Derrick O’Keefe
Articles by Derrick O’Keefe
Don’t fall for Christy Clark’s cynical “downtown Vancouver” bashing
May 30 2016 ColumnsThere are those in downtown Vancouver and Victoria who would have us say no. They just say no to LNG. They say no to everything. They say no to workers. They say no to jobs. They say no to small …
Christy Clark is counting on you not paying attention
May 2 2016 ColumnsIt would take a worker making minimum wage more than two years to make what Clark gets for her “car allowance.” | Photo courtesy …
Hyperbole and gotcha journalism threaten to obscure necessary debate on climate
April 18 2016 ColumnsIn the old Looney Tunes cartoon, Wile E. Coyote would often end up going over a cliff in his ever-futile attempts to catch The Road Runner. The standard gag would feature a hapless Wile E. hovering …
Let’s get big money out of B.C. politics once and for all
April 4 2016 ColumnsThe B.C. Liberals have refused to disclose the guest lists at high-priced fundraising dinners. | Photo courtesy of Michael …
Housing affordability crisis finally takes centre stage in B.C. Legislature
March 21 2016 ColumnsPremier Christy Clark announced March 18 that the Province of British Columbia is taking further action to address …
Government must restore free bus passes for people with disabilities
March 7 2016 ColumnsIn the right conditions, a single spark can start a roaring fire. The BC Liberals’ decision to take away free bus passes from people with disabilities might just be that spark in British Columbia.…
Vancouver’s affordability crisis: A battle for the soul of the city
February 22 2016 ColumnsAre you a renter in Vancouver struggling to make ends meet each month? Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals could care less. That bleak message came through loud and clear in this year’s provincial …
Time for ‘The Forces of Yes’ to awaken in B.C.
February 8 2016 ColumnsThe BC Liberals suffered a blow in by-elections last week, losing a riding they had previously held in Coquitlam Burke Mountain.
The NDP’s Jodie Wickens picked up that seat in the Legislature, …
B.C. Liberals defuse Kinder Morgan pipeline issue just in time for by-elections
January 25 2016 ColumnsLong overdue by-elections are finally taking places to fill two …
2016: Will developer profits keep trumping our right to affordable housing?
January 11 2016 ColumnsAfter four moves in the last four years, my family begins 2016 confident we’ve finally found a place to call home in Vancouver. It’s been a constant search to find decent sized and relatively …