Prime Minister Harper: Is He in Way Over His Head?

This week in Vancouver, Prime Minister Harper announced that he would not prepare a stimulus package for the fiscal year. He continues to affirm his government’s commitment to eliminating the deficit in order t...

Nanaimo’s Marijuana Trade Diversifies Echronomy

For better or worse, Canada has all its eggs in one oily basket. These days, that’s not going so well. Forecasts suggest that oil jobs are drying up faster than your girlfriend when you fart. Folks, it’s ugly o...

A Perfect Attack Ad for Perfect Vancouver

Vancouver is the best ever. The Mayor is a total hunk who used to make a living squeezing fruit. There are mountains around the city, and residents love to talk about them. Sometimes Vancouver residents visit t...

Petition to Return Horny Satan Statue to Vancouver

As a political satirist, there are good days and there are bad days. Sometimes the news is as stale as the dust bowl that sits atop Harper’s head, while other times the absurdity flows like the bountiful brown ...

Aboriginal Leaders Give Vancouver An Eviction Notice

When it comes to First Nations politics, Vancouver wants to have its cake and eat it too. There's a pattern here of two-faced policy that's got local Aboriginal leaders ready to evict the city of Vancouver off ...

Marc Emery “Prince of Pot” Leaves US Prison Today

Stoners of the world rejoice! Marc Emery, the arch-overlord of weed-activism in Canada, is coming home. After serving a five-year sentence in various American penitentiaries, Vancouver's "Prince of Pot" will b...

Marijuana Regulations Reach New High

When Health Canada changed medicinal marijuana regulations in April, some Canadians were dazed and confused – but mostly confused. The move transferred production from “thousands of loosely regulated growers to...