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B.C. is at a crossroads: which way will we go?

August 4, 2017 | 

Our recent past could illuminate the path to a better future I left the office early last Friday and drove up island. My calendar said it was too early ...

BC Needs a Big Money Corruption Inquiry, Fast

Did major donors to BC Liberals reap favours harming the public interest? Time to find out. Originally printed in The Tyee. Christy Clark rounded out her final days in ...

The Massey Bridge: A boondoggle bought by big money?

Why did the BC Liberals prioritize a project that could harm local communities, the Fraser River and farmland? On the 601 bus to my hometown of Tsawwassen, I watch ...

You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone

June 7, 2017 | 

Photo: goo.gl/JACPcv Healthy oceans keep humans alive — destroy them and we destroy ourselves “Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean ...

Thermal coal exports in federal court next week!

May 11, 2017 | 

Kevin Washbrook is director of the citizens’ group Voters Taking Action on Climate Change On May 17, along with our partners Communities and Coal, VTACC is taking the Vancouver ...

Christy Clark’s convenient climate conversion

Liberal leader promises bold action on carbon pricing. Will she follow through? Christy Clark ratchets up her last-minute war on thermal coal, vowing to impose a carbon price at ...

Podcast for the B.C. Election

In this election edition of the Dogwood podcast, Kai Nagata debriefs Christy Clark’s great flip-flop on U.S. thermal coal with Arie Ross. Lisa Sammartino breaks down last week’s leaders’ ...

Tax time just got more expensive

Filing your taxes this month? Your money isn’t going where you think. What’s worse than big money going to B.C.’s politicians to influence decision making? How about money from ...

Premier Clark flip flops on U.S. coal exports, hours before election debate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Will B.C. communities finally be free of toxic thermal coal trains? BURNABY — After years of pressure from health professionals, climate experts, municipal governments and citizen ...