Posts from ‘General’
Bill 15: A blank cheque for unchecked power
Premier David Eby claims Bill 15 is about building schools and hospitals. But beneath the surface, it’s a Trojan horse—one that could bulldoze environmental protections, override Indigenous rights, ...
Farms, fresh water, fish or fracking? We can’t have it all
What’s B.C.’s most precious natural resource? It’s not oil or gas, timber or gold, farmland or hydroelectricity. It’s water, which everything else relies on. The province’s Peace region is ...
BC NDP ‘fixer’ quietly changed leadership rules mid-race
Elections BC has now confirmed it will not investigate Dogwood’s signup drive in the BC NDP leadership race. In our democracy, third-party organizations like unions, churches and NGOs are ...
Fight for your right, to party
Last fall, I did something totally unremarkable. I joined the BC NDP. Five years before that, I signed up to be a member of the BC Liberals. I’ve added ...
Families, politicians and protectors join #StopTMX day of action
Communities take a stand along the Trans Mountain pipeline route and online on Family Day Trans Mountain recently announced that it was re-starting construction after an extended shut-down. Alongside ...
Old growth trees cleared for Site C dam reservoir
While the controversial project sits in limbo, BC Hydro inflicts irreversible damage Guest post by Ken Boon Premier Horgan is spending $3 million a day of our money on ...
If I can’t be a child, I want the rights of an adult
Society considers me a woman at the age of seventeen, I want my voting rights to reflect that Working with the Vote 16 BC campaign to lower the voting ...
John Horgan stole my right to vote
Amid intersecting crises, Premier Horgan made a decision to call a snap election – kneecapping young voters. By October 21, 2021 — what was meant to be the next ...
Changing the way people approach decision-making
Outgoing Dogwood Board Chair Jennie Milligan reflects on where we have come from and where we are headed next In 2006, recent law school graduate Jennie Milligan was working ...