aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB].During the last provincial election, the BC Liberal Party stated in black and white that ...

topics: bc-government, bc-rail, business, candidate, concert

aggregated from: DeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds

Richard Tol.jpg The most successful Libertarian politician in Canadian history, Globe and Mail columnist Neil Reynolds, has joined the campaign to do nothing about climate change, basing his argument...

topics: agriculture, climate-change, environment, environmental, forestry

aggregated from: Paying attention

The news that the government will expand online gambling so people can lose $10,000 a week will hardly help the Liberals fight charges of duplicity.Their handling of the gambling file has been inept, unprincipled and frequently dishonest. Gordon Camp...

topics: economy, elected, forestry, liberal, liberals

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The unravelling of the proposed legislation setting out a new relationship with First Nations remains a fascinating mystery. In the spring, the government was on the brink of introducing the act, with the support of most provincial-level First Nation...

topics: environmental, forestry, mining, premier

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Gabriel YiuShortly after the election was finished, even before the elected candidates were sworn in, local economists pointed out that the BC 2009/2010 budget deficit would be four times what Gordon Campbell had declared.As my commentary published i...

topics: cope, economy, elected, election, forestry

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

Jeff Nagel in the Surrey Leader paints an interesting picture that pits Tom Prendergast head to head with the Minister of Transport. In today s Cabinet announcement that is now Shirley Bond with Colin Hansen the new Minister of Finance.Basically he...

topics: carbon-tax, emissions, forestry, greenhouse-gas, liberals

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Gordon Campbell has discovered that the province's low welfare rates are hurting people and communities.A bit late, in terms of the poverty problem in the province, but still welcome.Or it would be, if there was a clearer sense that the government is...

topics: economy, employment, federal-government, forestry, liberals

aggregated from: Walter Schultz

Forest Industry CEOs correct the record on forestry issues The three signatories to this statement wish to set the record straight on what is occurring in our industry today and what we see as critical for it to survive and thrive in the future.Firs...

topics: business, forestry, housing, housing-market, investment

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Are we sure we're still on the way up?I suppose every generation wants to believe it's improving on the past. That's how it always seemed in my history lessons at school, too - that we were intent on working our way up, from primitive to mediev...

topics: developers, elected, employment, forestry, kamloops

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

Colleen Kimmett in the Tyee looks at the clash between two groups whom ought to be allies, but who are fighting. And as usual with infighting, the intensity seems greater and the impact is nastier. If you are already following all this in the lis...

topics: carbon-footprint, climate-change, environment, environmental, forestry