“People are going to die”
First Nations Financial Transparency Act: Watch Pam Palmater put the Canadian Taxpayers Federation in its place. “We don’t even have enough money to have websites, how the heck are we…
Economics
Are Gore, Suzuki, and Neil Young Hypocrites for Using Oil?
No. They are victims of circumstance, and despite their wealth and fame, they alone cannot change ‘the system’. A voice from the Facebook-sphere intones: “I appreciate your commitment and respect…
What Kind of Politicians Ignore THEIR OWN SCIENTISTS?
In BC and Canada, politicians actively ignore the people and their own scientists. Why? OK, you tell me. What do you call politicians who ignore their own scientists? It’s not…
Inequality for All
I watched Robert Reich’s film last summer on a camping trip. I woke up in the middle of a pitch-dark night and couldn’t fall back asleep. I tried a movie…
Citizenship For Sale
Are there things that money shouldn’t be able to buy? In an age when the ‘wisdom of the market’ is an orthodoxy embraced by many, it is a question that…
#BlackFriday Is So Very Offensive
A few years ago when the media started buying into the spindoctors’ PR BS about “Black Friday”, in the USA, I was severely disappointed. I’ve let that grow into a…
Build The Change #skpoli #YXE
This is awesome. The 3 competing projects are all so great, it’s honestly hard to choose. I was just talking about being able to invest in solar power though, so…
IPPs an even worse rip-off than Site C Dam, SFU economist warns
Construction of a private power project on the Ashlu River (Photo: Range Life) The following article by renknowned energy expert and SFU economist Dr. Marvin Shaffer is republished from the…
Order Your Opportunities
My job, trying to change the world, is at least twice as hard as a conservative’s. I have to overcome others’ instinctual fear of change and new technology. Monday evening…
Economist catches Kinder Morgan skimping on Canadian taxes
Kinder Morgan Canada President Ian Anderson talks a good game on Canadian benefits from his company’s proposed pipeline – but economist Robyn Allan disagrees (photo: Kinder Morgan) The following is…
You’re Richer Than Your Stink
If you like to know how banks screw everyone, you’ll want to read Alison’s latest. Between September 2008 and August 2010, Scotiabank received a $25 billion bailout amounting to 100%…
Clearing The Forest
The Queen’s act against this homeless woman is unkind, and Canada’s laws shouldn’t be unkind for the sake of protecting unused land from First Nations people building a temporary home.…
Bank of England’s Mark Carney: Most fossil fuel reserves shouldn’t be burned
Mark Carney in Davos, Switzerland, 2010 (Photo: Wikipedia) Read this Oct. 13 story in The Guardian about Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s decision to join a growing list of…
Evidence shows no need for Site C Dam: Economist to Energy Minister
Energy Minister Bill Bennett Dear Minister; I know you have heard it all so I guess it is now all about the legacy you and your cabinet colleagues are willing…
People Want BC Corporations to Pay More Tax
…or do they? Every year the BC government consults with citizens on what should go into their budget. Last year over 25% of the online survey respondents said new revenue…
It’s been all downhill since 1978, when real “prosperity” peaked
We never had it so good as 1978, says a new report on historical “prosperity” “The good ol’ days”, is seems, were 40 years ago. A recent study of global…