Category: History
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Mark Carney’s Britannia Mine story tells us more than you might think.
This post has been rolling around in my brain since last Wednesday, when Mark Carney told the Vancouver Board of Trade his maternal grandfather worked in the copper mine at Britannia Beach. I’m taking that phrase directly from the video of his speech, because it’s important. Mark Carney, who chooses his words deliberately, and corrects… Read more
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These rights, notwithstanding
Five days ago I filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal (BCHRT). By the tribunal’s own best estimates, my complaint should go through initial screening in about 1.5 years. The screening should take 30 days as a matter of policy, but there’s a backlog. By June 2025 the tribunal was set to be… Read more
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Let’s set the stage
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Since some time in January, long before Justin Trudeau stared into a camera and told he-who-shall-not-be-named his choice to levy tarrifs on Canadian goods was “a very dumb thing to do,” an old song has been running on a loop in my overloaded Canadian brain. It’s called “Sons and Daughters,” released way, way back in… Read more
