Posts by Guest Writer - Page 2
Why B.C. should reopen clean energy opportunities for Indigenous communities
Guest blog by Andy Hira, Professor of Political Science, Simon Fraser University. A little more than a year ago, the British Columbia government launched an inquiry into the regulation ...
Op-Ed: Declaration Act a long overdue reset
Originally published in the Times Colonist on November 22, 2019 Re: “Indigenous Peoples bill has good goals but overpromises,” editorial, Nov. 3. I confess I was gobsmacked — and ...
Who gets to lead?
B.C. youth leaders get ready for the fight of their lives “Greta Thunberg is clearly mentally unstable,” tweeted Maxime Bernier, former cabinet minister and leader of the far-right People’s ...
B.C. scare tactics echo New Zealand referendum
Big business, political elites used the same playbook against Pro Rep in 1992 By Kate Williamson, guest writer I’m a New Zealander living in Vancouver, and I’ve been ...
From cynicism to connection
Summer student organizer Maddie Hague reflects on a summer of social change This summer my friend asked how I liked my new summer job as a Dogwood Organizer. I ...
Mining for support in Kamloops
Are donations to politicians — and the community — going to buy Ajax Mine’s way into Kamloops? Guest writer Gina Morris is from Kamloops Moms for Clean Air ...
The extraordinary power to make change
A Dogwood volunteer, Raza Mirza, explains why he is voting in Vancouver’s October 14 by-election, and every election for that matter That night there was a special excitement in ...
The Search for Trans Mountain’s 15,000 Construction Jobs
Economist Robyn Allan debunks Kinder Morgan’s “outrageous” jobs claims When Prime Minister Trudeau announced approval of the Trans Mountain project he said the expansion “will create 15,000 new, middle ...
My sister and I walked from Victoria to Burnaby
Guest blog by Kathryn Cass Why would two Dogwood organizers in their 60’s decide to walk 80 kilometres? Last month, my sister and I embarked on four days of ...