No Enbridge Rally
On Saturday May 10, several thousand protesters gathered at the No Enbridge Rally at Sunset Beach in Vancouver.
Warm pita bread with flaked sea salt and cumin
I like to serve this bread with various dips like hummus and tazaki.
Contrasts
I arrived in Vancouver in March of this year, work permit in hand. I was already acquainted with Montreal and Quebec City as well as with their glacial climate.
The politics of division
More than ever, the Harper government’s electoral strategy seems quite clear: divide and rule. Conservative followers might not agree with this point of view but the Prime Minister and his acolytes’ actions make it increasingly hard to come to any other conclusion. The most recent example is his public spat with no less than the…
Spencie’s View
What happened to Vancouver’s civic left?
I’m writing this column in somewhat of a daze of sleep deprivation and euphoria. Our second son, Camilo, was born a week ago. Our little family of four can’t afford to live in Vancouver. But we’re doing it anyway, with our 750 or so square feet downtown. After our first son was born, we gave…
All eyes on Nigeria as international outrage builds
Nigeria is currently in the international spotlight over the terrible events of the past three weeks. Two bombings rocked the capital city, resulting in the deaths of at least 89 people, and on top of that, more than 200 secondary school girls were kidnapped, plus another 11 girls this month. These events add to the…
Navajo Man
Meet “Navajo Man,” Lawrence Crank, descendant of Huskeniene (he who passes on harsh wisdom). Huskeniene was a prominent Navajo medicine man who lived in Kayenta and Monument Valley, Arizona in the late 1800’s. Lawrence’s father and grandfather were also healers. Lawrence himself is a healer of sorts, with his uplifting personality. While recently touring northern…
Have you been changed too?
These are the things that no one tells you before you come to Vancouver.
Caught at their own game
I almost hit the nail on the head in my last column when I predicted a change in government in Québec.
Spencie’s View
Spike in homelessness numbers show Vancouver needs a better vision
We’re just over six months from municipal elections in BC, so it’s time to pivot this column’s focus toward city politics. Here in Vancouver, Mayor Gregor Robertson looks to be headed for a three-peat in November. Count me out of the victory party. There are serious problems in this city, namely gaping inequality and a…
Clin d’oeil
Denis Bouvier would like to give a nod (clin d’oeil) to street photographer Fred Herzog with this photo reminiscent of a scene Herzog might have photographed. The elderly gentleman in black and white seems to be from a bygone era wearing his formal clothes and gloves while viewing the colourful modern life on Granville Street…