It’s an experience few Canadians can appreciate. But the task of raising a family as an undocumented, essentially illegal, immigrant mother is a challenge faced by some Vancouver women. Sarah, whose identity is protected because of her vulnerable legal status in Canada, fled a violent relationship and is raising three children who each have what [...]
Celebrity gossip reporting might be the garnish — a clipping of parsley, a side of horseradish — to the prime rib of investigative, enterprise and/or analytical journalism. We can’t live without the steak (vegetarians, stay with me for a moment), but although we can live sans quelque chose d’extra zombieland move , life just might [...]
Al-Jazeera will soon be coming to a Canadian television near you. This is the network’s second Canadian coming (I’ll get to that) and I like to think it will bode well for news organizations and journalists in our country. I have high hopes for Al-Jazeera English in Canada because the global network, according to their [...]
Following this exclusive story from Britain’s Sunday Times, the country’s House of Lords is under scrutiny and legislators are rewriting the books to oust the members who discredit the Upper House, including Conrad Black. Members of the Lords of the House currently sit for life. Even an act of high treason only merits a suspension [...]
You can always pick out the pros. They call you back, they ask about your deadline, they don’t make it so apparent they’re avoiding your questions, and they make an attempt to provide information as if it weren’t actually the spin they want you to have. Hype and truth collide in the realm of public [...]
I’m a little groggy this morning, but am so glad I went for drinks (and snacks) with some of the crew from the Globe and Mail’s BC Bureau. And it’s a happy surprise that I can read the notes I scribbled down. For two quick weeks, I’m interning at the Bureau and am starting to [...]
Toronto Star investigative reporter Robert Cribb is an intelligent, determined and beguiling force who styles his questioning tactics after TV detective Columbo and succeeds in changing Canadian policy and Canadian minds. Investigative reporting, he says, is suited to a particular kind of mind-set. Curiosity. Determination. Passion. Patience for bureaucracy. Ability to wade through the crap. [...]
If Stephanie Nolen doesn’t impress you, read more about her. Then read more from her. Not that you should need any convincing now, but you can also watch this interview. An excellent writer above all else, Nolen very recently retired her post as the Globe and Mail’s Africa bureau chief and on Saturday filed her [...]
The Vancouver International Airport, home to some of Canada’s greatest aboriginal art and a multi-million-dollar First Nations art collection, says it wants more controversial artists. It just doesn’t want their controversial work. This is the view of Rita Beiks, the curator of the renowned collection and the person charged with selecting artists whose work will [...]
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun is critical of aboriginal leaders like those of the Four Host First Nation who partner with provincial and federal government to make BC First Nations an integral part of the 2010 Olympics. He is a strong advocate for aboriginal self-governance and favours a Canadian republic over the monarchical confederation. His giant canvases [...]
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