Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 15
Wake up Canadians!
As Canadians we are often too polite tostate the uncomfortable, yet obvious, truth if it would make peopleuncomfortable. But when the people who would be uncomfortable are ourselves,and the ...
The future of northern BC is being decided in secret
The future of northwestern BC is being decided in secret, with virtually no public input. The development of the region, and its environmental and economic future, will be largley ...
Enhancing democracy one step at a time
“Democracy, finally,rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivatedand alert public opinion…” –Dr. Eric Eustace Williams, Speech,First day of Trinidad and Tobago‘sindependence from ...
Ferry sinking scuttles Enbridge?
The only positive outcome of the tragic sinking of Queen of the North ferry is the illustration it provides of the dangers of operating in the fragile yet treacherous ...
A Legacy Fund or Subsidies to Fossil Fuels
Budgets provide tangible evidence of a government’s priorities. The BC Liberals’ recently introduced budget illustrates their ongoing obsession with promoting oil and gas development. Expect more of the same ...
BC's Water Problems
I recently met with a group of NGOs working to protect clean, healthy water in British Columbia. We discussed several problems with protecting our water resources under a Liberal ...
Study shows unsustainable impacts to forest in the 1990s
Agroundbreaking new study by Global Forest Watch Canada reveals the massive impacts onforests in northern Quebec in the 1990s. The study,which is pilot project that GFWC is planning on ...
Predictions for a new political era—trends for communities in 2006
This is the 5thand final bulletin in our 5 part series on the challenges and opportunitiesexpected to present themselves in BC over the coming year. It is up to ...
Predictions for a new political era— trends in Aboriginal issues in 2006
This is the 4thbulletin in a 5 part series concerning the challenges and opportunitiesexpected to present themselves in BC over the coming year. After reviewing our commentaries regarding the ...