The Coquitlam Public Library has cancelled their much anticipated Drag Storytime event, planned for October 21st, 2023. Protestors of SOGI (a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity resource for schools) are planning a series of protests across Canada on the same day – an extension of protests that occurred September 21st. In response, Coquitlam RCMP contacted… Continue reading RCMP Requests Drag Storytime be Cancelled
Category: Social Justice
Coquitlam RCMP Attempt to Violate Journalist’s Rights
February 27th, 2023 – Nicola Spurling, a local transgender woman, 2SLGBTQIA+ advocate, political candidate, and journalist, attempted to record at the Coquitlam RCMP detachment, for a news story she’s working on: I’ve been working on a story about the Coquitlam RCMP for a couple of years, which is currently being delayed as a result of… Continue reading Coquitlam RCMP Attempt to Violate Journalist’s Rights
Coquitlam’s Mayor Tries to Silence Constituents
In the lead-up to the 2022 municipal election, some Coquitlam residents were talking about a Tri-City News article that had disappeared, and making wild claims that the mayor of Coquitlam, Richard Stewart, had played some kind of role in the article’s removal. In response to these allegations, Nicola Spurling filed an FOI request, for all… Continue reading Coquitlam’s Mayor Tries to Silence Constituents
Who Are Coquitlam RCMP Accountable To?
April 13th, 2022, the Coquitlam RCMP blocked Nicola Spurling, on Twitter, after she shared the results of an Access to Information (ATI) request. In response to media inquiries about this action, which may constitute a Section 2 Charter violation, the Coquitlam RCMP lied about the reason for blocking Nicola on Twitter. They claimed she was… Continue reading Who Are Coquitlam RCMP Accountable To?
The Politics Behind Rainbow Crosswalks
Have you ever wondered how a rainbow crosswalk gets approved? Does city council take the initiative? Do citizens just have to ask for it? Is there push-back? This is the process I went through, to get a rainbow crosswalk installed in Coquitlam: It all began when I posted on Facebook, expressing a desire for a… Continue reading The Politics Behind Rainbow Crosswalks
Is Global Financial Equality Possible?
A question that fascinates me is whether or not global financial equity is even remotely achievable. Before that question can be answered, I think we need to take a look at what global financial equality looks like: Why does this matter? Because the world’s wealth is not-so-slowly being controlled by a small group of unelected… Continue reading Is Global Financial Equality Possible?
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