Supreme Court of Canada Unanimously Defrosts Libel Chill

Good news for free speech supporters in Canada:"The media should not live in constant fear of facing a libel suit every time a provocative commentary is published or broadcast, the Supreme Court of Canada said yesterday in a major ruling won by controversial Vancouver radio...

Rafe Mair is trying to save your rivers

Raif Mair is lending his voice to a group that is opposed to the privatization of BC power and ultimately water.   Listening to the debate I can't help think he's right to be steamed.  This seems like an extremely dumb idea.  You can hear more about it on...

Rafe's solution to 'fix' big ridings

In his latest Tyee piece, Rafe Mair offers his fix to the issue of larger electoral ridings proposed under the new BC provincial electoral map. " The new constituency map has been fraudulently argued not just at...

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