On November 26, 2025, COPE Vancouver’s City Councillor Sean Orr put forward a very interesting motion for consideration by Council’s Standing Committee on Policy and Strategic Priorities. This innovative Right of First Refusal motion included establishing a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Policy, giving tenants the ability to purchase and turn their rental buildings into co-operatives,…
Will Mayor Sim Suffer His Largest Political Defeat Yet?
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim keeps digging himself deeper and deeper into a hole. A few weeks ago, he announced his plan to freeze civic property taxes in the 2026 budget. This from a mayor who delivered whopping increases in property taxes of 10.7% in 2023, 7.28% in 2024, and 3.9% in 2025. He has swung…
The Beginning of the End for Pierre Poilievre?
A week is a long time in politics. On Monday November 3rd – the day before federal Budget Day — Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s position seemed to be secure. By all accounts, he was sailing to a resounding vote of confidence at his party’s convention in January. Then, in the blink of an eye, his…
Around The World, Progressives Watch New York Mayoral Election With Hope
It’s likely that by the time you read this blog, the New York City mayoral election will be over. As of November 3rd, the day before the election, polling aggregator Real Clear Polling has Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani at 46.1%, independent candidate and former governor Andrew Cuomo at 31.8%, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa at…
Rough Seas Ahead for Alberta’s Premier?
My favourite provincial premier is Manitoba’s Wab Kenow. There is no doubt in my mind that he will eventually become the leader of the federal NDP. My least favourite premier is Alberta’s Danielle Smith. She is one of Canada’s most right-wing politicians, and it finally seems possible that her days in office may be numbered….
Justice Is On Its Way For Palestine
Recent developments have made me more optimistic than ever that justice may finally be on its way for Palestinians. World public opinion is now shifting decisively against the apartheid regime in Israel. For too many years, world powers have failed to act to stop Israel’s abhorrent treatment of Palestinian residents in Gaza and the West…
America Isn’t Sliding Toward Fascism — It’s Already There
America is not just moving towards fascism. America is already an authoritarian state. ABC television’s recent indefinite suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live! for clearly political reasons would have been outrageous on its own, but it also tellingly echoes previous, similar examples. On Thursday, July 17th, 2025, late show host Stephen Colbert announced that CBS was…