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B.C. election: Vote 'yes' to green jobs and 'no' to Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines | May 14 2013 | Ben West | We need people like George Heyman, the former Executive Director of the Sierra Club of BC, to get elected.

A vote the whole country is watching: Join our discussion on the B.C. election results tonight | May 14 2013 | rabble staff | Polls are open in B.C. until 8pm PST. One great place to be for informed commentary and debate tonight is Babble's election discussion thread.

B.C. Election: The Tyee's legislative bureau chief, Andrew MacLeod on today's election | May 14 2013 | David Ball and Irwin Oostindie | David Ball and Irwin Oostindie speak with The Tyee's legislative bureau chief about today's election and the recent Health Ministry's firings.

Open letter to Ontario NDP and Liberals: Working together is first step in addressing poverty | May 14 2013 | Brent Hawkes, Buzz Hargrove | We are asking the NDP and the Liberals to co-operate and pass the budget (possibility with some tweaking). However we are frankly asking for much more.

B.C. Election: Journalist Bob Mackin on holding the government accountable | May 14 2013 | David Ball and Irwin Oostindie | David Ball and Irwin Oostindie on the B.C. election, government transparency and access to information.

2013 B.C. election: The missing news | May 14 2013 | Meghan Murphy | A panel discussion presented as part of the CounterCulture Speaker Series and run by the Media Democracy Project, looks at what's missing in the coverage of the B.C. election.

The green part of green and the development of LNG in B.C. | May 13 2013 | Marvin Shaffer | There will be green and renewable energy industry pressure on whatever party forms the next government to force BC Hydro to develop or buy renewable energy we don't need and can't justify.

No fun? No point: Vancouver's political boredom | May 13 2013 | Michael Stewart | Over the last two weeks, Vancouver's downtown has witnessed an unprecedented rash of closures or evictions. In response, the city has adopted a new defensive pose: embarrassment and boredom.

B.C. election: More vision needed for clean, green jobs | May 13 2013 | Andrew MacLeod | While the BC Liberals have stepped away from envisioning a greener economy, the NDP is saying little to fill the void, according to observers.

Christy Clark's excuses for child labour in B.C. defy logic and good public policy | May 13 2013 | Helesia Luke | Christy Clark displays a betrays a narrow, middle-class, perspective that imagines child labour is about 'pocket money' and 'learning responsibility.'

Video: Juno award-winner Dan Mangan joins growing movement against tar sands tankers | May 13 2013 | rabble staff | This Best-of-the-Net video features Canadian music star Dan Mangan, joining the growing chorus of voices opposed to the tar sands pipeline and tanker plans of Enbrige and Kinder Morgan.

B.C. Election: Greens' Jane Sterk talks fracking, vote-splitting and democracy | May 13 2013 | David P. Ball | Vote-splitting, democratic choice and electoral reform. Natural gas fracking supported by Liberals and NDP. Who will defend the coast?

'These two parties just don't understand': BC Green leader Jane Sterk on democracy and fossil fuels | May 13 2013 | David P. Ball | Where does the Green Party stand on the vote-splitting anxieties -- and on the NDP's promises to rein in oil pipelines and tankers? An interview with leader Jane Sterk.

This Week on Media Mornings (Vol 11): Special B.C. Election podcast | May 13 2013 | This Week on Media Mornings | A 2013 provincial election podcast of the best interviews, headlines & music with the candidates & commentators on Media Mornings daily news hour.

Gas fracking and coal exports: Two sleeper issues that will surge following B.C. election | May 13 2013 | Roger Annis | "Given the current level of extraction of shale gas and the required power to export these fossil fuels, we're looking at carbon pollution levels that exceed Alberta's tar sands."

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Who should lead the BCNDP now? And what should it stand for next time? | Ken Burch said... typing at a library computer with very small font...sorry for the typo. Obviously, the BCNDP...

The future of politics in B.C. | NorthReport said... First of all, let's congratulate Christy Clark and the Bc Liberals for their victory in

BC Election Day reactions | Kaitlin McNabb said... Post Election Day results, reactions, and any other links and comments related to BC Election Day...

BC Election Predictions | janfromthebruce said... the BCNDP will win big - Ebby wins in Point Grey. in

British Columbia Leaders Debate | Catchfire said... Thanks for starting this thread, mmphosis. I moved it to the BC/Alberta forum! in

NDP Socialist Caucus Presents Spring 2013 Edition of Turn Left/Virez a gauche | kropotkin1951 said... Nice painting of Queneesh in the K'ómoks First Nation's territory. Whose art work is that? in

Federal Election 2015 Predictions | mark_alfred said... It's never too early to speculate. So, here's my prediction: the Liberals will do much...

Labrador By-Election | NorthReport said... Quote:Cleary said he was aware of the housing crisis, and understands that more needs to be done in...

Will the BC NDP's Platform Support Electoral Reform / Fair Voting / Proportional Representation? | Policywonk said... JKR wrote:It will be revealing to see whether the BC NDP includes electoral reform in its election...

BC Pre May 14, 2013 Election Call | NorthReport said... Clark's Chances: What Would It Take to Win? As NDP's lead shrinks in some polls, how realistic is...

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Let's rethink child care

A coalition of Canadian unions and child-care advocates is launching a new campaign to make sure that the provision of public and non-profit child care is a priority in the 2015 federal election.

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