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Meet Yazdan, Dogwood’s New Municipal Elections Campaigner

I’m an immigrant from Iran. I lived in my hometown of Tehran until my mid 20s. I then moved to Syilx (Okanagan) territory for a PhD program in Interdisciplinary ...

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. ...

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, ...

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 ...

Solar, wind offer a path for the BC NDP to hold onto power

October 31, 2024 | 

While B.C. politicians and reporters watched final vote counts trickle in Monday, a literal power-shift was happening up north. BC Hydro finally switched on the first turbine at the ...

Frack Free BC takes on the 2024 election

October 18, 2024 | 

Over the past six weeks, communities across British Columbia turned out in force to put their candidates on the spot about their stance on fracking and LNG. Set against ...

What’s at stake in the B.C. election

The next few years on planet Earth will be some of the toughest ones yet. The people we choose to form government will have world-altering decisions to make, including ...