Posts from ‘Retired Campaigns’ - Page 12

Questions about privatizing health care

March 29, 2004 | 

The B.C. government’s drive to privatize public services and assets, and to do so through back room deals such as the rumoured sell-off of the British Columbia Buildings Corporation, ...

Energy Minister schedules private meeting with Fernie council

March 26, 2004 | 

The City of Fernie was advised today by Bill Bennett, local member of the provincial legislature, that the Minister of Energy Richard Neufeld, his deputies, and Derek Doyle, the ...

Growing First Nation unrest in BC

March 17, 2004 | 

First Nations from across BC are increasingly frustrated by the BC government’s approach to their issues. The frustration was evident at the First Nations Summit meeting last week as ...

EnCana’s rosy forecast

March 1, 2004 | 

Like deferential courtiers, Canada’s business reporters continue to report the Emperor’s wardrobe changes with nary a dissenting comment. Last week, Calgary-based energy giant Encana, reported a 183% increase in ...

Campbell’s secret meeting: Intimidation of CBM activists?

February 17, 2004 | 

Last week I got a frantic phone call from a friend currently working in northeastern BC. He quietly whispered, “Did you know Premier Campbell is secretly visiting the northeast?” ...

Distortions, misrepresentations and blatant lies

January 26, 2004 | 

It is no surprise that the forest industry is lauding the new forestry regulations, they conceived them. The corporate campaign to didn’t begin in 2001 with the election of ...

Liberals gut forestry regulations

January 24, 2004 | 

The Liberal pro-corporate deregulation train unloaded more foul smelling cargo yesterday with the release of weakened regulations protecting forests. Following its standard practice of announcing bad news about the ...

BCUC dismisses criticisms of BC Hydro’s Call for Tenders

January 23, 2004 | 

On January 23, 2004, the BC Utilities Commission encouraged BC Hydro to stay the course with its Call for Tenders for power solutions for Vancouver Island. Dismissing criticisms submitted ...

Investors beware of BC

January 22, 2004 | 

Russ Francis recently wrote in Victoria’s Monday Magazine about recent political scandals and thier impact on investment into BC. While he provides interesting insights into the fallout from these ...