Mar 02
Introduction Hollyhock is a New Age retreat on the southern tip of Cortes Island, BC. The resort was built by Greenpeace International co-founder Rex Weyler, a controversial figure who (along with Vancouver Observer editor and Hollyhocker Linda Solomon) has falsely claimed to be a Pulitzer Prize Nominee. No other New Age resort on earth can boast …
Jan 03
Introduction: Idle No More, so the legend tells us, is a grassroots movement started by four indigenous women from Saskatchewan who were unhappy with parts of the federal government budget bill C-45. The movement’s message inspired protests across the country- most were peaceful, but there were incidents where militants took advantage leading blockades, and tampering …
Jan 06
There’s been a lot of discussion this week about Attawapiskat’s investment portfolio. Investments are made in the name of the Attawapiskat Trust- a fund that was setup in 2007 to receive payments from De Beer’s for income from the Victor Diamond Mine. The trust’s documentation is available for download from Attawapiskat website, it’s an interesting read. …
Dec 12
I’m sure you’ve heard the news about HSBC by now- the US Government has decided not to pass indictments against them for money laundering. And the reason? Well, it appears that HSBC is too big to jail. What we’ve been told to believe is that if they arrest executives at HSBC, the entire banking system …
Oct 10
The old-left’s exploitation of the Occupy movement has been monumental. As soon as Occupy started, they came out with their fangs showing and grasped all the power they could. They came from all sides- radical feminists, entryist marxists, and several flavours of watermelon environmentalists (green on the surface, red on the inside.) Each of them wrestled …
Sep 14
I was a bit disappointed with the Interview I did on CBC’s The National when I saw it last night. It turns out that the video I posted last night was only a ‘teaser’ version. Today a friend sent me the full version of the interview- I’m much happier with this one. It was a …
Sep 13
I was contacted last week by one of the producers at the CBC. He had read some of my stories here, and was interested to take with me about my story about leaving the Occupy movement- it was the story where I discussed the 5% vs the 99%. It seemed like it could be a …
Sep 13
I’ve always been a bit pensive about the Occupy Canada page on Facebook. When I was in Vancouver, I knew one person who was an admin, but didn’t know much about the others. When I got to Toronto I learned that the page was setup by Derek Soberal. I’ve written about Derek before when he …
Sep 08
I’ve been thinking about October 15th, the one-year anniversary for Canadian occupations. What were people thinking back when it happened, how do those from the outside view it now? So, while searching for some things today, I came across this comment from an article on the Georgia Strait from October 7th. The article is about the …
Aug 28
In the beginning Occupy was brought together by a glorious idea with a lovely spirit- people from diverse parts of society can come together and make a plan for a better world. Occupiers came to campaign for their right to drink unpasteurized milk, eliminating poverty, economic reform, government reform, union reform, and many others. But, the movement’s big …