I welcome the British Columbia Government’s consultation on cannabis regulation and the opportunity to offer my concerns, and some suggestions, about the implementation of legalized marijuana in Canada. Let me also me commend the Government for taking seriously the opioid…
Art will take centre stage as Youth Unlimited (YU) hosts The Art of Art: A West Coast Formal, November 18 at the Pipe Shop on the waterfront in North Vancouver. Here is the plan for what sounds like a very…
The Supreme Court of Canada reaffirmed November 2 that government actors have a duty to specifically consider religious freedom concerns when raised by claimants in its Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia decision. This historic case – the first Indigenous religious freedom claim…
On a sunny evening in late August, about 60 people are gathered in Karen Reed’s East Vancouver backyard. They sit in chairs – around tables on the patio and on the grass in tight circles – and stand near the open…
Despite some neighbourhood opposition, Dunbar Ryerson United Church in Kerrisdale will be able to proceed with its plans to build an eight-storey tower on its property. Justin McElroy of CBC News reported October 31, following a Vancouver City Council meeting…
Opposition to the Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline proposal runs deep in Vancouver. Five people were arrested for mischief October 28 following a protest in the waters near its Westridge Marine terminal in Burnaby. Their declarations that many more will join them…
Note: MPs voted November 8 to save the section, though with updated language so it more clearly captures all forms of religious and spiritual services. Leaders of several religious groups appeared before the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights in…