BC Liberals show disdain for democracy itself
Education minister Mike Bernier fires the Vancouver School Board. | Photo corutesy of the Province of B.C
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October 11 2016 Columns B.C. needs to regulate the gold rush, at home and abroad
Effects of the Mount Polley mine disaster in 2014. | Photo by Jeremy Board
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September 26 2016 Columns Royal visit a reminder of B.C.’s colonial past – and present
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by Premier Christy Clark and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Victoria. | Photo …
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September 12 2016 Columns Courage my NDP friends, victory in 2017 is possible
On March 2, 1999, BCTV’s news hour featured a live RCMP door knock at the East Vancouver residence of then NDP Premier Glen Clark. The cops were at the home of the province’s top politician to …
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August 29 2016 Columns B.C. government waits for dog days of summer to unveil do-nothing Climate Plan
Tree planting is something B.C. already does a lot of, so it’s really a cop out for Clark to emphasize it in her climate plan. | …
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July 11 2016 Columns Donald Trump and the danger of Vancouver’s toxic real estate debate
Perhaps one silver lining of this summer’s grand opening of the Trump Vancouver luxury tower will be to refocus the housing affordability discussion that’s currently generating a lot more heat …
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June 27 2016 Columns Vancouver School Board trustees risk their necks in fight for public education
Sir Guy Carleton Elementary is one of the twelve schools that could be closed. | Photo by Richard Eriksson
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June 13 2016 Columns After Orlando, we must redouble our efforts against homophobia
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raise the rainbow flag over Parliament. | Photo courtesy of the Office of the Prime Minister of …
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May 30 2016 Columns Don’t fall for Christy Clark’s cynical “downtown Vancouver” bashing
There 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 …
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May 2 2016 Columns Christy Clark is counting on you not paying attention
It would take a worker making minimum wage more than two years to make what Clark gets for her “car allowance.” | Photo courtesy …