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Independent Power “news” not newsworthy

June 8, 2009 7:33 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
Sunday's Province newspaper cover sponsored by a labour union? When it comes to the topic of independent power in British Columbia, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I laugh because I find the ...

When really good people run for public office

May 5, 2009 7:50 pm /Soapbox /Comments Off
I’d like to give my unwavering support to a great local candidate running for a provincial MLA seat named Haida Lane. I met Haida through the City of Vancouver’s Vision Implementation Committee process. I have ...

The parents must face justice too

February 8, 2009 7:17 pm /Soapbox /2 Comments
Sickening. An eighteen year-old male driving an expensive Buick SUV while drunk, roars around the turn by the entrance of Granville Island, loses control and careens into two pedestrians crossing in crosswalk. The 31-year old ...

Black and white and green

January 22, 2009 7:51 am /Soapbox /Comments Off
Apparently keeping your economy going and creating a consumption tax that targets pollution at the same time qualifies you as a great big hypocrite. So says, David Beers, editor of thetyee.ca the full-time Gordon Campbell-bashing ...

Letter to Province: Aga Khan on pluralism

November 25, 2008 11:18 am /Soapbox /1 Comment
The Aga Khan teaches us that truly successful societies embrace pluralism. In many local schools, especially on Vancouver's East Side, diversity and pluralism is the norm. I grew up as an Eastsider, and today my ...

Letter to Vancouver Sun: Polling-station rule banning campaign buttons is fair

November 16, 2008 10:16 am /Soapbox /1 Comment
My letter to the Vancouver Sun in response to what I think is a selfish view on having campaign promotional items inside (or directly outside) polling stations. Letter writer Tanya Fink (Nov. 14) vows to ...
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