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Who’s sick and tired of Big Money in Politics? Hint: Everyone

Insights West poll finds overwhelming support for ban on corporate, union donations As long as deep-pocketed special interests from anywhere in the world can cut cheques to our politicians ...

Why I’m Betting On British Columbians

April 14, 2016 | 

Dogwood’s newest staffer is an expert on horse races – four-legged and political. My name is Lisa. I love horses, I like to travel, and I know every line ...

The Scandal of Leadership in British Columbia Today

April 11, 2016 | 

Remember when politicians stood up for ordinary citizens? I do. There was a day when politicians stood up for the interests of average British Columbians. You will be wise ...

Creating a Legacy of Activism

April 11, 2016 | 

Years ago, after dinner at a party in our home a dear friend asked if we had wills. We were both 37 with two small children and had never ...

Taming the Wild West

“I just don’t know how much more of this I can take, John.” I’ve always loved Wild West stories. But I prefer mine in movies, not in the financial ...

Is Christy Clark “Getting to Yes” on Kinder Morgan?

B.C. Premier’s oil tanker resistance could crumble if Site C, LNG are at stake The B.C. government’s lack of support for oil tankers on the West Coast has always ...

Woodfibre LNG: Whose side will Trudeau take?

March 16, 2016 | 

For most of my neighbours, it’s a no-brainer. The idea of jamming an LNG liquefaction plant – replete with noise and water pollution, a flaring methane tower, and gargantuan ...

Beijing’s Long Game in the Oil Sands

With a Trudeau in office, the Chinese government’s decade-old strategy kicks into gear On October 20th, 2015, Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau received a congratulatory call from China’s ambassador Luo ...

When will the Province step in to protect local drinking water?

March 10, 2016 | 

*This was originally published on March 10, 2016. Since then, 4 more advisories have left the Comox Valley boiling their water for 40 days. The total filtration system project ...