Aquabounty Technologies (AT), headquartered in the US, has genetically modified (GM) a faster growing Atlantic salmon by inserting a growth hormone gene from Chinook salmon and genetic material from the eel-like ocean pout. The company’s business plan is to produce genetically modified salmon eggs in Prince Edward Island...

By Michael Jessen A life without lights and a house without heat; that’s the definition of extreme energy poverty. While it might be common to think of energy or fuel poverty as a problem in developing countries, it exists in some shape in our communities. It is a big issue in African and Asian countries […]

The City, Vancouver Police and provincial appointees, former Olympic czar  John Furlong and former Nova Scotia deputy justice minister Doug Keefe are all busy investigating what went wrong and led to Vancouver’s latest riot: they will fail. The problem is they all have a lot in common: they all are or have been members of the public establishment, now investigating […]

Why is it that our collective social intelligence on so many critical matters falls dramatically short of our individual citizen intelligence? It is amazing that our society can function as well as it does, given that we are in a state of continuous denial about so many things we do as a society. It feels […]

At the end of May, an anti-poverty group called Raise the Rates, which is a coalition of over 25 community groups and other organizations, challenged British Columbia’s MLAs to live on the province’s welfare rate of $610 for one month. The last increase in welfare rates was in 2007 when the housing allowance was raised […]

In case you missed it, this past Saturday, at around dinnertime the skies opened up briefly and we were treated to a spectacular double rainbow arching over town. It was certainly a sight to behold, and I noticed a cool detail about the pair: the fainter one was a mirror image of the brighter one. […]

It seems like so long since I penned a column, and spoke directly to you, our readers, whom I value so deeply. I’m sorry for that, and for The Source’s somewhat diminished content in recent weeks – rest assured, we’ll be right back to inspiring hate mail and death threats in short order. LOL. (Is it okay to say “LOL” in a...

I see the Israeli media is crowing about their victories against the “mighty” Freedom Flotilla II. Due to Israel’s world-wide assault on the flotilla, various countries have buckled under the pressure. The governments of France and Cyprus have barred Freedom Flotilla II ships from their waters. Greece may attempt to prevent ships from leaving her […]

Yes, of course, it is a big stretch to suggest that Preston Manning, for the former head of the Reform Party had anything to do with the rioting in Vancouver after the hockey game. But in trying to determine what is at the root of this mindless violent – and the almost equally mindless spectator […]

Dear Editor: It is with interest that I read the comments of Minister Lynne Yelich in regard to my statement on the budget.  Rather than reiterate what I had originally said, I would like to make a few other comments.  It is certainly reassuring that Western Diversification will continue to provide effective programs.  However,...