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Jeffrey Epstein’s love affair with British Columbia

February 18, 2026 | 

Jeffrey Epstein visited British Columbia regularly, was encouraged to buy real estate and even applied for temporary residency the year before his death in a New York prison cell. ...

A plan for a plan

December 4, 2025 | 

On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Alberta premier Danielle Smith and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, teamed up to announce a Memorandum of Understanding around a new oil pipeline project ...

Epstein, Trump … and Mark Carney’s Ksi Lisims LNG

November 20, 2025 | 

The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is fueling backlash to an American-owned gas project in Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he will try to fast-track ...

Fixing our voting system is just the start

July 23, 2025 | 

The B.C. legislature has set up a special committee to seek public input on democratic and electoral reform. This blog is adapted from Dogwood’s submission. To have your say, ...

PRGT: the President’s Republican Gas Tentacle

July 23, 2025 | 

The American billionaires behind the proposed Ksi Lisims gas terminal and PRGT pipeline are back in the news – thanks to deceased child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Apollo Global ...

U.S. military contractor preps B.C. pipeline build

June 19, 2025 | 

Bechtel, a private contractor with deep ties to the U.S. government, military and oil industry, has been selected to lead construction on the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline across ...

Bill 15: A blank cheque for unchecked power

  Premier David Eby claims Bill 15 is about building schools and hospitals. But beneath the surface, it’s a Trojan horse—one that could bulldoze environmental protections, override Indigenous rights, ...

Prime Minister Carney must block the American pipeline takeover

“There are some places that are never for sale,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told U.S. President Donald Trump during their first meeting in Washington, D.C. “Never say never,” Trump ...

B.C. natural gas prices will double, thanks to U.S.-owned pipeline

March 6, 2025 | 

The cost of heating more than a million homes, farms and businesses across B.C. could soon jump again, as fossil gas prices double later this year. That’s according to ...