Imtiaz Popat

Vancouver’s City Council’s Attempt to Defund the Police Rejected

Vancouver City Council will debate a motion next Tuesday, questioning B.C.’s director of police services, former RCMP assistant commissioner Wayne Rideout’s decision ordering the city to restore the $5.7 million to the Vancouver Police Department. The Vancouver police board asked the province in March 2021 to review city council’s December 2020 decision to approve aContinue reading “Vancouver’s City Council’s Attempt to Defund the Police Rejected”

Canadian White Nationalist Not Being Treated as Terrorists

Canadian White Nationalist who are behind that so called Freedom protests and blockades are not being treated as terrorists even in the mainstream media. Intelligence assessments prepared by Canada’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (Itac) warned in late January that it was “likely” that extremists were involved and said that the scale of the protests couldContinue reading “Canadian White Nationalist Not Being Treated as Terrorists”

Marking the 5th anniversary of the Quebec Mosque Massacre

by Imtiaz Popat January 29th will mark the 5th anniversary of the Quebec Mosque Massacre. Last year on this anniversary, the Canadian government declared this day as a day of remembrance and action against Islamophobia and held a summit on Islamophobia. The Vancouver City Council also passed a motion declaring this day as day ofContinue reading “Marking the 5th anniversary of the Quebec Mosque Massacre”

Time for New Green Leadership

by Imtiaz Popat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault tried to shift focus away from gas emission targets to championing to reduce coal emissions. This was buoyed by over 500 delegates from the oil and gas industry who were at COP26 to advocate for prolonging their future by to mitigate the moveContinue reading “Time for New Green Leadership “

Imtiaz Popat

Imtiaz Popat is a Therapeutic Counsellor who is currently working in public health with the South Asian Health Institute (SAHI) which is a part of Fraser Health. He believes that our mental wellness and the wellness of the planet are interconnected. Imtiaz has been a proponent for global justice and is a firm believer inContinue reading “Imtiaz Popat”

Trudeau’s New Cabinet Tries to sent Pro Climate Message

by Imtiaz Popat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is trying to send a pro climate change message by appointing prominent environmentalist Steven Guilbeault from Quebec to take over the environment portfolio from Jonathan Wilkinson, who is moving to natural resources. Wilkinson says that the cabinet now has two climate change champions. He says that he carriesContinue reading “Trudeau’s New Cabinet Tries to sent Pro Climate Message”