in politics a day is an eternity, so what might be inconceivable today may be reality tomorrow. Let me tell you where I am going, but first a few of the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle I am offering you: The first piece of the puzzle is Jagmeet Singh, leader of the…
Category: British Columbia
John Horgan and the NDP need to get serious about the survival of our species
Over the last few weeks, British Columbia has experienced more severe and extreme weather events than ever in our history. The total rainfall in Abbotsford during the month of November was a record 541 millimetres, compared to its typical annual amount of 245 mm — 119 mm higher than the previous record monthly rainfall of…
The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical
This Friday, October 22 at 7pm, my partner Penny and I are hosting a virtual screening of The Rankin File: Legacy of a Radical, a documentary film about my hero and mentor, Harry Rankin. You can register to join us and see this wonderful film here, which will be followed by a political panel and…
Ministry for the Future: a book to change our climate change future
I have been back from summer vacation now for just over a month. Summer vacation is a time to do reading and I would have blogged about the most incredible book I read this summer immediately upon my return but wanted to blog instead about the need for a Canada Disability Benefit and my support…
September 30: A day for listening, learning and truth-telling
This coming Thursday, Sept. 30th, is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Although it is a statutory holiday for all federally regulated employees, it is unfortunately not a statutory holiday for provincially regulated employees. As the overwhelming majority of workers are employed in sectors that are provincially regulated, relatively very…
Don Davies has my vote!
I am devoting my blog this week to Don Davies, member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway. Don has long been my very favourite MP. I first came to know him before he was elected to Parliament in 2008. Before he was an MP, he would always very graciously support COPE fundraisers I was organizing. At…
Unprecedented heat wave demands unprecedented action
Wow, has it ever been hot! Past temperature records throughout the province are being surpassed. The town of ‘Q’əmcín (also known as Lytton, BC) has broken temperature records three days in a row, reaching an all-time high of 49.6°C on June 30, which was the highest ever recorded anywhere in Canada since record keeping began. In…