On Monday March 7th as I watched Paul Jay’s podcast, A Dire Warning About the End of Human Civilization, on theAnalysis.news website, my worst fears were confirmed – the climate crisis is order of magnitude more catastrophic than we have come to believe. It is now no longer a question of whether or not we…
Category: Vancouver
Time is of the essence – Peace now!
I am outraged as so many are by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is never justifiable for one nation to invade another. What the world must do now is immediately come up with a peace plan that will bring an end to the suffering, destruction, and loss of life that will only get worse as…
For the Good of All
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” — Benjamin Franklin This quote very accurately summarizes the question – should we have supported the federal government’s Emergencies Act, which was invoked on Monday, February 14th. It was revoked on Wednesday February 23rd. Let there be…
Suzie Mah for Vancouver School Board
Let’s work together to get Suzie Mah elected to the Vancouver School Board! I have been a member of COPE for over 40 years. Rarely, if ever, have I been as impressed by a candidate’s resume as I am by Suzie’s. As you will see from her bio below she has been, and continues to…
Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas, the father of medicare, former Premier of Saskatchewan and former leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) is one of my heroes. Once a month, on the fourth Friday, I host a virtual movie night. This month, Friday, February 25th at 7:00pm, I will be showing the NFB film, Tommy Douglas: Keeper…
Bad News for BC Progressives
If you are a progressive living in BC, I have some bad news for you. His name is Kevin Falcon (picture from here). He was elected leader of BC’s free-market party – the BC Liberal Party – on Saturday Feb. 5th, 2022. The BC Liberal party has never pretended to be progressive. It is fundamentally…
Concern for the Right
And the votes are in – 73 in favour, 45 against and it’s off with his head! The federal Conservative Party’s Erin O’Toole was removed as leader by a decisive majority of the Conservative Caucus on Feb. 2, 2022. My concern of course is not for Mr. O’Toole, or for the Conservative Party itself for…