Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 32
Aboriginal resistance building (Part 2)
The winds have begun to blow. After a decade of attempting to sit down and negotiate resolution to the “land question,” First Nations are changing direction and adopting more ...
Where have all our leaders gone?
In this era of spin doctors, corporate media conglomerates, focus groups and incessant polling, we seldom hear politicians speak the truth. Political statements are usually restricted to what the ...
Fernie calls for IJC assessment, and includes Elk River
Fernie council continues to take bold steps to assert the interest of the community it represents, with respect to coalbed methane development. The rest of the province, and other ...
Dogwood Quiz #1: Who wrote this?
Folks, we haven’t done this before at Dogwood Initiative. From time to time we’re going to post a little quiz. And you can win something: your name on our ...
Call for CBM halt in BC comes from U.S.A.
Proposals for coal and coalbed methane development in the Flathead River watershed in south eastern British Columbia, are resulting in calls for a halt from Montana. In a resolution ...
Canadian diplomacy, corporate style
Corporate Canada received a boost earlier this week when Paul Martin announced that an advocacy secretariat will be established at the Washington D.C embassy to lobby the U.S. Congress. ...
11 bidders "pre-qualified" in Call for Tenders
BC Hydro has narrowed the list of bidders in the Call for Tenders for Vancouver Island power solutions to 9 gas-fired projects, one wood waste, and one water. The ...
Martin and softwood diplomacy
Figureheads posing for a photo-op. That is how I would characterize recent reports that Paul Martin and George Bush will discuss softwood lumber when they chat on April 30. ...
Oh what a little information about BC Rail can do
The Liberal government’s scandalous behavior in deceiving the public about the BC Rail privatization is not just a one-day political fender bender, it is a train wreck the could ...