David Schindler

Experimental Lakes founder says politicians make Canadians “look like a bunch of absolute idiots”

Once upon a time, in the beautiful land of Alberta there were magical machines that could turn sand into oil, that drew the toxins from the land and left the air and water clean and clear. It sounds like a

David Schindler

Experimental Lakes founder says politicians make Canadians “look like a bunch of absolute idiots”

Once upon a time, in the beautiful land of Alberta there were magical machines that could turn sand into oil, that drew the toxins from the land and left the air and water clean and clear. It sounds like a

Information Commissioner Probe

Information Commissioner launches “muzzling” probe

Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has announced that she is launching an investigation into the “muzzling” of scientists. The announcement comes in response to a letter sent by the non-partisan citizen advocacy group Democracy Watch and The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) at the University of Victoria earlier this year. The

Information Commissioner Probe

Information Commissioner launches “muzzling” probe

Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault has announced that she is launching an investigation into the “muzzling” of scientists. The announcement comes in response to a letter sent by the non-partisan citizen advocacy group Democracy Watch and The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) at the University of Victoria earlier this year. The

Tanabata

Interview with TNQ

The New Quarterly interviewed me a while back about my Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest runner up essay Liquefaction. It was more than a little nerve racking to be on the other side of the questions. You can read it

Tanabata

Interview with TNQ

The New Quarterly interviewed me a while back about my Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest runner up essay Liquefaction. It was more than a little nerve racking to be on the other side of the questions. You can read it

Keith Maillard

CFP Interview – Keith Maillard

In the long-awaited tenth episode of the Canadian Fiction Podcast, Keith Maillard reads from his fifth novel, Motet, and discusses craft, character development and writer’s block. Keith is the author of thirteen novels. He has won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and

Keith Maillard

CFP Interview – Keith Maillard

In the long-awaited tenth episode of the Canadian Fiction Podcast, Keith Maillard reads from his fifth novel, Motet, and discusses craft, character development and writer’s block. Keith is the author of thirteen novels. He has won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and

Beach

New Waves

IN MARCH of last year, after a violent spring storm, Sheila Williams took her long-legged Afghan hound, Saffy, out for a walk on the Wild Pacific Trail near Ucluelet, on the southwestern tip of Vancouver Island. Off the trail, at the

Beach

New Waves

IN MARCH of last year, after a violent spring storm, Sheila Williams took her long-legged Afghan hound, Saffy, out for a walk on the Wild Pacific Trail near Ucluelet, on the southwestern tip of Vancouver Island. Off the trail, at the

How-has-my-love3

Theatre review: Family story nimbly walks line between humour and heartbreak

Real lives don’t make perfect narratives. Director Rachel Ditor admits as much in her program notes for the Arts Club production of Marcus Youssef’s intensely personal How Has My Love Affected You? But sometimes the specificity of a true story

How-has-my-love3

Theatre review: Family story nimbly walks line between humour and heartbreak

Real lives don’t make perfect narratives. Director Rachel Ditor admits as much in her program notes for the Arts Club production of Marcus Youssef’s intensely personal How Has My Love Affected You? But sometimes the specificity of a true story

Waawaate Forbister

Fest highlights First Nations artists from across Canada

With international attention focused on the Idle No More movement, Canadian aboriginal performers are more visible than ever. This year’s 11th annual Talking Stick Festival brings a wide selection of those performers from across Canada to Vancouver for 16 days

Waawaate Forbister

Fest highlights First Nations artists from across Canada

With international attention focused on the Idle No More movement, Canadian aboriginal performers are more visible than ever. This year’s 11th annual Talking Stick Festival brings a wide selection of those performers from across Canada to Vancouver for 16 days