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The misuses of national security
An interview with human rights defender Roch Tassé In July, after nearly a half-century of defending human rights and civil liberties in Canada and abroad, Roch Tassé will retire, leaving…
Hope Springs Municipal
How small towns are driving Canada’s digital future “If you want it done right, you have to do it yourself.” In a bold take on this adage, more and more…
Government’s anti-terror laws target anti-pipeline foes
Since October’s shooting and attack on Parliament Hill, the Harper government has introduced or passed four pieces of legislation that impinge on civil liberties in ways that almost certainly contravene…
Cuts to adult basic education would make it harder to escape poverty
Adult basic education – tuition-free high school level courses – can open up a wide range of possibilities for single parents, older workers laid off from resource industries, new immigrants…
Bucking the Trend: Manitoba Defends Workers’ Pensions
Each day Canadian newspapers carry a version of the same story: working Canadians are not prepared for retirement. Statisticians and economists who look at the problem conclude that about half…
Bill C-51: A Legal Primer
Overly broad and unnecessary anti-terrorism reforms could criminalize free speech [Pour la version française, cliquez ici] Six Muslim young adults stand in front of a mosque late at night in…
U.S. restores diplomatic relations with Cuba
In an astounding triumph for the Latin American Revolution, the U.S. government restored diplomatic relations with Cuba on December 17. This followed 55 years of U.S. aggression and hostility aimed…
Ontario audit throws cold water on federal-provincial love affair with P3s
In her annual report in December, Ontario’s auditor general (AGO), Bonnie Lysyk, exposed the extraordinary waste and financial sham pervasive in public-private partnerships (P3s)—projects her office estimates to have cost…
‘Tis the Season to Rethink Our Charitable Giving
It’s December, the season for charitable giving. Wherever you turn you see boxes and bins collecting non-perishable food items for the local food bank or toys for the less fortunate…
From discrimination against temporary foreign workers to sexual harassment, there’s no shortage of issues a human rights commission could tackle
British Columbia is the only province in Canada that does not have a Human Rights Commission. That makes us the weakest province when it comes to fostering human rights awareness…
And then there was one: BC is now last province without a plan to tackle poverty
On October 22, the Government of Saskatchewan announced in their Throne Speech that it would commit to the development of a poverty reduction strategy, making British Columbia the very last…
Competitiveness vs. public benefits: The LNG tax and regulatory regime
This fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment decisions? And if they do…
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