Derelick building decisions don’t need to be in-camera – Live Tweeting from Justin McLeRoy on DTES buildings

I've been following what has been happening in Vancouver where two former hotels, now derelict, have been proposed as being bought by the City for $1. The process has been notable as it has been quite out in the open as the City has proposed the purchase for $1, staff has come back with a …

To the Editor: Please consider donating to the folks on strike.

We are into the fifth month since Canada Day that workers went on strike against Western Forest Products. I was on strike once for just a few weeks. It seemed like forever. It was incredibly difficult with a mortgage and family and all the rest. Over my trusty fire barrel during the 2011 strike at …

Two simple fixes for our Election Fairness

Nope, this isn't a Proportional Representation pitch (maybe another day) It is much simpler. We all need to vote at the same time. We're a huge country spanning six time zones with different interests and issues in every region. The image below shows it's even more complicated than that... what with Saskatchewan and some other …