Posts from ‘Strategy’ - Page 4

A Game of Votes

As the undead march on Fortress B.C., Dogwood prepares the defences How do you kill something that just won’t die? That’s the question preoccupying Game of Thrones fans, and ...

Taming the Wild West

“I just don’t know how much more of this I can take, John.” I’ve always loved Wild West stories. But I prefer mine in movies, not in the financial ...

Rise of the Green Tories

March 1, 2016 | 

Part 2 in a two-part series about the next leader of Canada’s Conservative party. Part 1 is about Kevin O’Leary and the temptation presented by Donald Trump. The most ...

Canada’s Donald Trump?

March 1, 2016 | 

Part 1 in a two-part series about the next leader of Canada’s Conservative party. Part 2 is about Michael Chong and the rise of the Green Tories. The Donald ...

Is the TPP "Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo"?

When my daughter was a toddler I used to read her Dr. Seuss books at bedtime. I don’t know which of us enjoyed this ritual more, her or me, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The final inch to the finish line

November 18, 2015 | 

I got emotional when I heard that only 10 days after becoming prime minister, Justin Trudeau ordered his ministers to “formalize the moratorium” on crude oil tanker traffic through ...