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Daniel Francis

Vancouver writer Daniel Francis has just published Red Light Neon: a History of Vancouver's Sex Trade (Subway Books).

Stories by Daniel Francis

books

'National Dreams' Revisited

The creation of myths, or to put it another way, the creation of unity, requires some forgetting.

By Daniel Francis, 2 Jul 2012


books

Stephen Leacock's Dark Side

The famed writer sure was a funny guy. And a misogynist racist.

By Daniel Francis, 23 Aug 2010


books

Pierre Berton, Activist

Prolific and wildly popular, he used his fame to fight for public medicine and Canada itself.

By Daniel Francis, 21 Aug 2009


books

Geist Times Two

Our new feature kicks off with a pair of quick book reviews that range from Desolation Sound to a London park bench.

By Daniel Francis and Eve Corbel, 1 Jul 2008


opinion

A Tyee Series

After the Orca Gold Rush

When we finally counted killer whales, we learned we'd almost wiped them out.

By Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett, 23 May 2008


opinion

A Tyee Series

How Not to Ship a Whale

The Flamingo Land saga, and other orca horror stories.

By Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett, 20 May 2008


opinion

A Tyee Series

Era of the Orca Cowboys

In the mid 1960s, whale wrangling became a coastal spectacle.

By Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett, 16 May 2008


opinion

A Tyee Series

They Shoot Orcas, Don't They?

File this under weird BC history. The harpooning of Moby Doll.

By Daniel Francis and Gil Hewlett, 13 May 2008


books

Red Road Warriors

Two men tried to be first to cross Canada by car. Result: class warfare.

By Daniel Francis, 1 Mar 2007


opinion

Welcome World, We've Done Nothing

Despite Pickton trial, Canada's government abandons sex workers to danger.

By Daniel Francis, 23 Jan 2007