Living through a revolutionary movement against Big Oil
Big Oil executives are not used to not getting their way. How else can we explain the recent bizarre, whining outburst from Enbridge’s CEO Patrick Daniel? Lamenting his company’s spate of …
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August 7 2012 Columns Vancouver, Bolivia, and the search for 'mining justice'
Last Wednesday, August 1, I attended a vigil outside of the downtown Vancouver headquarters of Goldcorp, at 666 Burrard Street. The event, organized by the Mining Justice Alliance, was held to draw …
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July 9 2012 Columns The pipeline debate: A B.C. election issue and crucial decision about our collective future
On Saturday, July 7, a ceremony and celebration took place on the North Vancouver shores of Burrard Inlet that will help to define politics in British Columbia for years to come. It was a calm, sunny…
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June 18 2012 Columns How will the people of BC respond to Harper making a mockery of democracy?
Last week saw the Harper Conservative government ram its sprawling omnibus Bill C-38 through Parliament. This mega bill, checking in at well over 400 pages in length, was ostensibly the budget …
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June 4 2012 Columns Why we should all stop and pay attention while the Musqueam block traffic
On Thursday May 31, the morning drive talk radio programs in Vancouver were growling with complaints. Bewildered traffic reporters called in breathless reports.
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May 21 2012 Left Bank Lessons to B.C. from the Quebec protest
Montreal police confront student protesters. Photo by Hicham Souilmi, Flickr.
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April 30 2012 Columns One year later: Harper government far from invincible
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April 16 2012 Left Bank There will be protest: Big Oil set its sights on BC
Two years ago this month, a massive oil spill at a deep sea BP operation shocked the world. Workers were killed, and the environment and coastal communities around the Gulf of Mexico were devastated.…
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April 2 2012 Columns When a B.C. Spring finally comes, youth will be helping lead the way
On March 22, Montreal had almost 200,000 people protesting in solidarity with students in Québec who are facing big tuition increases at the hands of the Charest Liberal government.
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March 19 2012 Left Bank B.C.’s 1 per cent take note: Occupy’s not over yet
Occupy movements - Photo by iwishmynamewasmarsha, Flickr
I’m writing this column on B.C. politics from New York …