I am opposed to antisemitism. I am opposed to antisemitism with every fibre of my body. I always have been opposed to antisemitism. I always will be opposed to antisemitism. Why then am I and so many others who are opposed to antisemitism so deeply concerned with the definition of antisemitism proposed by the International…
Go Lula Go!
I’m delighted to report that one of my Hopeful Predictions for 2022 has come true. Planet Earth breathed an enormous sigh of relief on October 30th, 2022 when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – commonly referred to Lula — was elected President of Brazil. Had his opponent Jair Bolsonaro, who was running for re-election, been…
“Don’t waste any time mourning. Organize!” – Joe Hill
Well, the results are in. It was a landslide victory for Ken Sim and his ABC (A Better City) party in Vancouver’s municipal election, Saturday Oct. 15th. Only time will tell how far to the right mayor-elect Sim’s governing will be. For me, the takeaway is that anything in politics is possible — even the…
My Predictions for Vancouver’s Municipal Election
My Predictions – Written October 12, 2022 Electoral predictions are a mug’s game at the best of times. They are even more difficult in an at-large voting system, which is what we have here in Vancouver. With that having been said, here are my predictions for the Vancouver municipal election, Saturday October 15th. I’ve written…
A Very Dark Time for Democracy in Vancouver
This is a dark time for democracy. A very dark time. A very dark time for democracy in general and a very dark time for Vancouver’s municipal democracy in particular. For the first time ever, the Vancouver Police Union has decided to interfere in Vancouver’s municipal election by endorsing a specific party and candidates. A…
Kennedy’s “Captains”
On September 13th 2022, a homeless individual, Stanley Q. Woodvine, came across a disturbing piece of paper that may determine the outcome of the race to be elected Mayor of Vancouver. Someone — we don’t know who – had mistakenly dropped a 2-page spreadsheet which listed potential donor “Captains” and donation targets, featuring an astounding…
Dark Clouds on the Political Landscape
There are very dark clouds looming on the Canadian political landscape. On September 9, 2002, the membership of the Conservative Party of Canada elected Pierre Poilievre by a landslide to be their new leader. Pierre Poilievre is Stephen Harper on steroids. He has all of the pseudo populism traits of Donald Trump but without the…