May 16, 2020
When I was invited by the nice folks at Day Of Pink to be featured in the 3rd edition of their colouring book "Colouring With Pride" to mark International Day of Pink 2020 on 8 April 2020, I was thrilled. But then COVID-19 happened. it's finally out.
May 1, 2020
The Vancouver Board of Education closed down in-classroom instruction when the BC Government shut down all schools March 17, 2020. So far, no date has yet been announced for re-opening classrooms. It's a good time to start talking about what public education will look like after the pandemic has passed. According to UNESCO monitoring, about […]
February 26, 2020
I am mindful Vancouver City Council members must be facing quite a bit of push-back from Vancouver Rape Relief (VRR) and their supporters as a result of today's finance committee vote on the staff recommendation to cancel funding of their outreach and education program. On February 26, the City of Vancouver's Standing Committee on City […]
February 20, 2020
In 2019, the City renewed their funding with the warning that the organization's practices did not comply with eligibility criteria for program funding by the City of Vancouver. The city informed Vancouver Rape Relief that unless the organization took measures to meet the city's inclusion criteria for funding, 2020 funding would be denied. Next week, […]
February 4, 2020
The email below illustrates why we need to clamp down on groups accessing public funds through their charity status to incite discrimination and exclusion. Churches and groups named in this email are violating the terms of their charitable status. It was sent to people in Metro Vancouver inviting them to an event intended to help […]
January 25, 2020
If you live in Vancouver, I'd love to hear what you think about this. Please comment here or use the contact form for a less public engagement. The media is reporting that the City of Vancouver is set to reduce Prior Street speed limits to 30km/h and reduce lanes to 1 in each direction starting […]
December 17, 2019
"… I hate [racist slur]. I hope all [racist slur] die. … I just want to line them all up and just chuck an explosive in there and go ka-boom! " Vancouver, B.C. student rant in an online video targeting Black students Too many Canadians are touched by hatred, and it feels awful. Acts of […]
October 31, 2019
On September 29, 2019, Self-identified feminist journalist Meghan Murphy gave a talk about her feelings regarding transgender women and feminism. It drew strong criticism across Canada and head-scratching abroad. Murphy's thesis is that transgender women are men because being transgender is "in fact" an impossibility and that transgender people put cisgender people at risk, with […]
October 18, 2019
Can emerging hard-right populist parties find a meaningful place in Canada’s political ecology without legislation to address discriminatory publications online?
October 3, 2019
"Your all spare parts and when the PPC gets in you retards won’t have jobs and that would be of great benifit to the real Canadians." – Steve