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...
Human Rights
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...
Iranian Diaspora Stages 2-day Hunger Strike Before BC Legislature
A couple activists have been protesting at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with a 2-day hunger strike, demanding more...
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...
Indigenous Mother Wins Landmark Case Before BC Human Rights Tribunal
The BC Human Rights Tribunal just ruled that an indigenous mother whose children were taken away to foster homes by...
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...
Freedom for Iran Rally Marches on BC Legislature in Victoria
About 350 protesters, largely from the Iranian diaspora, rallied at Centennial Square in Victoria and marched all the way to...
BC Health Care Matters Rallies at Legislature in Victoria
Over a hundred angry protesters rallied before the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia at the call of BC Health Care...
Save Old Growth Stages Protest at BC Legislature in Victoria
A group of Save Old Growth veterans staged a peaceful protest at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia this morning,...
Victoria Commemorates Residential School Victims on National Orange Shirt Day
At least 600 people, wearing the emblematic orange shirt, gathered at Centennial Square in Victoria to empathise with the thousands...