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Who’s sick and tired of Big Money in Politics? Hint: Everyone
Insights West poll finds overwhelming support for ban on corporate, union donations As long as deep-pocketed special interests from anywhere in the world can cut cheques to our politicians ...
Why I’m Betting On British Columbians
Dogwood’s newest staffer is an expert on horse races – four-legged and political. My name is Lisa. I love horses, I like to travel, and I know every line ...
Creating a Legacy of Activism
Years ago, after dinner at a party in our home a dear friend asked if we had wills. We were both 37 with two small children and had never ...
Taming the Wild West
“I just don’t know how much more of this I can take, John.” I’ve always loved Wild West stories. But I prefer mine in movies, not in the financial ...
Is Christy Clark “Getting to Yes” on Kinder Morgan?
B.C. Premier’s oil tanker resistance could crumble if Site C, LNG are at stake The B.C. government’s lack of support for oil tankers on the West Coast has always ...
Woodfibre LNG: Whose side will Trudeau take?
For most of my neighbours, it’s a no-brainer. The idea of jamming an LNG liquefaction plant – replete with noise and water pollution, a flaring methane tower, and gargantuan ...
Beijing’s Long Game in the Oil Sands
With a Trudeau in office, the Chinese government’s decade-old strategy kicks into gear On October 20th, 2015, Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau received a congratulatory call from China’s ambassador Luo ...
When will the Province step in to protect local drinking water?
*This was originally published on March 10, 2016. Since then, 4 more advisories have left the Comox Valley boiling their water for 40 days. The total filtration system project ...
One step forward, two steps back
In politics, it’s important to remember: Things can change quickly, but they seldom do. Let’s hope Prime Minister Trudeau’s meeting with Premier Christy Clark and the other provincial premiers ...