Jan 17, 2020
Mysterious career changes announced in Alberta and British Columbia
David J. Climenhaga
File under unsolved political mysteries: career changes by Stephen Harper, Preston Manning and Andrew Weaver. Whatever can they mean?
B.C. politics
Aug 27, 2019
Andrew Weaver to Jason Kenney: 'Every day you keep opening your mouth, more people come to the B.C. Greens'
David J. Climenhaga
The leader of B.C.'s Green Party has no problem with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's "outrageous, completely ridiculous" claims. "It brings people to us. So keep it up!"
May 27, 2019
B.C. Appeal Court's Trans Mountain ruling may not be quite the slam-dunk Alberta thinks it is
David J. Climenhaga
Since it has now been clearly established that B.C. cannot control what goes through a federally regulated pipeline, a strong argument can now be made that neither can Alberta.
May 9, 2019
Albertans, in their 'bitumen bubble,' may have missed the significance of West Coast Green goings on
David J. Climenhaga
It's no longer hard to imagine a Green tsunami on the West Coast as voters there, disillusioned by unkept Liberal and NDP promises, shift their support to May's Green Party.
May 2, 2019
B.C. premier sounds like the grown-up in the room as he responds to Jason Kenney's 'turn-off-the-taps' law
David J. Climenhaga
There may be an argument for Canadian refineries to buy "ethical" Alberta oil, but giving Alberta governments the opportunity to turn the taps on and off to achieve policy goals sure undercuts it.
Nov 12, 2018
B.C. premier lauds health-care workers as discriminatory labour laws repealed
Kim Elliott
Tania Ehret
Convention of the Hospital Employees Union celebrated the repeal of regressive health-sector legislation that have been on the books in British Columbia for 16 years.
Oct 17, 2018
Proportional representation will mean more minority governments -- and that's a good thing
Seth Klein
Minority outcomes result in more cooperation in our politics. Parties have to put together governing alliances or coalitions that, in combination, reflect the majority of voters.
Sep 1, 2018
Trudeau government vows to push ahead with Trans Mountain despite court ruling
Brent Patterson
The Trudeau government appears intent and confident that after a short delay it can still proceed with the building of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Aug 25, 2018
Tiny House Warriors in Blue River on front line of fight against Trans Mountain pipeline
Brent Patterson
Kanahus Manuel and other land and water defenders trying to stop the construction of a man camp on Secwepemc territory.
May 20, 2018
Flooding in B.C. won't help Alberta's case for Kinder Morgan
David J. Climenhaga
The location of rising water renders ineffective the tactics of friends of fossil fuel apologists, who would prefer the public doesn’t ponder the links between bitumen extraction and climate change.
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