Below is a selection of Alex’s favorite writings:
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Darpan Magazine – Five reasons why affordable housing must be a priority for Vancouver
CRIME
Huffington Post – Volunteer police and 14 other ways to fight crime in Surrey
DEBT
Vancouver Observer – Message to Stephen Harper: Here are ten ways to wipe out the debt and deficit
DIVERSITY
Surrey Leader – Protect diversity
Georgia Straight – Growing up gay and brown in Surrey
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EDUCATION
Surrey Leader – Teach youth the skills to succeed
EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
Georgia Straight – Employment equity will level the playing field
ENVIRONMENT
Surrey Now – More green space, please
HOMELESSNESS
Huffington Post – Do you really know your own neighbourhood?
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Georgia Straight – It’s time to treat Indigenous peoples as equal partners in our federation
JOB CREATION
Vancouver Observer – Job creation ideas for Prime Minister Harper and Premier Clark
Vancouver Observer – Message to Stephen Harper: Ten step job creation plan
Huffington Post – How to fix Canada’s welfare system and create jobs
LAW
Huffington Post – BC needs to step in so everyone has equal access to legal services
Surrey Leader – Criminals should pay: Literally
LGBTQ
Georgia Straight – On South Asian gay and bisexual men who live a double life
Georgia Straight – It’s time for the world’s religions to embrace gender and sexual diversity
POLITICS
Huffington Post – A simple proposal to create a powerful Senate for Canada
Huffington Post – How to keep big money out of BC municipal elections
Burnaby Now – Three wishes for an NDP government
Jerusalem Post – A golden idea to solve the Israeli – Palestinian conflict
POVERTY
Huffington Post – Canada could abolish poverty with a basic income
Georgia Straight – The end of poverty and the beginning of happiness
Georgia Straight – For decades, welfare rates have been too low in BC
Surrey Leader – BC needs poverty elimination plan
SOCIAL ISSUES
SOUTH ASIAN ROLE MODELS
Georgia Straight – Top 15 South Asian Role Models for 2015
Vancouver Observer – Top 15 South Asian Role Models for 2011
SPIRITUALITY
Vancouver Observer – Discussions about God: Free will or fate and destiny?
Vancouver Observer – Spirituality: Is there an afterlife?
SURREY
Huffington Post – A vision to create the Royal Canadian Principality of Surrey
Huffington Post – Can Surrey learn from a British system of local government
Georgia Straight – Stop the Surrey bashing already
Huffington Post – Five ways to enhance local government and democracy in Surrey
Huffington Post – My top ten dream wish list for Surrey
Huffington Post – Let’s shake up civic elections, starting with Surrey
Huffington Post – My ten favorite things about living in Downtown Surrey
Georgia Straight – Why Surrey needs to embrace its growing LGBTQ population?
TRANSPORTATION
Vancouver Sun – Toll all metro bridges or none of them
