I Just Called the Police on Homeless People—in Last Resort
Around dinner time I was walking down the street where I live, through the city's largest encampment, when I was...
Personal Account
Dave Thompson Comes to Stadacona Park
As some of you may know, I've been hounding Victoria's city councillors on Twitter for several weeks, constantly flirting with...
Postmortem: Aubrey’s Run Across BC
As those who have been following this blog for a while already know, I was helping with organising Aubrey's Run...
Denial of Service by the Canada Revenue Agency
After trying in vain to claim the recent Canada Housing Benefit due to being irremediably locked out of my CRA...
I Attended a Save Old Growth Training Session
Save Old Growth has been all over the news lately, with multiple forms of protests, most notably blockades. My take...
Open Letter to BC’s Human Rights Commissioner, in Response to Urging the Reinstatement of the Mask Mandate
To BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender, I am taking the extremely unusual step of writing to a public official,...
The Homeless Are Treated Worse Than Prisoners
We the homeless live in a virtual prison. We live behind bars just like prisoners, often without the comfort and...
On the Prejudice Faced by Homeless People
I've read plenty about the challenges faced by the homeless, written by those who presume to help them despite, or...
How to Get a Medical Cannabis Prescription in British Columbia
You may be forgiven to presume obtaining a medical cannabis prescription is as easy as asking a general practitioner. That's...
Strength in Numbers
Last year I witnessed VicPD deny a distressed My Place resident health care by butting in uninvited and arresting him...