Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 15

Predictions for a new political era—Democratic trends for 2006

January 30, 2006 | 

This is the 3rd bulletin in a 5 part seriesconcerning the challenges and opportunities expected to present themselves inBC over the coming year. On January 24th we published our ...

Predictions for a new political era—forestry trends for 2006

January 26, 2006 | 

Thisis the 2nd bulletin in a 5 part series concerning the challenges andopportunities expected to present themselves over the coming year. On January24th we published our predictions on energy ...

Predictions for a new political era—forecasting energy trends for 2006

January 24, 2006 | 

This is the first bulletin in a five part seriesconcerning the challenges and opportunities expected to present themselves overthe coming year. This is no horoscope, but as we enter ...

The forgotten election issue—Canada’s energy security

January 19, 2006 | 

Canadians are being bombarded withelection promises regarding just about everything, except the most importantissue facing our nation-energy security.   In the wake of Katrina and spiking oilprices, it seems ...

Community Hero: Merve Wilkinson

January 11, 2006 | 

An interview by Heather Rock (Dogwood Initiative volunteer) on November 15, 2005 with Merve Wilkinson, the 92 year old formermanager of Wildwood, a sustainably managed forest on Vancouver Island. ...

Information is power

January 5, 2006 | 

The world can change because information becomes public. Watergate and the current sponsorship scandal highlight how previously secretinformation can bring down governments.    Reporters and activists rely on information. ...

The grinch on softwood, NAFTA and energy

December 23, 2005 | 

Doest my ears deceive me? Are thoseRudolf’s paws prancing on my roof top already? Ahh no, my mistake, that was thesound of a federal party leaders’ jets touching down. ...

Are the federal Liberals secretly undermining the offshore moratorium?

December 21, 2005 | 

NDP leader Jack Layton is now the second federal politicianto publicly support maintaining the moratorium on offshore oil and gas.Retiring Liberal MP David Anderson was the first. Federal NDP ...

Softwood—Myths, lies and empty threats in election 2006

December 20, 2005 | 

As the federal election heats up,Paul Martin, Stephen Harper and Jack Layton have all been talking tough aboutsoftwood lumber. The rhetoric is thick, but more reminiscent of a fairy ...