This morning the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) was signed. This is the biggest trade agreement in the world, covering 40% of global trade and including 12 nations, including Canada, the US, Mexico, Japan, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Peru, Brunei,…
Abortion, Refugees, and Making Room for Moral Action
My last post on marijuana and why legalizing it is not an endorsement of it has generated a lot of interest, and I’ve received a number of emails from people asking me about my stance on abortion in light of…
Morality, Marijuana, and Legislation
A comment I made recently on Facebook about marijuana prohibition brought some very negative feedback, so I thought I would elaborate on the subject a bit. I’ll also reflect on the nature of morality in legislation and legislation in public…
Community Lecture: Embracing Diversity. Some Excerpts.
Here are some excerpts from last Friday’s Community Lecture, Embracing Diversity: Living an Enriched Life Within Canada’s Borders.
True Diversity is Hard, but So Worthwhile
On Friday evening I hosted the second of our six lectures, this one titled “Embracing Diversity: Living an Enriched Life Within Canada’s Borders” and presented by Wendy Peterson. Wendy described diversity by noting that there are hundreds of distinct First…
On the Possibility of a Nonviolent Nation
Last night Karen Ridd opened up our lecture series with “Swimming Upstream: Being Nonviolent in a Violent World.” Her presentation was by turns enchanting, engaging, challenging, and inspiring. One thing that came up several times, perhaps given that I was…
Press Conference: Platform Release, Candidate’s Pledge, and Lecture Series
Last night we had a fantastic evening listening to Karen Ridd’s lecture on Nonviolence titled “Swimming Upstream: Being Nonviolent in a Violent World.” Unfortunately we were unable to record it (though we have plans to record future lectures), but given…
The Green Party 2015 Platform
The Green Party of Canada has posted their official platform for the 2015 election along with a fully costed and audited budget. The platform is derived from the official Green Party policy which is documented in Vision Green. Our policy…
On Refugees
For the last few days, all I can think about is Alan Kurdi. The first picture I saw of him was an artist’s rendition of Alan laying facedown in a bed, and I liked it because it reminded me of…
On Representing You
I haven’t responded to Ted Falk’s column in a while; the election call has led to more canned messages than ever appearing there. Even so, I went to www.tedfalk.ca today to see what he’s been up to, and was redirected…