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From Financial Advisor to Occupier

Suresh Fernando left his high-rolling finance job to join the revolution. As told to Colleen Kimmett.

By Suresh Fernando, 26 May 2012

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A Tyee Series

Death in Remand: Stacked Deck

Fewer accused given bail means strained jails and dangerous conditions that contributed to John Parker's death. Last in a reader-funded series.

By Richard Warnica, 25 May 2012

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A Tyee Series

Death in Remand: A Jail Crammed with Risk

Guards say North Fraser Pretrial Centre where John Parker was killed by the cellmate he feared is like other remand facilities: dangerously crowded. Fourth in a reader-funded series.

By Richard Warnica, 24 May 2012

news

The Ethics of Addiction Studies

Five years after a heroin-assisted therapy research project, participants wonder: Could there have been a better exit strategy?

By Candice Vallantin, 23 May 2012

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A Tyee Series

Death in Remand: Contributing Factors

The lawyer for John Parker's lethal cellmate says 'there is no way' his client 'should have been put in a cell with anyone.' Part three in a reader-funded inquiry.

By Richard Warnica, 23 May 2012

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A Tyee Series

Death in Remand: Blood Evidence

Did John Parker's cellmate mean to kill him? In deciding, the judge also pointed a finger at jailers' practices. Part two of a reader-funded Tyee inquiry.

By Richard Warnica, 22 May 2012

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A Tyee Series

Death in Remand: a Tyee Inquiry

Custodial 'remand' is where we send the legally innocent to await trial. So why did John Parker die there? The reader-funded series starts today.

By Richard Warnica, 21 May 2012

news

A Tyee Series

Should We Subsidize Work?

Government wage top-ups could spell the end of the working poor. Last in a series on anti-poverty policy ideas.

By Katie Hyslop, 16 May 2012

news

A Tyee Series

What About Just Guaranteeing Everyone a Basic Income?

Doing so for all Canadians could almost erase poverty, or dry up labour sources, depending on whom you ask.

By Katie Hyslop, 15 May 2012

news

A Tyee Series

Is the 'Living Wage' Enough?

Fair wages bring equality to workers. But what is fair? And what about people who can't work? First in a Tyee Solutions Society series on tackling poverty.

By Katie Hyslop, 14 May 2012

news

Couples 'Mediation' Sounds Friendlier but Can Be Dangerous

Advocates say method can put abused women at risk, urge restoring legal aid cuts.

By Meghan Murphy, 14 May 2012

news

A Night Shift at Jen's Kitchen

Working odd hours, Vancouver's survival sex workers often miss the city's free meals. Enter this roaming delivery service.

By Colleen Kimmett, 11 May 2012

news

BC's Emerging Green Faith Movement

Churchgoers opposed to tankers, pipelines say activism expresses compassion for God's creation.

By Adam Pez, 9 May 2012

opinion

Why We Stopped the Coal Train

And why risking arrest was the right thing to do. An account from the railway tracks.

By Kevin Washbrook, 9 May 2012

artsculture

'The Fallacy' and 'Scarlet Road'

Two very different docs challenge conceptions of sex work. See both at Vancouver's DOXA.

By Meghan Murphy, 5 May 2012

news

Privacy Commissioner to Health Minister: Whoa!

Proposed pharmaceutical legislation may reveal too much personal info says Denham.

By Andrew MacLeod, 3 May 2012

opinion

Will Quebec's Students Emulate Chile's?

Led by a radical, what started as a tuition fight united thousands more aggrieved Chileans.

By Crawford Kilian, 2 May 2012

opinion

Lessons from Quebec's Student Protests

They pay less than BC's post-secondary crowd, yet the revolt is unlikely to spread west. Here's why.

By Kai Nagata, 1 May 2012

news

BC Launches Hyper-local Poverty Strategies

Minister says plan avoids cookie cutter approach, advocates say it avoids making real change.

By Katie Hyslop, 30 Apr 2012

mediacheck

Blame Boomers or Fat Cats? Debate Rolls from Tyee to Sun and Back

Gutstein vs. Kershaw on who's squeezing the under-45s.

By Donald Gutstein, 27 Apr 2012