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If I had eight billion dollars
The Trudeau government won’t rule out full public financing for the Trans Mountain pipeline. What else could Canada buy? The news shocked conservatives and oil tanker opponents alike: Ottawa ...
A wall of opposition rises
Photo credit: Dan Pauls Welcome to the battle for B.C. There’s an old saying about the relationship between B.C. and Canada that goes like this: Victoria is 3,500 ...
The creepy double meaning of ‘Sunny Ways’
No consent from communities? Too bad, says Trudeau. “Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways!” For most people, that line in Justin Trudeau’s victory speech two years ago heralded a ...
The Search for Trans Mountain’s 15,000 Construction Jobs
Economist Robyn Allan debunks Kinder Morgan’s “outrageous” jobs claims When Prime Minister Trudeau announced approval of the Trans Mountain project he said the expansion “will create 15,000 new, middle ...
#StandUpForBC
On August 1, Prime Minister Trudeau spoke to Global News about the Kinder Morgan pipeline, saying: “I think British Columbia’s responsibility is to stand up for the interest of ...
B.C. is at a crossroads: which way will we go?
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 ...
Why Trudeau better hope Kinder Morgan is bluffing
Without proportional voting, pipeline backlash could hit Liberals hard in 2019 Poring over polling data from the plush confines of the Prime Minister’s Office, Liberal strategists could be forgiven ...
For which nation and in whose interest?
Don’t be fooled by the “national interest” narrative. Trans Mountain’s expansion is for the one per cent. In my 43 years living in this great country, I have never ...
B.C. forced to watch its own back — again
Trying to push British Columbians around won’t get Notley and Trudeau the pipeline they want — and neither will anything else Photo: thestar.com When England’s Model Parliament was first ...