New Gas, Trade and Tech Ministries in Clark’s Cabinet
BC premier promises her team will ‘accelerate’ jobs plan and ‘run a tight ship.’
Category Archives: The Tyee
The Tyee is an “independent daily online magazine reaching every corner of B.C. and beyond,” with 340,000 unique monthly readers. Two-time winner of the coveted Edward R. Murrow Award (2009, 2011), the Tyee was also awarded the Canadian Journalism Foundation’s Excellence in Journalism Award (2009), the Webby Award “Official Honoree” (Best Political Blog and Best News), and three Canadian Online Publishing Awards (2009).
Feds have ‘no choice but to listen’ to municipal pressure on affordable housing
Over the past decade, the average price tag of new homes in Canada has almost doubled, and homeownership remains hindered by skyrocketing personal debt.
No public hearings possible on coal terminal expansion, says port authority
Faced with mounting environmental pressure over the proposal to build a four- to eight-million ton coal transfer terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD), the regional port authority opened its annual meeting to public questions for the first time today.
‘Joy of Feeding’: Nourish Your Body and Soul
Sixteen home cooks, 16 ethnicities. Fundraiser for UBC Farm set for June 30.
Senate scandal a ‘major crisis,’ but Liberals Trudeau and Dion cautious on reform
Two of the Liberal Party of Canada’s highest-profile leaders decried the growing Senate expenses scandal while in Vancouver this weekend, but both Justin Trudeau and Stéphane Dion expressed caution about calls to reform or abolish the institution.
Housing Justice Project puts affordable lodging and legal advocacy into action
Affordable housing is a recognized human right, say legal advocates, but too many residents of B.C. are unable to exercise that right, or even access the legal system as tenants.
A People’s Geography of BC
Renaming of Saanich mountain latest in campaign to reclaim indigenous landmarks.
Vancouver Rent Assembly explores deeper questions around tenant rights, gentrification
If you are among the more than half of Vancouverites who rent their homes, having to fork over a hefty chunk of your income to a landlord every month might elicit groans or even disdain as prices climb.
Dix to Sit Tight, For Now
Describing the BC New Democrats’ sobering election defeat as “impossibly disappointing” and “searing,” Adrian Dix has vowed to remain leader of the party despite accepting “full responsibility” for the May 14 results which saw the NDP drop to 33 seats compared to the Liberals’ 50.
Photo: Heavy Files Sit on Premier Clark’s Desk
Photo published in The Tyee. One of the first items that B.C.’s new government needs to deal with is finding a speedier method of reaching treaties with First Nations because the unresolved land claims issue impacts the entire province, according to two political science professors.
David P Ball 