As we know several issues are happening around the world. Let’s focus on two of the biggest ones that have the biggest effect on what is happening in the […]
UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, and the […]
New agreement promotes drug-free sport, supports public health
Sports and doping have a long history together. For decades or athletes and their coaches have been looking for the edge to win over the competition. It does matter if […]
Security Council authorizes ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti
The mission was requested by the Haitian Government and civil society representatives, following months of chaos and steadily worsening conditions affecting civilians. There have been more than 3,000 homicides reported […]
IT’S YOUR FUNERAL
IT’S YOUR FUNERAL Vancouver’s connection to the new movie “The Burial” As a third-generation funeral director in Vancouver, British Columbia—one of the least regulated funeral markets in North America—I’m […]
Human rights defenders face harsh reprisals for partnering with UN
What about defending Human Rights scares people so much? We hear the words we all were creating equally but when we look at the world the model reflects Prominence […]
UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts
Government systems should be built to help people. Many systems built in different countries are built to promote a single group’s welfare. Justice Systems are built with an ancient Spartan […]
Jagmeet Singh : toothless approach to tackling food prices
OTTAWA — One week after Canada’s NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh introduced his plan to lower prices for Canadians, on Tuesday morning he urged the government to adopt his more […]
Minister’s statement on lives lost to poisoned drugs in August
Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug toxicity deaths in August: “Today’s BC Coroners Service […]
Seventy new affordable homes coming for families, seniors in Saanich
Families, seniors and people living with disabilities in Saanich will soon have access to 70 new affordable rental homes as the next stage of the Nigel Valley housing redevelopment gets […]
Trudeau and Eby on housing program in Canada
The two leaders discussed how all governments can continue working together to improve housing supply and affordability for Canadians. The Prime Minister pointed to the Government of Canada’s recent decision […]