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Redeye
A progressive take on current events. Produced by an independent media collective at Vancouver Cooperative Radio.
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City Beat: Opposition to the Broadway plan, police body cams and more
Next week Vancouver City Council will debate the first three redevelopment applications under the Broadway plan, at least two of which are meeting with…
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New independent review body for CBSA welcome, but falls short
Rights advocates in Canada are welcoming a new review and complaints body for the Canadian Border Services and the RCMP. A network of nine civil society…
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NDP proposed new tax cuts fail to move the needle on equality in BC
During the BC election campaign, both the Conservatives and NDP put significant tax cuts on the table in their policy platforms. While they were framed as a…
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New report calls on government to suspend licences of five Canadian charities
A report released last week reveals that millions of dollars in Canadian charitable donations have been funneled to organizations implicated in supporting…
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First Nation in Quebec wins court battle over mining in its territory
For years, the Mitchikanibikok Inik First Nation community has fought to keep mining off of their territory. In an important ruling, the Superior Court of…
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City Beat: VPD and traffic cameras, fracked gas heating, earthquake prep
Next week Vancouver City Council will talk about the VPD and traffic cameras, earthquake-proofing rental properties, fracked gas heating in new construction…
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Supreme Court to hear Charter challenge of sex work laws in Canada
On November 12 and 13, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear a case brought by two drivers of sex workers in Calgary who were charged with financially…
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Let Peace Be Their Memorial
A local peace group Vancouver Peace Poppies, together with Vancouver Unitarians, is planning to host an alternative peace-focused ceremony marking November 11…
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Unpacking Vancouver's colour-coded housing market
Sky-high rents, low vacancy rates and fierce competition for scarce homes have become the grim but familiar picture of housing in the Vancouver area. But this…
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Conscripted to Care: Women on the Frontlines of the Covid-19 Response
A new book examines the experiences of the women who faced the worst effects of the pandemic and the inequities it exposed. Conscripted to Care reveals how…
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Complaints brought against VPD for violence and surveillance at protests
Lawyers with Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association have filed complaints against the Vancouver Police Department for excessive use of…
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Research shows outsourcing surgeries to private clinics increases wait times
Public health care was one of the issues that was top of mind for BC voters as they went to the polls over the past month. Election officials are conducting a…
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Plans to fuel planes with agricultural feedstocks pose huge threat to farmland
In October, 800 senior leaders and industry experts from the aviation and energy industries met in Houston, Texas to discuss how to decarbonize the aviation…
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Take a sound walk through Cottonwood Community Garden
Cottonwood Community Garden is a volunteer-managed community garden in East Vancouver. A new self-guided audio tour of the gardens is being launched this…
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City Beat: Gas heating, corporate lobbying, deals for developers and more
Green Party councillor Adrienne Carr asks Vancouver City Council to reconsider a snap decision they made last summer to allow natural gas to be used in new…
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Involuntary treatment not the answer to BC's toxic drug crisis
Both the BC NDP and the Conservative Party of BC have pledged to expand involuntary care under the Mental Health Act for people who use drugs. More than 17…
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Toolkit helps BC voters identify issues of concern for children and youth
The First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society has been producing election-focused materials for decades. With the BC provincial election just days away…
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Scarce and expensive housing is eroding BC's liveability and economy
If you live in British Columbia, and you care about equality and social justice, you probably have many conversations in week about how unaffordable housing is…
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Climate change and logging push BC forests into uncharted territory
A recent review of forest trends shows clearcut logging of old growth forests is continuing at unsustainable levels. This is despite the rapid increase of…
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City Beat: Upcoming non-profit and coop housing projects in Vancouver
Today, Ian Mass tells us about a 10-year retrospective on reconciliation work at the municipal level in Vancouver. Plus two major non-market housing…
RedeyeNew handbook shares strategies to defend trans kids in BC schools
A new handbook has been launched to assist BC school trustees who are being targeted with transphobic and homophobic abuse. It outlines some of the ways that…
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The Stand documents historic win for Haida on Lyell Island
On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding that the government work with…
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Climate Hope: Stories of Action in an Age of Global Crisis
The climate crisis has already unleashed disastrous consequences from forest fires to catastrophic flooding and drought. In the face of these alarming trends…
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Signs of Life: Field Notes from the Frontlines of Extinction
Today, almost one in 4 of all species are at risk of extinction, from caribou and spotted owls to sea stars and slime mould. In her new book, Sarah Cox visits…
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City Beat: Coop housing, city parks and turning waste into energy
Municipal politicians across Metro Vancouver are back at work after an August break. Redeye collective member, Ian Mass is also back withhis City Beat report…
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Commemorative art project honors victims of Komagata Maru tragedy (encore)
In 2021, Vancouver City Council formally apologized for historical discrimination toward passengers travelling on board the Komagata Maru steamship from…
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Jewish Israeli scholar Maya Wind on her new book, Towers of Ivory and Steel (encore)
In 2004, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel called on international scholars to break ties with Israeli academic…
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Suing for Silence: Sexual Violence and Defamation (encore)
A ground-breaking new book examines and exposes the use of defamation law to silence victims of sexual violence. Author Mandi Gray draws on media reports…
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Jérémie Harris on quantum physics and the need to regulate AI (encore)
Jérémie Harris is a former physicist, an AI safety expert and a startup founder. He’s the author of “Quantum Physics Made Me Do It: A Simple Guide to the…
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Colonial powers intact despite Indigenous child welfare court victory (encore)
In February, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by Quebec to the Canadian government’s Indigenous child welfare law, reversing a Quebec Court of Appeal…
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Taking social media giants to court over platforms harmful by design (encore)
It seems that the more that comes out about the effects of social media on children and youth, the more concerned we should be. Now a law firm that represents…
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Danielle Smith launches all-out attack on trans and gender-diverse kids (encore)
On February 1, Premier Danielle Smith announced that she plans to implement a slate of policies that target transgender and gender-diverse children and youth…
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Canada falls short in primary care compared to other OECD countries: Study (encore)
More and more Canadians are unable to access public primary healthcare, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal at the…
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Police department budgets rise sharply across Canada despite calls to defund (encore)
In 2020, there were widespread calls to defund the police following the police murder of George Floyd. In Canada, a poll from that year found over 50% of…
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Supreme Court suspends BC's drug decriminalization rollbacks (encore)
On December 29, 2023, the BC Supreme Court granted a temporary injunction to the Harm Reduction Nurses Association, putting BC’s Bill 34 on hold for 3 months…
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National Farmers Union calls for ban on investor ownership of farmland (encore)
The National Farmers Union’s held their annual conference in Ottawa in November, 2023. The day before the conference began, NFU members gathered on Parliament…
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Debunking the myths about for-profit health care (encore)
Last fall, the BC Health Coalition was in Vancouver talking about the urgent need for reform and innovation in public health care. Meanwhile the Canadian…
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Municipal councils not safe workplace for women and gender minorities (encore)
From sexual harassment to online bullying and threats of violence, women politicians face far more challenges in public life than their male counterparts. A…
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Judge rules CRA audit of Muslim charity biased but fails to stop it (encore)
A recent ruling by the Ontario Superior Court marks an important acknowledgment in the ongoing battle against systemic Islamophobia. In September 2023, Justice…
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Rebecca Solnit on her new book - It's Not Too Late (encore)
Whether you’ve been in the fight against climate change for decades, or are a newcomer, the struggle can feel overwhelming in so many ways. Rebecca Solnit and…
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Unpacking the origins of the anti-trans movement in Canada (encore)
The 1 Million March 4 Children in September 2023 was part of a widespread and growing “parental rights” movement targeting inclusive public education. Calgary…
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Family stuck in Rafah as father shut out of temporary residency program (encore)
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Canada introduced a program to allow Ukrainians to temporarily come to Canada. Two years later, the government has…
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Waapake: Director Jules Koostachin's deeply personal look at intergenerational trauma (encore)
For generations, the suffering of residential school Survivors has radiated outward, impacting Indigenous families and communities. In her new documentary…
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Commemorative art project honors victims of Komagata Maru tragedy
In 2021, Vancouver City Council formally apologized for historical discrimination toward passengers travelling on board the Komagata Maru steamship from…
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Leaked map raises concerns on BC ministry direction on saving old growth
In March, Ben Parfitt wrote an article critiquing the BC government’s direction and lack of progress on protecting old growth forests. This was centered on a…
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Jewish Israeli scholar Maya Wind on her new book, Towers of Ivory and Steel
In 2004, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel called on international scholars to break ties with Israeli academic…
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Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
Jackie Shane was one of soul's first Black trans performers. She was born in 1940 in Nashville but her incredible voice took her across North America. She…
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Ontario schools launch lawsuit against companies behind social media apps
On April 5, the Simcoe School Board joined four of the largest Ontario school boards in suing the companies behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok…
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Groundbreaking new study reveals huge climate impact of plastics production
UN negotiations took place in Ottawa last week, aimed at achieving an international plastics treaty. Leading up to these historic meetings, Lawrence Berkeley…
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Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people need safe, affordable transportation
It’s been four years since the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released 231 calls for justice. Call to Justice number 4.8…
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Parents and teachers launch campaign to add the Nakba to BC curriculum
The BC social studies curriculum includes historical atrocities such the colonization of North America, the Holocaust, and the Rwandan genocide, but there is…
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City Beat: Police Board funding cut, Crab Park decampment and more
This week on City Beat, Ian Mass talks about how Vancouver City Council is planning to take advantage of provincial and federal housing initiatives. Plus the…
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On to Ottawa Peace Caravan 2024
On Mother’s Day, May 12, a caravan of anti-war activists will leave Vancouver for Ottawa, with the message Demilitarize, decarbonize, decolonize. They will be…
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40,000 Palestinian flags planted in Vancouver park
Last week, a large memorial was installed near the entrance to Stanley Park in Vancouver. The flags planted in a large grassy area are a visual representation…
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Lawsuit accuses FortisBC of misleading the public in its advertising
If a recent commercial is to be believed, then FortisBC is in the business of selling outdoor gear. Nothing in the 30-second ad of a parent and child walking…
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City Beat: Council debates motion to create safer, slower streets
Next week, Vancouver City Council considers tenant protection for residents of single room occupancy hotels, a 30 kph speed limit on all Vancouver streets, e…
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Urgent need for bear dens to be protected in provincial legislation
On March 6, Green Party MLA Adam Olsen retabled a bear den protection bill in the BC legislature for the third time. Olsen has been pushing for legal changes…
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Vancouver councillor wants magic mushroom sales regulated, not criminalized
Drug activist Dana Larsen appealed the loss of the business licence for his Medicinal Mushroom Dispensary in Vancouver. In response, Green Party city…
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Bill to ban fossil fuel advertising doesn't go far enough
NDP MP Charlie Angus has introduced a private member’s bill calling for a ban on what his party calls 'misleading, deceptive' fossil fuel ads. The NDP says the…
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Big Pharma should be made to disclose how much money it gives doctors
Drug companies often give payments to doctors and other health-care workers for consulting fees, speaking at events or funding research, as well as meals and…