Pristine Coast doc reveals surprising, untold history of salmon farms
My first brush with the fish farming industry on our coast came around 2000 when I was broadcasting for CKNW. At that point, this was considered to be a “good”…
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Rafe: Tories will win in 2015 on Iraq position; what does that mean for Canada, environment?
Stephen Harper addressing UN Security Council (Sean Kilpatrick/CP) The environmental policy of Ottawa will now depend upon what the Tories desire for the next five years. Why do I say…
Rafe: Clark govt in over its head with big LNG players like Petronas
Photo: Tina Lovgreen / BCIT Commons Many long years ago, when I was in first year Law, we learned a case called the Carbolic Smoke Ball case. This involved a…
Greenwash King Patrick Moore sews seeds of climate change doubt
Greenpeace co-founder-turned-greenwasher extraordinaire Patrick Moore I hesitate to give the man any more publicity. Patrick Moore, a former environmentalist and now a constant and consistent spokesman for right-wing causes, had…
Rafe: Christy Clark should try being more leader, less cheerleader
BC Premier Christy Clark dons Canucks jersey during 2013 election campaign (Andy Clark / Reuters) Nowhere in the appalling record of the Liberal government in Victoria has its shortcomings been…
Rafe: Premier’s Tsilhqot’in meeting a sign of real change for BC?
Tsilhqot’in Chief Roger William and Premier Christy Clark meeting in Vancouver today (Damien Gillis This is the story of change. Premier Christy Clark is to be congratulated for going to…
Rafe: Heavy oil advertising, editorials taint Canadian mag The Walrus
Enbridge is a major Walrus sponsor (Photo: Damien Gillis) I am afraid I really am a gloomy Gus today. It has just struck me that there is an absence of…
Rafe: Is ‘lying’ too strong a word for Clark Libs’ LNG fibs?
BC Premier Christy Clark addresses a conference on LNG (Damien Gillis) I really need your help. What the devil does one call premier Christy Clark, considering that she seems utterly…
Rafe: With fracking, tankers “world-class safety” is a weasel word
BC Premier Christy Clark touts “world-class” safety for fossil fuel projects (Canadian Press) Many times I have referred to Premier Clark’s demand that Enbridge and others have “world-class” cleanup processes…
Rafe: First Nations, Constitution are Canadians’ best defence
Chiefs of the Tsimshian First Nation speak out against Enrbidge at a 2012 Prince Rupert rally Big money now rules the world. The rich get richer and the poor get…
Rafe: Time Canadians get used to Tsilhqot’in case, Aboriginal title
Chief Roger Williams (left) at the the Supreme Court of Canada (Photo: Pei-Ju Wang) The Tsilhqot’in First Nation’s Roger Williams case victory settles the question once and for all: there…
Why I’m for massive civil disobedience
Subscribe to our free e-newsletter HERE. This piece was originally published in The Tyee and is republished here with the author’s permission. The Conservative government’s decision to approve the Northern…
Rafe Mair: Howe Sound under siege
Boaters raise the alarm over plans to re-industrialize Howe Sound (Future of Howe Sound Society) Howe Sound is Canada’s southernmost fjord. It is a natural beauty which should be declared…
BC Hydro rate shock powered by lies
BC Energy Minister Bill Bennett How do you know when a politician’s lying? When you see his/her lips move. Bill Bennett, the BC Hydro point man in the government, tells…
Support for First Nations critical after Clark-Redford pipeline deal
Chiefs of the Tsimshian First Nation speak out against Enrbidge at a 2012 Prince Rupert rally You would have thought that they would have had the decency to wait until…
Rafe: Gordon Wilson finds religion on LNG…for $12,500 a month
A screen capture from Gordon Wilson’s youtube endorsement of Christy Clark Some years ago I got into hot water for calling a federal cabinet minister of the female persuasion a…
Rafe Mair: Enbridge pipeline should face BC referendum
Thousands of citizens spoke out against Enbridge at last year’s “Defend Our Coast” rally” (TJ Watt photo) The cynicism of both our senior governments regarding tankers and pipelines is appalling.…
Rafe: Fix is in on Enbridge as Clark and Redford put on show
BC and Alberta Premiers Christy Clark and Alison Redford (CP photo) I assure you that his will not take long. We’ve been screwed, blued and tattooed folks. You may have…