Thoughts on BC Politics and More

“ The truth shall set you free ,” advises the old canon. Unless you’re a criminal, that is.  Then the truth will land you in prison.  That’s how the justice system works, most of the time. Roughly 40,000 convicts are presently locked away in the fifty-three federal and provincial prisons scattered across Canada. The vilest of the perps (the murderers, the rapists, and the pedophiles) are punished with lengthy consignments to the most secure of these institutions; eight federal maximum-security prisons are needed to house them all – and almost all of them are men. Women commit crimes too, but at far lower rates and attended by much less violence and predation, a fact reflected by the lower security and gentler living conditions typical of female prisons (there’s not a single dedicated maximum-security institution for women in Canada).  The Institutional Mother-Child Program even allows incarcerated mothers to raise their children in prison until the ...

Greetings friends ... and welcome to Day Seven ... a look back at the ten most read commentary / opinion pieces of the past week.   Let’s get underway .... here’s number ten ... #10 ... Trans Mountain expects it will receive clearance of all other outstanding regulatory approvals and permits for the remaining construction areas (August 21 st ) ... we are committed to ensuring the Project incorporates all appropriate measures to protect the cultural, environmental and local Indigenous interests in the lands and waters through construction and into operation ... #9 ... ADAM OLSEN - Rather than leaning into the jurisdictional quagmire that has created a ‘can't do’ culture in Canada, we have a responsibility to find ways to empower communities and citizens (August 24 th ) ... s ince my election two years ago I have been demanding that the government forge a new relationship with salmon and forests, the creatures and ecosystems that def...

According to the BC Human Rights Tribunal, it just might be.   Agreeing to hear a set of farcical cases in Vancouver, that has pitted a radical transgendered activist, against the owners and estheticians of 14 Vancouver salons. Details of which are so bizarre and, in many cases, disturbing, they have captured the attention of the international media, with news stations and comedians like Ricky Gervais, weighing in from around the world. In fact, I can’t even believe we have to have this conversation, in 2019. It’s not sexist … it’s not homophobic … it’s not transphobic … it’s just common sense. And while the utter ridiculousness might tempt you to simply roll your eyes or even laugh, the truth behind this particular story is much darker and sinister than it first appears. But to understand the truth, you must first understand the complainant, 32-year-old Jessica Yaniv, a transgendered woman, who is still a biological male with male genitalia...