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And then there was one: BC is now last province without a plan to tackle poverty
On October 22, the Government of Saskatchewan announced in their Throne Speech that it would commit to the development of a poverty reduction strategy, making British Columbia the very last…
Competitiveness vs. public benefits: The LNG tax and regulatory regime
This fall’s legislative sitting will be an important one for shaping the future of LNG in BC. Will one or more companies make final investment decisions? And if they do…
Beer Bottles to Books
Remaking Merchants Corner Young North End activists hailed it as the latest example of “North End Rising.” That was the response when Premier Selinger announced on June 24 that the…
CETA trade deal still shrouded in tight secrecy
After nearly five years of negotiations, the details of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) remain shrouded in secrecy. In October, Prime Minister Harper, eager to deflect…
BC’s Big Favour?
The hype on LNG has grown to staggering proportions. I have not had much time to debunk all of the government’s grotesque exaggerations and outright falsehoods. But Christy Clark’s claim…
BC government should heed the call to consult on forestry changes
British Columbia’s forests represent the single-largest renewable asset that we have, a public resource shared with First Nations across the province. Whatever the fate may be of our non-renewable natural…
Beware trade-deal trade-offs for Nova Scotia
The federal Standing Committee on International Trade will be in Halifax next week to hold hearings on the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) before the full details of…
BC should follow other provinces’ lead in setting minimum wage
The average weekly wage in BC increased by only 1.3 per cent between June 2012 and June 2013, half of the 2.6 per cent jump in wages Canada-wide. This latest…
BC government to blame for looming BC Hydro rate increases
BC Hydro rates are going up. In its rate application hearing before the BC Utilities Commission last year, BC Hydro forecast increases of some 10% per year for 5 years…
Actually… appropriate funding is an important part of the solution
A recent editorial in the Globe and Mail (“Accountability, not lack of money, is the real problem on federal reserves”, June 19th 2013) misrepresents the joint CCPA and Save the…
BC needs to better monitor water consumption
For some time, the men and women tasked with ensuring there is enough clean, safe water in Greater Victoria have understood two simple things: the water that local residents and…
Canada’s submarine fleet never worked: it’s time to stop ignoring the problem
Most Canadians know the sad story of Canada’s second-hand submarines. Purchased from Britain in 1998 for a suspiciously low price, the four vessels have spent most of the last fifteen…
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