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You can’t out-message the organized

Here comes the air war Investors who stand to profit from projects like Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan’s oil tanker project or Woodfibre LNG are not going to give ...

Meet the trophy-hunting clowns who dictate wildlife policy in B.C.

April 29, 2016 | 

Afro wigs, bananas and big cheques for the politicians in the room It’s Spring, which means the usual passel of foreign executives, weird dentists, and professional sports players are ...

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 ...

Poll: British Columbians Ready to Take Big Money Out of Politics

April 25, 2016 | 

VANCOUVER – Voters in British Columbia believe corporations have outsized influence in determining government policy, thanks in part to unlimited political donations, a new poll by Insights West has ...

Why I’m Betting On British Columbians

April 14, 2016 | 

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 ...

The Scandal of Leadership in British Columbia Today

April 11, 2016 | 

Remember when politicians stood up for ordinary citizens? I do. There was a day when politicians stood up for the interests of average British Columbians. You will be wise ...

Creating a Legacy of Activism

April 11, 2016 | 

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 ...