The Emergency Weather Response Model Is Broken
On Sunday, the Alliance to End Homelessness in the Capital Region has cancelled an Emergency Weather Alert, in spite of...
Editorial
Homelessness Counts: A Community Forum in Victoria
I attended a homelessness community forum organised by the Lawson Health Research Institute, which invited people who had either experienced...
Disband the RCMP Already!
The most cartoonish police scandal I can remember goes to the RCMP without question. The bombshell came in July 2016,...
There Are No Good Reasons to Suspend Civil Liberties
There are no good reasons to suspend civil liberties, only pathetic excuses reeking of political opportunism and expediency. Of course...
Canada Isn’t the Eldorado Third Worlders Imagine
I've been corresponding with many people on Facebook from Third World countries, especially Sub-Saharan African countries like Gambia, who genuinely...
“Why does nobody show up to our rallies?”
I was looking forward to a rally today at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. It looked good on paper:...
Victoria Clears Homeless Encampment Right Before Snowstorm
An array of law and bylaw officers enabled municipal workers from the city of Victoria to clear a relatively longstanding...
Never Let a Police Officer Near a Vulnerable Person
In November last year, back when I was still homeless, I rode in the back of a police car being...
Dozens of Anjali Appadurai Supporters Protest her Disqualification from the NDP Leadership Race
About 80 disappointed Anjali Appadurai supporters rose in protest at a press conference she hosted before the Legislative Assembly of...
A Safe Drug Supply for Safer Communities
Perhaps the most frustrating part of advocating for a safer drug supply is to come up with arguments that can...