B.C. Politics Today: Green, Red, Orange–and 50 Shades of Grey
When the leader of the B.C. Green Party chooses to sit as an Independent, while the interim party leader attends ( as a sympathetic participant) the same high-profile Native Protest…
Mark Crawford
B.C. Politics Today: Green, Red, Orange–and 50 Shades of Grey
When the leader of the B.C. Green Party chooses to sit as an Independent, while the interim party leader attends ( as a sympathetic participant) the same high-profile Native Protest…
Letter to the Edmonton Journal, Friday, November 2, 2019 (In Response to the October 24 Budget)
We have just one generation left in which to convert the Alberta Advantage (in non-renewable resource revenue) into a New Advantage built upon renewable and sustainable energy and human resources.…
Letter to the Edmonton Journal, Friday, November 2, 2019 (In Response to the October 24 Budget)
We have just one generation left in which to convert the Alberta Advantage (in non-renewable resource revenue) into a New Advantage built upon renewable and sustainable energy and human resources.…
Isn’t it Ironic?
By any measure, the victory of Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) over Rachel Notley and the NDP in the April 16 Alberta provincial election was impressive: 63…
Isn’t it Ironic?
By any measure, the victory of Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party (UCP) over Rachel Notley and the NDP in the April 16 Alberta provincial election was impressive: 63…
Canadian Healthcare at a Crossroads
Canadians generally like their heathcare system, and rightly so. It guarantees basic physician care and hospital care (insofar as such things can be practicably guaranteed, given our geography and diversity),…
Canadian Healthcare at a Crossroads
Canadians generally like their heathcare system, and rightly so. It guarantees basic physician care and hospital care (insofar as such things can be practicably guaranteed, given our geography and diversity),…
It’s Now Obvious Why We Needed a Change of Government in 2017
If you voted for the NDP in the last election because you wanted to stop the Site C project or halt the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, then you must be…
It’s Now Obvious Why We Needed a Change of Government in 2017
If you voted for the NDP in the last election because you wanted to stop the Site C project or halt the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, then you must be…
Trudeau fails to get optimal compromise between economy and the environment
For the past decade, Canada has lost $117 billion of economic value (about $ 30-40 million per day) simply because Alberta tar sands oil has not been readily exportable to…
Trudeau fails to get optimal compromise between economy and the environment
For the past decade, Canada has lost $117 billion of economic value (about $ 30-40 million per day) simply because Alberta tar sands oil has not been readily exportable to…
Plenty of Blame to go Around on TMX Pipeline
At the time of writing, I still have no idea how much money our “progressive” governments in Victoria, Edmonton, and Ottawa are planning to shell out in order to persuade…
Plenty of Blame to go Around on TMP
At the time of writing, I still have no idea how much money our “progressive” governments in Victoria, Edmonton, and Ottawa are planning to shell out in order to persuade…
Pleanty of Blame to Go Around on TMP
At the time of writing, I still have no idea how much money our “progressive” governments in Victoria, Edmonton, and Ottawa are planning to shell out in order to persuade…
When "Balance" Really isn’t Balanced: An Example of Right-Wing Media Bias
Have you ever noticed a bias against climate change science in many of Canada’s newspapers? I’ll give you a great example I saw recently in the Edmonton Sun in a…
When "Balance" Really isn’t Balanced: An Example of Right-Wing Media Bias
Have you ever noticed a bias against climate change science in many of Canada’s newspapers? I’ll give you a great example I saw recently in the Edmonton Sun in a…
Addressing the Pipeline Dilemma
Tying up the Kinder Morgan pipeline in the courts may be a good move politically for premier John Horgan, but as a Canadian, I must say that all this strategic…
Addressing the Pipeline Dilemma
Tying up the Kinder Morgan pipeline in the courts may be a good move politically for premier John Horgan, but as a Canadian, I must say that all this strategic…
Were the BC Liberals to Blame for Fire Season From Hell?
{This is a short column that I submitted last month to the Williams Lake Tribune, the 100 Mile Free Press, and Vanderhoof Omineca Express. So far it has not been…