COPE’s Ellen Woodsworth braces for political winter, next steps
Will the former councillor run in 2014? Will she even have a home? We get up close.
Tag Archives: Politics
In more than a decade of journalism, political and social issues have been a central focus of my work.
From award-recognized coverage of missing and murdered aboriginal women, to reporting from the election campaign trenches at the federal, provincial and municipal levels, my work has been published in the National Post, Toronto Star, The Tyee, Briarpatch, THIS Magazine, and Vancouver Observer.
Below are some samples from my politics portfolio.
Civil liberties, privacy groups cry foul as PM hails historic border deal
Today’s sweeping U.S.-Canada border deal locks out terrorists, widens gates for trade, PM says.
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
Canada ‘fiddles while planet burns’, says Councillor David Cadman at Durban climate talks
Where in the world is Councillor David Cadman? Fighting climate change in Durban.
Is the future Green? Adriane Carr thinks so
2011 Vancouver Civic Election: Representing the newest party on Vancouver City Council, Adriane Carr culminated 30 years of vying for office with a surprise win on Saturday.
Coping with COPE’s ouster
2011 Vancouver Municipal Election: Why was Vision’s campaign ally COPE flushed from City Hall?
Mayor Gregor Robertson re-elected in landslide victory along with full Vision slate on council
Party swept back into power with seven of 10 council seats – while election allies at COPE fare disastrously.
#VanElxn: Confronting Vision’s ‘Creative City’: Evictions, gentrification, developers
The Left Coast Post looks beyond the election: can you back Vision Vancouver and not back gentrification?
Political hip-hop parlays on the election battle
Hip-hop isn’t your usual electoral terrain, but this week we parlayed with three rappers who want to get out the vote
NPA kept Downtown Eastside residents from voting, COPE alleges
Scrutineers’ pressure kept at least 50 people from voting and created delays that discouraged others — charges the NPA denies
David P Ball 