Good Sunday Morning!

Last week my wonderful local Saanich Gulf Islands volunteer group  (tag teaming editing and formatting Good Sunday Morning) adjusted our normal publication time. We wanted to deliver the election results to you on Sunday morning, October 20! Continue reading A “Plague On All Your Houses” (October 27, 2024) →

Good Sunday Morning!

Meanwhile, as you know, in every week’s newsletter I like to share important journalism that does not make it to the mainstream news. This exceptionally good expose from the National Observer is one such story that should be gaining more attention. It is a blow-by-blow description of how Canada’s pesticide regulators colluded with industry to undermine a Canadian scientist! Continue reading The Balance Of Responsibility (October 20, 2024) →

Good Sunday Morning   — on this long weekend of counting our blessings.

Thanksgiving has a fraught history. I grew up in the US with the bizarre colonial mythology of friendly Pilgrims and Indigenous people breaking bread together. No doubt many early European invaders would have perished without the help of Indigenous peoples, but the narrative is deeply damaging.  This article from the Smithsonian does a great job in breaking it down. Continue reading The Most Effective Climate Action (October 13, 2024) →

Good Sunday Morning!

You may be forgiven for wondering if I ever have a theme in mind when I start writing. Some Saturday mornings yes; others, not so much.  Today I do.  This letter could be headed “Your tax dollars at work!” From childhood, I remember those proclamations on billboards, usually at roadside in construction of public works. Increasingly, I see wasted dollars accelerating the climate crisis, often covered in a green-washing sheen. Your tax dollars at work – LNG billboards on the Pat Bay highway, Liberal and NDP campaign slogans and building the pipeline. Continue reading Three Kinds Of “Corruption” (October 6, 2024) →