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After the Campbell Liberals were elected in 2001, influences of special business interests grew rapidly. Under Christina Clark's leadership, non-renewable resource companies wield great political power and they use it…
After the Campbell Liberals were elected in 2001, influences of special business interests grew rapidly. Under Christina Clark's leadership, non-renewable resource companies wield great political power and they use it…
The etymology of the phrase “lipstick on a pig” is politically timely. Bear with me, here. Pigs, it turns out, have been bandied about in human expression for a long…
PHOTOS: Some of the candidates in today’s Calgary-Greenway by-election. (CBC photo) Below: Manmeet Bhullar, the PC MLA for the riding killed in a highway crash last November, NDP candidate Roop…
It was a matter of time:Oh, where to begin?Word of warning though. There might be a little bit of snark:Read more »
By approving Woodfibre LNG and refusing to cancel federal permits for Site C, the Trudeau government is showing that, when it really matters, its promises to First Nations and the…
A group of oil sands workers are calling on the Alberta government to support the training of 1,000 out of work electricians as solar specialists. With plans to facilitate the…
A version of this has been cross-posted at iPolitics. Manitoba will elect a new government when voters go to the polls on April 19. Barring dramatic and unexpected developments during…
A version of this has been cross-posted at iPolitics.Manitoba will elect a new government when voters go to the polls on April 19. Barring dramatic and unexpected developments during the…
A version of this has been cross-posted at iPolitics.Manitoba will elect a new government when voters go to the polls on April 19. Barring dramatic and unexpected developments during the…
…and it also is not a vegetable.
Is the Province of Ontario funding the destruction of species at risk habitat? The answer is "Yes" - and the Province is urging the federal government to join in, and…
Is the Province of Ontario funding the destruction of species at risk habitat? The answer is "Yes" - and the Province is urging the federal government to join in, and…
Today, March 21, is World Poetry Day. Do you care? Not that I’m cynical about poetry – I think it’s important stuff. Poetry is far more important than, say, hockey. The…
Robert Reich might just be the one American who best embodies the spirit of progressivism. His resume is daunting although today he's best known as Clinton's Secretary of Labor and…
Two days ago, the CBC carried a story of some importance to Canada - and the world. Naturally, the Irving press has not picked it up.The U.S. government is giving…
The steady stream of trucks filled with contaminated waste that have been making their way to the small community of Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island for the last 10 months…
The steady stream of trucks, filled with contaminated waste, that have been making their way to the small community of Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island for the last 10 months…
Still awaiting details but the BC Supreme Court has recognized the supremacy of the CVRD bylaws that prohibited the SIA from hauling in a projected 5 million tonnes of contaminated…
As one of those federal New Democratic Party members who feels we should stop floating across the political spectrum looking for a place to park that offers an election victory…
As one of those federal New Democratic Party members who feels we should stop floating across the political spectrum looking for a place to park that offers an election victory…