Once the disappointment over the BC election isn’t so painful, there’s something that needs to be talked about regarding polling.  This is a quick, stream-of-consciousness post, and I plan on writing more later. While Mario Canseco of Angus Reid said, this morning, that it’s not a “methodology” problem, I think it is. Forum Research, while [...]

Here we are: only hours to go until the polls close. What will be the next BC government? What are your hopes, fears, dreams, goals? This page will refresh every 15 seconds, or you can manually reload it. Please add in your comments below What are your seat predictions? What do you think will be [...]People who read this page, also read:Why does ArcelorMittal hate Bosnia?Cunt: Never An Appropriate Descriptor for a 9 Year Old ChildRalph Sultan: Poverty is a “Single Mom”...

At an SFU Public Square event on child poverty tonight, BC Liberal candidate Ralph Sultan evoked boos from the audience when he described the matter as a “single mom” issue. He later defended himself, saying he was only quoting “facts” as an economist. Liberal Ralph Sultan says kids living in poverty because of single moms, [...]People who read this page, also read:Is Withholding Sex Now Sex Abuse?Cunt: Never An Appropriate Descriptor for a 9 Year Old ChildDid Earth Day...

Some years, Earth Day clicks for people in a profound way. I’ve spoken to a few who were distinctly non-plussed with how things didn’t come together for them and their dreams this year. If you need some optimism for the rest of your week, check out this compendium. Pay attention to the ages of those [...]

There’s a moment of fear that all women come to know. I know it well. I was once the only female member of a music band. One time at practice, a male band member joked that “We should get blowjobs for all the band members.” What did I do? Everyone else in the room thought [...]People who read this page, also read:A Not-So-Public HearingThe Most Racist Thing I Have Ever Seen PublishedA ‘Yellow Peril’ Response from Down Under

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Educate First Nations to be modern citizens Don Olsen, The Daily News Published: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 via Educate First Nations to be modern citizens. This is the most racist thing I have ever seen published. The Nanaimo Daily News published a document either as an editorial or a letter to the editor [likely the [...]People who read this page, also read:A Not-So-Public HearingBlaming the PeopleCunt: Never An Appropriate Descriptor for a 9 Year Old ChildAbout Politics, Re-Spun

The Role of The State in Gentrification, the Housing Crisis, and its Ability to Relieve or Maintain the Current Situation by Rachel Goodine Pidgin, a new fine-dining restaurant located on Vancouver’s Downtown East Side, moved in to the neighbourhood on February 1 of this year, prompting plenty of controversy. It’s located right off of East [...]People who read this page, also read:The Most Racist Thing I Have Ever Seen PublishedGot Dialogue?Further “Yellow Peril” ReadingCunt: Never...

Our friends at The Mainlander have an excellent piece on the racially charged rhetoric on housing today. From the Georgia Straight, an article on the Chinese community’s concerns over the rise in anti-Chinese sentiment.People who read this page, also read:How to Petition the CRTC against Sun News’ Mandatory…A Not-So-Public HearingRising rhetoric of a new “yellow peril”#SpinAlert: Light Rail for the Valley Instead of a UBC…

The complaints are familiar – “Asian immigrants are taking our jobs,” “Asian immigrants are buying our property and keeping us out.” Instead of being complaints found in the Richmond Review’s letters-to-the-editor section, however, these are the complaints that were found in a Liberal Party advertisement in 1921 that was posted on a Vancouver history site. [...]People who read this page, also read:How to Petition the CRTC against Sun News’...