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Tag Archives: Canadian Politics

Canada-EU free trade: water privatization not happening, authorities insist

March 15, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Part Two in a series on the secretive CETA free trade deal. Critics fear the agreement opens up Canada’s water to multinational corporations.

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Vancouver Observer

Canada-EU free trade agreement called corporate Trojan horse

March 14, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

With NDP and Liberals criticizing Canada’s secretive CETA agreement, this launches a series on its impact on Canada’s water, democracy, jobs and health.

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Vancouver Observer

Robocall scandal by the numbers: up to 82 ridings allege election fraud

February 29, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Opposition vote-stealing allegations are unproven, but misleading election phone calls are now reported in up to 82 ridings – some of them razor-thin Conservative wins as low as 18 votes.

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Vancouver Observer

Conservatives suppress democracy: RoboGate, dangerous words and a scarier worldview

February 25, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Since the Conservative election fraud scandal broke, everyone is outraged. But the Left Coast Post looks at a pattern of dangerous words and actions from our government — and what we can do about it.

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Tories’ robo-call fraud leads to cries of election stealing from NDP, Liberals

February 23, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

The Official Opposition reacted with fury to a breaking ‘Robo-Gate’ scandal in which a Conservative campaign firm phoned thousands of voters, spreading misinformation about voting station changes.

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Vancouver Observer

Canada’s poor seniors targeted by Tory OAP cutbacks, CARP says

February 22, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

After the Conservative HR minister hinted at Old Age Security reform in next month’s federal budget, Canada’s ‘new vision of aging’ advocacy group ramps up ‘Hands off OAS’ campaign.

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Vancouver Observer

Election cooperation needed for NDP and Canadians: Nathan Cullen

February 15, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

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.

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Vancouver Observer

Liberal leader Bob Rae calls Harper government “dictatorial”

January 28, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Liberal leader Bob Rae lambasted the Conservatives for “command and control” leadership on oilsands, health care and Aboriginal rights in a Vancouver speech.

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Vancouver Observer

Chinese Canadian war veterans honoured in new photo exhibit

January 24, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Chinese Canadians who fought in Canada’s armed forces — despite being denied citizenship — are recognized this week in a new photo display.

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Vancouver Observer

‘The system is made to be corrupt’: Mexican journalist in B.C. fights her deportation

January 20, 2012by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A B.C. journalist faced death threats in Mexico after blowing the whistle on corruption. Will Canada now deport her? The Left Coast Post investigates.

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About David P. Ball

I BELIEVE IN JOURNALISTS' DUTY TO INFORM, IMPACT & DEFEND DEMOCRACY

I am a reporter with CBC News, Canada's public broadcaster, in Vancouver.

I have experience in podcasting, radio and video storytelling, photojournalism, investigative & digital news.

BYLINES:

CBC. Toronto Star. Agence France-Presse. Globe & Mail. VICE. The Guardian. The Tyee. National Post. South China Morning Post. Times of India.

Previously B.C. correspondent for Agence France-Presse, the world's oldest news service, I also worked in the Toronto Star's B.C. bureau for four years, have hosted podcasts for CFRO 100.5fm and Cited Media, and did investigative and enterprise journalism at TheTyee.ca.

My work has been published in the Globe & Mail, The Guardian, National Post, South China Morning Post, VICE, Le Monde, and the Times of India — and won awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Jack Webster Foundation, and Canadian Journalism Foundation.

CAJ Award-Winner & Multiple Finalist

Webster Award Award-Winner & Finalist

CJF Co-winner

Search my reporting:

Published in over 100 publications, reaching more than 1.5 billion readers worldwide:

• Globe & Mail
• Toronto Star
• Agence France-Presse
• The Guardian
• National Post
• New York Post
• Daily Mail UK
• VICE
• Ottawa Sun & QMI chain
• iPolitics
• Huffington Post
• Hamilton Spectator
• 24 Hours
• The Tyee
• Georgia Straight
• Xtra!
• Windspeaker
• Extract: Pipeline anthology chapter

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MY PHOTOJOURNALISM:
Published in the Globe & Mail, The Province, New York Post, CBC News, Toronto Star, National Post, Bild am Sonntag (DE), Arsenal Pulp Press, Georgia Straight, Tricity News


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