On Tuesday August 2nd the government of British Columbia placed a new tax on “foreign” investment in housing. The mainstream media has been busy with stories about the 15% tariff being ineffective to curb big development, redirecting Vancouver’s “problem” to Toronto, and victimizing “innocent”…
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BC Liberals Pick-Pocket the Poor and Provoke Outrage
This spring the BC government showed its mean-spiritedness in its treatment of people with disabilities (PWD).…
Small victory for welfare rate housing in Vancouver
No one is holding their breath, but after ten years of struggle, including two tent cities, numerous trips to…
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside could become condo heaven with homeless on the…
A new report from the Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP) says Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) could…
Real Crisis, Fake Responses: Editorial
This issue of The Volcano circles around two main topics:
One: The ongoing, widespread Indigenous resistance and…
Prime Minister Trudeau and Reconciliation – The New Tokenism Is Still The…
I have been banging my head against the wall over and over again. I am speaking figuratively of course.
I…
Guaranteed Annual Income – the good, the bad, and the ugly
Imagine you’re a person with disabilities living on the BC welfare rate of $610 a month, paying $500 for rent.…
Federal Budget Dashes Housing Hopes: By Jean Swanson
A lot of people had high hopes for housing in the federal budget that was delivered on March 22. The City of…
The Trans-Pacific-Partnership Agreement is a Deathstar*: By Formerly Homeless Dave
You have probably heard of the TPP by now. If you associate with progressive politics, you probably read…
Understanding and Opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement: By…
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By Harold Lavender
Corporations continue to pursue their agenda to rule the world through…