Derrick O’Keefe
Articles by Derrick O’Keefe
Time to get serious about worker safety
January 20 2014 Columns
Two victims amid the rubble of the Rana Plaza factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. | Photo courtesy of Times Asi
There’s one …
New Year’s Resolution: In 2014, B.C. can stop Enbridge – and help defeat Harper
January 6 2014 Left BankIn so many ways, 2013 was tough on everyone in B.C. who cares about social justice and the environment. The surprise election victory by Christy Clark and the BC Liberals, alone, is enough to make me…
The poverty of politics: on the empty tributes to Nelson Mandela
December 9 2013 Columns
Photo courtesy of South Africa The Good News
As 2013 comes to a close, the world is united in paying tribute to the life of …
Don’t laugh at Toronto’s Ford fiasco – the joke’s on us in B.C. too
November 18 2013 Columns
A protest against Rob Ford in front of Toronto city hall. | Photo by Joseph Morris, Flickr
History repeats itself, Karl Marx …
The system is the real scandal
November 4 2013 Columns
Jose Figueroa. | Photo courtesy of We Are Jose
How Harper’s policies are hurting two B.C. families
With Stephen Harper’s…
It’s high time the global fracking debate came to B.C.
October 21 2013 Columns
Hundreds of protests against fracking took place around the world on Oct. 19. | Photo by Nicholas Shore, Flickr.
Oct. 19 was …
Youth climate activists offer hope for a shift of power in B.C.
October 7 2013 Columns
Demonstrators from PowerShift BC gather in Victoria. | Photo courtesy of PowerShift Canada
It would be easy to succumb to …
On Adrian Dix’s resignation and why the right-wing keeps winning in B.C.
September 23 2013 Columns
Adrian Dix on election night. | Photo courtesy of BCNDP, Flickr
Last week Adrian Dix announced his resignation as leader of …
Sister Elizabeth Kelliher: Remembering a fighter for social justice
September 9 2013 Columns
Sister Elizabeth Kelliher (right) with MLA Mable Elmore. | Photo by Brent Granby, Flickr
I keep fighting for justice …
Nestlé’s looting of B.C. water requires a serious response
August 26 2013 Left Bank
Water’s shelf life: is the clock ticking? | Photo by Elyce Feliz, Flickr
There’s a memorable line by Fraser Institute …