Posts from ‘Strategy’ - Page 3
Justin Trudeau dangerously underestimates British Columbians
Backlash building as voters feel lied to, taken for granted Surprises are becoming the norm in recent elections. Last year Rachel Notley swept the NDP to an unprecedented majority ...
Take it from Hillary: money can’t buy everything
The American election turned political campaigning on its head. Canadian politicians better heed the lessons. There is a well known theory in political campaigning: The candidate who raises the ...
Organizing is Always the Answer
I was born and raised in Oregon. Aside from my kids and partner, all my family and most of my dearest friends are Americans who, unlike me, still live ...
Will Trudeau cling to Trump … or China?
Oil minister dismisses Keystone, favours oil tankers to Asia The election of Donald Trump to the White House last week instantly revived hopes for the Keystone XL pipeline. Blocked ...
What Trump’s win can teach progressives
How do we harness the power of emotion to elect decent people? Yesterday I wrote about how local resistance can slow down climate change, even under a Donald Trump ...
In every crisis, there is opportunity
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Perspective is hard, especially in this moment of time when the clouds of darkness ...
How do we save the climate from President Trump?
The power of local resistance in the face of destructive political forces. I was in my last year of high school when U.S. President George W. Bush decided to ...
Never underestimate British Columbians
The federal government is using political calculus that doesn’t add up The last time a Prime Minister named Trudeau forced an unpopular energy policy on a western province, the backlash ...
Trudeau’s Choice
Sunny ways vs. the laws of physics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proven to be one of the savviest political operators in recent Canadian memory. Having ridden a wave ...