Author Archives: Imtiaz Popat

The Vancouver Police raided Hastings Street arresting the homeless and activists. Where these folks live in the tent cities go when they are constantly displaced. Former mayor Gregory Roberts promised to end homelessness. Well he no longer mayor and homelessness has not gone away. Moving another tent city will not make them go away, theyContinue reading “Where will Vancouver’s homeless go?”

Justin Trudeau recently met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at the G7 summit. While Prime Minister Justice Trudeau met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G7 Summit, he talk about human rights violations in the Ukraine, but did not talk about human rights violations in India. Human Rights activists were also the G7Continue reading “Trudeau talks to Modi about Human rights in Ukraine but not India”

Health Canada’s recent announcement to end the ban on blood donations from men and transgender women who have had sex with men in the last three months will still discriminate because it will continue to bar individuals from donating if they’ve had sex with a person who is HIV-positive in the last 12 months despiteContinue reading “New Blood Donation policy will still discriminate against some people”

The recent federal budget placed an emphasis on transitioning to the green economy, which included expanding electrification programs to increase availability of zero-emission vehicles and charging stations including the possibility of increased nuclear power. However, is expanding the electrification infrastructure a sustainable solution to address climate change? It depends on what forms of electrification isContinue reading “Is Electrification in the Federal Budget a Green Solution to Climate Change?”

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 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”

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 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”

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”