Analysis from Tzeporah Berman Prime Minister Mark Carney has just been listed by Newsweek as second in their list โRevenge of the Climate Heretics: The 50 Leading Eco-Policy Dissentersโ. Right after Bill Gates and before Trump. And yesterday Cansda received the โfossil of the dayโ at #cop31. Oh Canada! how far we have fallen. And... Continue Reading →
“The next four years in BC are not going to be pretty”
From Tzeporah Berman on FB The Green vote did not cause the BC NDP to lose this election. The numbers are pretty clear. Itโs also clear that David Eby and the BCNDP lost this election and saddled us with a majority Conservative government because they abandoned their base, broke their promises and then made a... Continue Reading →
We have our work cut out for us now in BC politics
[Ken Gray] Weโve been here before and here we are again. Some will remember the first BC-Liberal government of Gordon Campbell who in 2001 defeated the Glenn Clark led NDP taking 77 of 79 seats in the legislature. This was the largest majority of seats and the second-largest majority of the popular vote in BC... Continue Reading →
Images a walking distance from home
So hereโs the good news. Great effort and tremendous expense are not required to create beautiful photographic images. A high school friend has just returned from a majestic trip to Iceland. I would love to follow in his steps but circumstance and funds do not presently allow for such travel. A professional friend from Kamloops... Continue Reading →
Bott, (not bot), on AI in church settings
With thanks to former Moderator of the United Church of Canada, Richard Bott I find his draft policy on Faith Formation and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence well informed and compelling. AI is here to stay; the genie is out of the bottle. For myself, I try to limit use of AI for many of... Continue Reading →
Naming what is important
A sermon for the congregation of St. Stephen, SummerlandSunday, October 18th, 2026 | The Twenty-First Sunday after PentecostThe Very Rev. Ken Gray Names are important. I like to be called by my name and I expect you do also. I have no idea why I am named Kenneth John. Kenneth Reid lived across the street... Continue Reading →
I would vote for this guy if I could
From the National Observer, October 13, 2026, as told to Patrician Lane [Ken Gray] I grew up in Oak Bay and still visit often. I wish I still did live there so I could vote for Sam Holland, for many reasons. but I can't. Here in the South Okanagan we could sure use this kind... Continue Reading →
Jesse Zink is right this time
Photo by Ali Kazal on Unsplash Jesse Zink on Substack - Oct 12, 2026 [Ken Gray - I think Jesse Zink is spot on. Our Prime Minister's reversal on climate matters is distressing and foolish. In his strategy to appease Alberta he has largely abandoned any real progress towards sustainable energy. With his appeal to... Continue Reading →
The justification for technique โ Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams (1902โ1984) was a renowned American artist and one of the most influential landscape photographers of the 20th century. He is best remembered for his stunning, high-contrast black-and-white images of the American West, particularly the wilderness of Yosemite National Park. Adams was a master of technical precision. In 1932, he helped form Group f.64,... Continue Reading →
A warning from an American friend
When the Christian Right comes to Canada - Itโs been there all along Kristin Du Mez on Substack - Oct 04, 2026 The Globe and Mail broke this story recently, and itโs been all over my Canadian friendsโ social media feeds: the report of US Trump supporters working with the Alberta separatist movement to build... Continue Reading →