Join Elizabeth in Demanding Electoral Reform – February 11th Day of Action

The Trudeau government is trying to abandon their promise to upgrade Canada’s voting system ahead of the 2019 election. But we’re not going to let them. Join Elizabeth, Fair Vote Canada, and the Every Voter Counts Alliance for a Day of Action on Electoral Reform. Join us if You think it’s unfair that under our ...

Recommended Viewing: Dr Robert Davies – The Great Big Context of Climate Disruption

Human-driven climate disruption poses extreme risks in the coming decades. Indeed some people, societies, species, and ecosystems have already experienced significant, even catastrophic consequences. Recognition of the scale and immediacy of this malady is now driving a new era of mitigation strategies. Climate disruption, however, is not a single ailment that can be treated in ...

Recommended Viewing: Tony Seba – Clean Disruption – Why Energy & Transportation will be Obsolete by 2030

Tony Seba’s Clean Disruption Keynote presentation at the Swedbank Nordic Energy Summit in Oslo, Norway, March 17th, 2016. The keynote, based on the book ‘Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation’ assert that four technology categories will disrupt energy and transportation by: 1- Batteries / Energy Storage 2- Electric Vehicles 3- Self-Driving Vehicles 4- Solar Energy ...

Centre of the Universe

The Centre of the Universe is the National Research Council’s astronomy outreach centre is located at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory on Observatory Hill, Saanich. This facility is an important part of the community and has educated and inspired thousands of young Canadians through its tailored school programs, Astronomy Camps, and mobile Starlab outreach programs. The ...

Bill C-51 can still be stopped

Should Bill C-51 become law before the next federal election, I will fight to make it an election issue and ensure it is repealed by the next Parliament. The bill passed third reading in the House of Commons on May 6, 2015. I was the first opposition leader and first Member of Parliament to oppose ...

Support Egyptian Students in their struggle for Human Rights

Canada maintains a strong bilateral relationship with Egypt, despite Egypt’s human rights violations. Our foreign policy advocates for the respect of human rights internationally. Thus, a review of this relationship is much needed. Non-violent student activism in Egypt has been stifled and crushed, in which Egyptian authorities have imposed strict security measures on campuses and ...

Expansion of Iraq Mission

Canadian forces are currently stationed in Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), engaged in ground combat with enemy forces in Iraq, despite assurances from the Prime Minister that the Canadian military would contribute only in a non-combat role. Canada has no legal mandate to intervene in Syria ...

Close Tax Evasion Loopholes and Tax Havens

The Harper Conservatives willfully ignore tax loopholes that could save Canadians billions of dollars every year, instead claiming that slashing environmental protections, social programs, and public service employment are necessary to save money. The refusal by the Harper Conservatives to meaningfully enforce the fair taxation of very wealthy individuals and large companies, while cutting programs ...

Stop Torture

Canada’s ratification of the UN Convention against Torture and other forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 1987 requires states to take effective measures to prevent such acts from occurring. However, torture still exists globally because of the complacent and non-complacent actions of states, in part due to the lack of transparency and ...

Harper’s ‘Secret Police’ Bill – Protect Canadians’ Civil Liberties

According to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act, CSIS’ mandate is strictly limited to the collection of intelligence, and it is not responsible for investigating criminal activity.  However, Bill C-51 would give CSIS new powers, allowing them to operate as a ‘secret police’ – engaging in ‘disruption’ techniques whose only caveat are they cannot kill or ...