Finally, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has taken a public position on the Northern Gateway pipeline! Enbridge, the company behind the condemned pipeline through her province “has some pretty important questions to answer” following revelations of its inept handling of a July 2010 spill in Michigan. The spill dumped more than
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Left Over: Alberta: NOT the “West”
I am always bemused by the CRAP trolls that infect the comments section of all media relating to anything happening in Canada..they are vituperous, lacking in logic, and fond of attacking Mulcair with ill-disguised ignorance of who he really is, and what he stands for..but the really annoying part of
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B.C. minister tours Haida Gwaii, surveys tsunami debris 3-day fact-finding mission aims to survey debris first-hand Wow..three days? Really? I’d love a three day jaunt to Haida Gwaii, don’t get me wrong, but sure wouldn’t ask the BC taxpayers to cover it in the guise of “fact-finding,” but, hey,
Continue readingLeft Over: The Little School Board that Could, part 2….
To quote Kurt Vonnegut, and so it goes… Education Clown Minister Abbott has fired the Cowichan School Board, for not doing something that the Provincial Liberals haven’t be able to do either…pass a balanced budget..if only we could fire them.. The worst part about this whole issue is that this
Continue readingLeft Over: Enbridge Pipeline Spoof is “Revised”
Dan Murphy is a cartoonist for the Province newspaper,and here in BC, it is common practice to castigate the corporate agenda of rightwing whackjobs, sometimes in the media, whatever the East may think of the West’s support of the CRAPs.. Now that ability to laugh at, and thus negate the
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Clean electricity, conservation and a zero-carbon future
Today we released a new Climate Justice Project report, Clean Electricity, Conservation and Climate Justice in BC: Meeting our energy needs in a zero-carbon future, co-authored by John Calvert and myself. The report is central to the vision we have been developing of a zero-carbon BC, with a focus on
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Labour Market Stalls
Canada’s job market stalled in May. Employment edged up by 7,700, almost all of it part-time. In fact, the number of employees paid by Canadian employers fell by 15,600. Total “employment” rose only because 23,300 more Canadians reported themselves as self-employed. Over the past year, employment has grown slightly less
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Canada’s Self-Imposed Crisis in Post-Secondary Education
On June 7, I gave a keynote address to the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Education Sector Conference. My PowerPoint presentation (with full references) can be found at this link. Points I raised in the address include the following: -Canada’s economy has been growing quite steadily over the past three
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Hurting Animals Hurts You
PETA should use a new argument against animal cruelty, Luka Magnotta. Luka Magnotta, the accused killer who dismembered a man and sent body parts in the mail across Canada, shares something in common with most psychopaths, animal cruelty. In 1963 forensic psychiatrist J.M. Macdonald wrote a paper published in the
Continue readingTerahertz: Ontario passes Anti-Homophobia Law, BC next?
Today’s good news is that the Ontario Liberals and NDP cooperated long enough to pass anti-bullying legislation which specifically supports gay rights. Furthermore, the bill forces Ontario’s publicly funded Catholic schools to permit students to form Gay Straight Alliances. While those Catholic schools will continue to receive public money, some
Continue readingLeft Over: Feds Shipping Their Trash to BC…..
Disgraced RCMP officer transferred to B.C. Sgt. Don Ray admitted to sexual relations with subordinates and harassment CBC News Posted: May 23, 2012 5:37 PM PT Last Updated: May 23, 2012 9:33 PM PT ******************************************************************* What is it with the Feds? Are applications to join the RCMP so thin on
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Climate change will shape BC in 2035, one way or another
I have an oped in today’s Vancouver Sun as part of its BC in 2035 series. Climate change will shape BC in 2035, one way or another We live on a different planet from the one our parents grew up on, says environmentalist Bill McKibben. Climate change from our rampant
Continue readingThe cost of Conservative Government Getting Out of Healthcare: An Election
The Quebec Minister of Finance today warned that the Conservative government would lose an election if they didn’t recommit to their fair share of healthcare costs, citing Prime Minister Pearson’s commitment to 50/50 sharing of a National Healthcare program. There is going to be another federal election…We have time to
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Kevin Falcon’s BC Liberal Commitment In Doubt
During the BC Liberal leadership race Kevin Falcon doubted Christy Clark would stay with the party if she lost, today BC Liberals found out it was Kevin Falcon who they should have been doubting. On February 11, 2011 Kevin Falcon said, “I’ve made a commitment to run in this election
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares
CCPA released today a report by yours truly on the economic costs and benefits of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. In particular, I take aim at the outrageous claims about jobs made by the feds and Enbridge as part of their sales pitch. The report takes a closer look at the input-output
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Official Complaints: Nothing Happened
“…Nothing happened” Elizabeth May’s passionate speech imploring our “tough on crime government to get tough on electoral crime!” The video is a week old, but is as relevant at my writing, as it was back then. There’s been additional evidence of micro-targeting though that points to a national party being
Continue readingRob Maguire: I’m moving to Vancouver
My time in Saskatoon has come to an end. My partner and I will be moving to Vancouver on April 1 — no joke! Since arriving from Montreal three and a half years ago, I’ve experienced both the great warmth of Saskatchewan people and the deep freeze of prairie winters.
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Labour Force Exodus
Statistics Canada reported this morning that 38,000 people gave up looking for work in February. The official unemployment rate fell because these Canadians were no longer counted as being unemployed. However, this huge withdrawal from the labour force is a sign of weakness in the job market. Most of those
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: BC Teachers Hurt The Left & Help The Right
The teachers’ strike in British Columbia this week was bad for the province but good for the BC Liberals. Facing challenges from the NDP on their left and the Conservatives on their right, for the BC Liberals an unpopular labour dispute couldn’t have happened at a better time. Over the
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: BC Teachers On Strike Yet Still Teaching
This week Teachers in BC haven’t even been in the classroom, yet they’ve still managed to teach their students one of the most important things; how to take a stand. Critics will point out at how young people are already too self-assured and that they already have no respect for
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