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The tip of an iceberg
Trudeau thinks he’s unsinkable. So did the captain of the Titanic. Justin Trudeau needs to lose just 14 votes in the House of Commons to seriously complicate his dreams ...
Five things you should know about Morneau’s Trans Mountain buyout
Now that you, as a Canadian taxpayer, are a pipeline owner… For months, Texas-based pipeline giant Kinder Morgan has been hinting their pipeline and oil tanker proposal on the ...
On Trudeau’s watch
As the waters rise, politicians double down on heavy crude I visited the seaside community of Qualicum Beach to join a packed screening of Directly Affected, a film about ...
One step closer to stopping Kinder Morgan
Dogwood organizing director Laura Benson reflects on the past two wild months Over the last two months Dogwood supporters have sent 20,800 personal messages to our governments asking B.C.’s ...
Podcast for April 2018: When pipelines and tankers spill…
The B.C. government filed a reference case to the province’s highest court to prove their jurisdiction to protect local people from diluted bitumen. And they want to hear from ...
Six reasons Kinder Morgan’s pipeline won’t be built
Six reasons Dogwood’s director of community organizing is feeling hopeful about beating Kinder Morgan My sons and I pass the Kinder Morgan tank farm on our way to school ...
If I had eight billion dollars
The Trudeau government won’t rule out full public financing for the Trans Mountain pipeline. What else could Canada buy? The news shocked conservatives and oil tanker opponents alike: Ottawa ...
Classic 1953 pipeline for sale. Some rust.
Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta is willing to buy the Trans Mountain pipeline. Here’s what taxpayers would get. For sale by owner: one antique oil pipeline. Plenty of mileage ...
The siege of B.C.
Ottawa has eight weeks to break the backs of oil tanker opponents. Here’s how they’ll try. Texas pipeline company Kinder Morgan issued an ultimatum yesterday: give our shareholders confidence ...