“We’re fighting wars. We can’t take care of daycare. You can’t do it… We have to take care of one thing: military protection.”   —  President D. J. Trump, USA “It takes money to kill bad guys.”    — Pete Hegseth, US Secretary of War “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back […]

“Haven’t you got anything better to do?” This was a common attitude expressed by drivers after being told that they had been stopped for a traffic rule infraction. “Why aren’t you out catching real criminals?” I’m not sure these drivers believed me when I told them that they were more likely to suffer financial loss, […]

There are moments when the toxic drug crisis becomes painfully real. A phone call in the middle of the night. A memorial growing on along the side of the Columbia River. A name spoken quietly among colleagues because another person didn’t make it. For many people in British Columbia, these moments are no longer rare. […]

It has become a habit to check the gas price every time I leave the neighbourhood. I would not have imagined that I would be seeing prices over $2.00 per litre a few months ago. Since I don’t yet own an electric vehicle, I choose ecodriving techniques to save money and realize that my choice […]

In Canada, progress on social and ecological justice often faces roadblocks. When women got the right to vote here in 1918, organizations sprang up to argue voting was incompatible with women’s “traditional roles.” When universal health care was introduced in the 1960s, doctors in Saskatchewan went on strike, accusing the government of exercising too much […]

When large tracts of forest are clear-cut, we lose more than the trees and their shelter and all the other plant and animal species they nurture and protect; we also lose water. Our demands for water are increasing. Growing populations, water-hungry industries (including fracking and nuclear power production) and the growth of data centres all […]

Our driving centred culture and the recent decision to end the spring and fall time change have raised an important issue. It’s going to be dark while children walk to school and the province and municipalities have failed to create safe pedestrian infrastructure to protect them. Forming a Walking School Bus group may be a […]

What if a healthcare provider could prescribe more than medicine? Across British Columbia, they can, and they do. Today, social prescriptions are helping people access things like food security programs, exercise classes, housing support, and even time in nature. These “non‐medical prescriptions” are improving health in ways a pill never could. It’s called social prescribing, […]

“Our movement began as an alliance of socialist farmers and workers. It’s a part of our DNA as the NDP and we are reconnecting with those roots. That’s why I’m so honoured to have the support of these remarkable agriculture leaders against corporate control of our food system. This campaign is about rebuilding our party […]

Canada is among the world’s most resource-rich countries. Forty per cent of its land is covered in forests. It holds 20 per cent of the world’s freshwater reserves. It’s the fourth-largest crude oil exporter. It produces more than 60 minerals and metals and ranks in the top five for 14 of them — critical to […]