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May 1, 2013
by Mac McLaughlin • Aries | Taurus | Gemini | Cancer | Leo | Virgo | Libra Scorpio | Sagitarius | Capricorn | Aquarius | Pisces The karma gods are up to their antics and we can expect to witness some very dramatic events coming to pass in the month of May. We have a classic battle brewing as Scorpio Christy Clark and Taurus Adrian Dix square off for the...
May 30, 2011
by Andrew MacLeod To make history as the first Green Party member elected to Canada’s parliament, leader Elizabeth May must get past the incumbent, Conservative Gary Lunn. Luckily for May, who is positioning herself as the best candidate to beat Lunn, there is still a strong odour lingering from Lunn’s ‘victory’ in 2008, an odour that has...
Dec 1, 2014
by Elizabeth May • Since 2006, we have had a prime minister who has shut down Parliament to avoid political embarrassment (something virtually unheard of throughout the Commonwealth nations) and twice done so illegitimately; a prime minister who has placed his executive powers above the law by refusing to accept the supremacy of Parliament. He has ignored...
Nov 1, 2014
by Elizabeth May • Elizabeth May is the leader of the Green Party of Canada and Canada’s first elected Green MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands. She is the author of eight books on environmental and political topics, including her latest work Who We Are: Reflections on My Life and Canada, which was published last month. November 12: Elizabeth May launches her...
Apr 1, 2014
UPDATES AND OUTCOMES by Bruce Mason • Despite a rapidly declining customer base, the ongoing strategy of hiking prices is an ongoing business “death spiral,” rippling through and dragging down the economy across the province. Ridership on the Gabriola ferry has plummeted. In February, vehicles were down 17% with 13% fewer passengers compared to 2013....
Jun 1, 2013
Five Conditions for tar sands oil and salmon farming in BC by Adam S. Sealey • On May 15, BC awoke from its media-pundits-pollster-drugged dream of “change for the better” to yet another Liberal majority government. Clark’s government touts a “five conditions” stance for moving tar sands oil or bitumen through BC’s pristine watersheds and coastal...
by Joyce Murray • When news broke that a by-election was imminent in Labrador following the resignation of Peter Penashue – the disgraced Conservative MP who stepped down following news about his election financing irregularities – I called Green Party leader Elizabeth May and asked her to consider having the Green Party Electoral District Association...
May 30, 2011
In April, the Conservation Voters of BC announced its endorsements for the upcoming May 2 federal election. Conservation Voters of BC has a proven track record of helping elect environmental champions across party lines. “Environmental issues will be decisive for many BC voters,” said Kevin Washbrook, director, Conservation Voters of BC. “Our endorsements...
May 30, 2011
Why Canada’s democracy needs an upgrade by Paul H. LeMay In the last federal election, a stunning 41 percent of eligible voters – or 5,382,130 Canadians – abstained from voting. In fact, more Canadians abstained from voting in the general election of 2008 than the number of Canadians who cast a ballot for the Conservative Party that came to...
May 30, 2011
Tossing and turning with Harper at the helm Article and art by Geoff Olson I have a dream. A recurring nightmare, actually. It always begins with me in a Tory re-education camp, sharing a bunk bed with Province cartoonist Dan Murphy. Without warning, I’m dragged from my mattress and frogmarched off to art class by a steroid-inflated Rex Murphy...
