Loss of confidence in politicians: whose fault is it?
Opinion polls often speak out loud what we think in secret. Ipsos Reid’s latest incursion into the mindset of the population for the media conglomerate, Postmedia, reveals – or should I say …
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July 9 2012 Columns Cultural Belonging. What is it?
Boulogne-Billancourt, as seen from the Sein. - Photo by Giles Rambault, Flickr
Where do I belong and do I belong …
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June 18 2012 Columns Wildebeest and other things not Tasmanian
Most of the people I’ve met in Vancouver tell me that British Columbia is full of Australians. So, you’ve probably encountered a few of us sun-loving, beer-drinking folk who drive on the wrong …
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June 18 2012 Columns Will he– or will he not
In less than a year the Liberal Party of Canada will be choosing a permanent leader. We already know that it will not be interim leader Bob Rae, who – surprise, surprise – announced that he was …
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June 18 2012 Columns How will the people of BC respond to Harper making a mockery of democracy?
Last week saw the Harper Conservative government ram its sprawling omnibus Bill C-38 through Parliament. This mega bill, checking in at well over 400 pages in length, was ostensibly the budget …
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June 18 2012 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier It’s Smokin’ at Italian Day!
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Outside the Portuguese Club of Vancouver, sardines are being grilled for a crowd of appreciative …
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June 4 2012 Columns Why we should all stop and pay attention while the Musqueam block traffic
On Thursday May 31, the morning drive talk radio programs in Vancouver were growling with complaints. Bewildered traffic reporters called in breathless reports.
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June 4 2012 Columns Quebec’s striking students: are general elections next on the agenda?
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Quebec’s striking students have recently passed the 100 day mark. You can’t say that…
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June 4 2012 Columns At the beginning, it doesn’t look like much, but then…
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Where to begin? Images and feelings start to blend, yet I have only been in Vancouver for…