Pickton inquiry denounced as thousands march for missing and murdered women
Nearly 5,000 people marched today to remember hundreds of women murdered or missing in Vancouver, and criticizing what they said is a ‘sham inquiry.’
Tag Archives: BC Politics
Election cooperation needed for NDP and Canadians: Nathan Cullen
He’s been criticized and celebrated – for his opposition to oil sands pipelines and his controversial call for progressives to work together. VO sat down with B.C.’s hopeful to replace Jack Layton.
COPE 378’s David Black readies for battle with province over labour negotiations
With the province negotiating 250,000 job contracts with several unions in 2012, COPE 378 president David Black speaks about the coming fight, the age of austerity and today’s labour movement.
Racist hate crimes in city mobilize community
With three alleged white supremacist hate group members facing trial, several groups are building an anti-racism campaign.
On the outside looking in: Indigenous peoples excluded from premiers’ health talks
Is there a link between the tar sands pipelines, the premiers’ health conference, and Indigenous rights? The Left Coast Post sat down with Indigenous advocates in Victoria.
Premiers united in opposition to Conservatives’ ‘unilateral’ health care decision
Premiers say they will band together to get the federal government back at the health care table, but will Ottawa budge from its increasingly tough stance?
Harper’s North Vancouver visit met by anti-pipeline protest, arrest
Anti-pipeline demonstrators called Harper’s support for the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline a “lack of political leadership” during his North Vancouver visit today.
Government pipeline rhetoric reminiscent of Cold War, McCarthyism: prof
Federal accusations that Enbridge opponents are “foreign” influenced “radicals” are frighteningly familiar to a Cold War historian.
Adrian Dix on the way ahead for B.C.’s NDP
In an exclusive interview, the leader of the NDP in British Columbia discusses the BC Liberals, voters, issues of importance — and the strategy taking them to the provincial election in 2013.
Gap between Canada’s rich and poor widening dramatically
Does a rising tide lift all boats? Canada’s wealth gap becoming a chasm, says OECD
David P Ball 