Jan 6, 2019
The case for making electoral reform a perpetual ballot question
David Taub Bancroft
When it comes to referendums on electoral reform, perhaps the problem isn't too much voting, but too little.
David Taub Bancroft
Feb 21, 2018
Of premiers and pipelines
David Taub Bancroft
Simply put: now is not the time to be building new pipelines.
May 4, 2017
What is a left-leaning green to do?
David Taub Bancroft
With less than a week to go before election day and polls tightening across British Columbia, I find myself in the all-too-common predicament of dreading the electoral options before me.
Nov 15, 2016
'A disaster for democracy': The Electoral College disenfranchises Americans once again
David Taub Bancroft
Of the myriad outrages that define last week's presidential election, perhaps the most egregious is the fact that the winner of the popular vote will not be the one occupying the Oval Office.
Aug 11, 2016
An open letter to Elizabeth May regarding BDS
David Taub Bancroft
Passing a resolution in support of BDS puts the Greens on the right side of history.
Oct 9, 2015
Six reasons the Greens are Canada's most progressive party
David Taub Bancroft
If the NDP and the Liberals truly want to defang the Greens, they could start by adopting their policies.
Feb 23, 2015
The case for 'Yes' in Metro Vancouver's transit referendum
David Taub Bancroft
On the chances of a Yes vote for better public transit, this blogger is not optimistic, but he hopes to be proven wrong.
Nov 20, 2014
On the benevolence of slippery slopes: Women taking the lead
David Taub Bancroft
Critics of Kim Campbell's proposal for gender parity charge that it will open the floodgates to other oppressed groups demanding fair representation of their own. And this is a bad thing how, exactly?
Jun 27, 2014
It's the climate, stupid!
David Taub Bancroft
Pipeline opponents would do well to take a step back and consider why exactly they are opposed.
Feb 3, 2014
Bigotry against the rich: is that a thing?
David Taub Bancroft
So apparently the rich are an oppressed minority now. I know what you're thinking: how can we help?
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