Sep 15, 2011
Gregor Robertson's riot, part one
Chris Shaw
Last week, the City of Vancouver released the first batch of documents requested about the city's preparations for the Stanley Cup playoffs and the ensuing riot... is the worst yet to come?
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw is a professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia where he conducts research into the origins and treatments for neurological diseases. He has been an vocal anti-Olympics critic and is the author of Five Ring Circus, Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games. His blog is hosted on VancouverObserver.com.
Jun 22, 2011
Time to resign: First Jim, then Penny and Gregor
Chris Shaw
VPD chief Jim Chu and Vancouver's Gregor Robertson are desperately trying to shift blame for the Stanley Cup riot away from their own culpability onto the backs of others.
Jun 20, 2011
Is your attic breeding anarchists?
Chris Shaw
Vancouver City Manager, Penny Ballem strategizes with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Premier Christy Clark, and VPD Chief Jim Chu about how to manage the fallout from the Stanley Cup riot.
Jun 19, 2011
The NDP and Libya: What would Tommy Douglas think?
Chris Shaw
There are simply some things one should not do, not even in hopes of "broadening" the base of the party.
Jun 1, 2011
Libya: Pick one -- surrender or starvation
Chris Shaw
The Libyan war -- that's what it now undeniably is -- has mission creep written all over it.
May 26, 2011
Return to Gaza
Chris Shaw
I last saw Gaza from the windows of an Israel Defense Force (IDF) army bus in the summer of 1979 as a reservist returning from deployment in the eastern Sinai.
May 25, 2011
What's really happening in Libya: Or, how much bull will people swallow?
Chris Shaw
It is a cliche to suggest that Western intervention in Third World countries is all about resources, particularly oil, but do those doing the intervening have to make it so damned obvious?
Apr 25, 2011
Ten ridings to watch: What's at stake in Vancouver Island North?
Chris Shaw
At first glance, the electoral battle in the Vancouver Island North is simply a case of the Conservatives and the NDP slugging it out in a riding that has swung back and forth.
Feb 9, 2011
Patriotism on parade in advance of Vancouver's Olympic anniversary
Chris Shaw
The patriotism on parade is that allegedly of Canadians, particularly Vancouverites, in regard to last year's Olympic Games.
Feb 3, 2011
One year later, Vancouver plans another Olympic circus
Chris Shaw
On Feb. 12, Vancouver and B.C. are planning to have a huge party -- using piles of tax payer money, of course -- to commemorate the giddy, ethanol-fueled Olympic glow of yesteryear.
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