Stockwell Day for Premier?
Thank you Georgia Straight editor Charlie Smith. I needed that. In the midst of unrelenting bad news broken up only by worse news — pipeline debates, carnage in Syria, the…
Christy Clark
Christy Clark and the Big Oil Sellout
I wish I could cheer for Christy Clark in her battle with Alison Redford over the future of the Northern Gateway pipeline. But I just can't eh? I just don't…
BC’s Premier Clark & Oil Pipelines: Globe & Mail gets it half right
In my recent post I pointed out the flaw in Premier Christy Clark’s logic regarding possible environmental damage from oil pipelines crossing BC and the export of oil by tanker.…
Yes to a national energy strategy, no to tankers
Friday, July 27, 2012 Today (July 27th) Premier Christy Clark walked out of the Council of the Federation meetings, being held between Canada’s Premiers in Halifax, vowing that she would…
B.C.’s pipeline bargaining position stirs Alberta outrage, but makes political sense
Alberta Premier Alison Redford, left, negotiates with B.C. Premier Christy Clark, holding carrot, as seen by the Alberta media. Actual neo-conservative Western Canadian politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated.…
Oil Pipelines: BC’s Christy Clark misfires; what the Liberal Party of Canada should do
Congratulations to Premier Clark for doing two things at the same time: starting a meaningful dialogue about the environmental concerns behind the export of heavy oil from Canada, and staying…
B.C. Bitumen Busters! Who ya gonna call? Greg Selinger?
Alberta and British Columbia Sheriffs see who can stomp the highest at the increasingly tense inter-provincial border near the disputed town of Field. B.C. and Alberta peace officers, of course,…
Crusty’s Last Stand….
B.C. seeks ‘fair share’ in new Gateway pipeline deal Province lays out five criteria for all new crude oil pipelines After all the BS, Christy Clark has, once again, shown…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Joe Stiglitz discusses the link between increased inequality and the U.S.’ economic frailty: Any solution to today’s problems requires addressing the economy’s underlying…
Premiers’ private parley – a summit so secret if you knew what they’d talked about, they’d have to kill you!
B.C. Premier Christy Clark, left, meets Alberta Premier Alison Redford, in snap-brim hat at right, to discuss things too secret for the Western Canadian public to know about. Actual Western…
It’s semi-official… the Enbridge Northern Gateway project is kaput!
Enbridge Inc., as seen and described by the U.S. National Transportation Board. Below: Federal Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair, Alberta Opposition Leader Danielle Smith and B.C. Opposition Leader Christie Clark. No!…
what happens after prime minister harper? prime minister redford? prime minister mulcair?
TweetWith the start of Stampede season came the latest round of gossip and predictions about what the future might hold for Calgary MLA and Alberta’s Premier Alison Redford. Earlier this…
B.C. Premier Condemns Enbridge Inc For Michigan Pipeline Spill
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…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Ed Broadbent discusses the connection between unions, democracy and equality: In democratic societies, there are two principal arenas of non-violent conflict over…
Inevitable outcome of overreaching
Christy Clark shuffled staff in the premier’s office again today. However, when the critical fault is at the top, shuffling of underlings will do no good. Any Liberals who want…
Time for the corporate media to step up
The first thing you read today should be this piece by Alex G. Tsakumis: ‘EXCLUSIVE’ BREAKING NEWS: DAVE BASI CONFIRMS CHRISTY CLARK COMMITTED A BREACH OF TRUST WHILE SHE WAS…
BC Premier Clark Redefines Natural Gas as "Clean Energy" to Serve Political Interests
christy-clark-natural-gas-strategy.jpg Christy Clark, the premier of British Columbia, has joined the ranks of public officials the world over, which have clouded the definition of "clean energy" by using the term…
Pesky people’s politics plague premier’s petroleum pipeline plans
The Gardner Canal, a Pacific Ocean inlet near Kitimat, B.C., planned terminus of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. What’s in the project for British Columbians? Not much, and they know…