Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 31
What apathy? "Fahrenheit 9-11" and the activist spirit
It seems fitting that this particular election day take place the day after successful first weekend of Michael Moore’s latest tour de force. Throughout this election, I’ve read a ...
The election and reconciling Aboriginal Title
The election on June 28 may have a big impact on First Nations in BC. Except for photo ops on National Aboriginal Day showing all the party leaders drumming ...
Get the big money out of BC politics
“Get big money out of B.C. politics,” Cowichan Valley resident Matt Price told the Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform. ( link to news story) “We need a change in ...
In search of Liberal preservationists
This just in from British Columbia’s highly regarded political commentator, Vaughn Palmer: “The rumour mill suggests … that the Liberals are moving away from their own development-minded supporters toward ...
Communities lose in timber reallocation
(Part 1 of a planned series of updates on community forestry) It has been 14 months since the BC government announced their reforms of BC’s forestry laws. The so-called ...
BCBC: deal closed, public excluded
Sometimes we at Dogwood Initiative feel we could spend our days doing nothing but tracking secret privatization projects. From subtler schemes like the attempt to turn Victoria’s Crystal Garden ...
Neufeld on Flathead: no coal mines but coalbed methane is a go
P R E S S R E L E A S E *For Immediate Release- May 28, 2004* Fernie Citizens Concerned About Coalbed Methane Applaud Cancellation of Flathead Valley ...
Minister de Jong's spin on growing Aboriginal unrest
The growing unity and resolve of First Nations in BC has Gordon Campbell’s government nervous. While the government’s rhetoric on Aboriginal issues remains well scripted and rich in catch ...