Pundits, polls and pack journalism: BC’s wild year in politics
by Sid Tafler As 2013 winds down, veteran BC journalist Sid Tafler looks back at the province’s 2013 election and the surprising (to some) victory of the BC Liberal Party.…
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David Suzuki: Canada’s environment needs constitutional protection
BC’s Great Bear Rainforest (photo: Ian McAllister/Pacific Wild) Canada is blessed with some of the last vestiges of pristine nature on Earth – unbroken forests, coastlines and prairies, thousands of…
Ex-Harper advisor slams Canada’s Keystone XL pipeline promotion
WASHINGTON – A former Harper government appointee used a keynote speech at a Washington event Monday to trample Canadian authorities’ message on oil pipelines while describing the country as an…
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…
Harper’s new $1.2B CSEC spy complex “a waste of money”: ShitHarperDid
This is what ShitHarperDid activists had to say Wednesday during a peaceful protest against Harper’s $1.2B CSEC complex in Ottawa: “I SPY A WASTE OF MONEY” The post Harper’s new…
Germany shows a thriving green economy is possible
When Prime Minister Harper is challenged on his environmental record, one of his standard replies is that between economic development and sustainable development, he must give priority to the economy.…
Harper government spending $40 million to clean up Tar Sands’ image
Stephen Harper is trying hard to convince other nations not to shun Tar Sands bitumen (Adrian Wyld/CP) by Bruce Cheadle OTTAWA – The Conservative government is spending $40 million this…
MLA, Mayor turn up heat on Fraser River jet fuel, tanker plan
Fisheries expert Otto Langer and MLA Vicki Huntington take on Fraser River jet fuel plan (Brad Densmore) A group of BC politicians and community leaders held an emergency meeting yesterday…
Greenpeace Arctic 30 arrests yet another attack on enviros
Friends of the Earth-UK shows its solidarity with the Arctic 30 Early November marked the 18th anniversary of the tragic murder of outspoken writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and…
Former Agriculture Minister Corky Evans: Time to speak up for ALR
The days of the family farm are numbered if we don’t act to protect BC’s ALR now, says ex-Minister Corky Evans by Corky Evans Imagine that you might, someday, want…
First Nation in Ontario’s ‘Chemical Valley’ affected by pollutants
A new study is drawing attention to the health problems being faced by a First Nations community living near one of Canada’s most industrialized areas. Members of the Aamjiwnaang First…
Atlantic Canada faces climate consequences for our energy choices
Hurricane Earl strikes Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, in 2010. (Andrew Vaughan/CP) David Suzuki Foundation supporters who live in Western Canada often have eyes riveted on Ottawa to see what the…
With LNG, Asian takeovers of Canadian energy assets still booming
Asian investment explodes in BC’s LNG market, rivalling the scale of resource development in the tarsands, as new trade deals threaten to entrench foreign state ownership of Canada’s key energy…
Senate scandal: New RCMP docs suggest Harper is “guilty of corruption”
New documents released by the RCMP suggest that the Senate expenses scandal is closing in on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. The post Senate scandal: New RCMP docs…
The day I discovered the Harper Government spying on me
by Emma Gilchrist – cross-post from Desmog Canada Nov. 19th, 2013. A Tuesday. The day started out sunny, but hail fell out of the sky in the afternoon. It was…
US House passes bill to speed up oil and gas fracking
by Matthew Daly, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – The House approved a bill Wednesday aimed at speeding up drilling for oil and natural gas. The measure was one of three…