Jailed For Doing Their Jobs
It is an action worthy of a third-world nation. You know, the kind run by an authoritarian who takes it as a personal affront whenever someone demonstrates against or writes…
Wet’suwet’en
Are the Blockades Backfiring?
If the objective of those protesting the construction of the Coastal Gaslink pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory was to bring attention to the issue, they have certainly done that. If their…
Teck Halts Work on Tarsands Proposal
Canada is waking up to the reality of the climate crisis, those ringing the alarms includes a diverse group from the Wet’suwet’en Nation to Greenpeace. Now a large fossil fuel…
Wet’suwet’en—A Divided Nation
I have on a number of occasions sat with fingers poised over my keyboard attempting to write something about the Wet’suwet’en/pipeline issue. Too many issues keep cropping up in my…
The Wet’suwet’en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law: An Explainer
Finally a clear explanation-Wet’suwet’en, Aboriginal Title, and the Rule of Law By Kate Gunn & Bruce McIvor The RCMP’s enforcement of the Coastal GasLink injunction against the Wet’suwet’en has ignited…
Elizabeth May Responds To PM Trudeau About Wet’suwet’en Issue (Video)
This may well be one of the finest of Elizabeth’s speeches. RH
The Role Hereditary Chiefs are Playing in the Pipeline Protests out West
Anyone paying attention to national politics in Canada islikely to have heard about a new round of protests in BritishColumbia around the pipeline being built there. Now undernormal circumstances a…