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Want Free Trade? Build A West Coast Pipeline, Says China

January 20, 2016 | 

With final arguments in the Kinder Morgan pipeline review underway in Burnaby, a top Chinese official is using the moment to offer Canadians a deal. In his visit to ...

The Puck Drops In Burnaby. Which Team Are You Cheering For?

For the next ten days, a dwindling body of intervenors will deliver their arguments for and against Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project in a hearing room at ...

PARIS COP21 : Reflections from the Sidewalk

January 14, 2016 | 

There are so many things to remember about Paris. The ubiquitous baguette sandwiches, (why can’t we experience this bread anywhere on our continent?) walks along the Seine at night, ...

Gitga’at: Another Legal Earthquake for Oil Pipelines

Another bad day for Big Oil, another really good day for No Tankers supporters.  Enbridge and Kinder Morgan’s already torturous path to push unwanted pipelines through British Columbia was ...

Kinder Morgan Shambles On Thanks To Zombie NEB

Around the Dogwood water cooler, we call the NEB a branch of the Zombie Harper Government (ZHG). That’s because Conservative appointees will be running the show until 2020. The ...

Why I’m stepping back as Executive Director and why that’s good for Dogwood Initiative

December 27, 2015 | 

When I was offered the job as the Executive Director of what is now Dogwood Initiative, the Board told me they wanted to build an organization that worked specifically ...

!!!!!!!!, and other lessons from the federal election

What do you think was the best-performing email subject line of the entire federal election campaign at Dogwood? If you guessed eight exclamation points in a row and nothing ...

People, place and power

December 23, 2015 | 

This is a blog post about voting reform, though I’m going to start by talking about Star Wars. Bear with me you must. The enemy in the original Star ...

The Ghost of Government Past

December 19, 2015 | 

Christmas came early this year. It’s been incredible to witness the change that has come over Canada since the federal election. Government scientists are speaking out. Canada took a ...