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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.
‘Divided loyalties’ hamper wild fisheries protection: Justice Cohen
Justice Bruce Cohen delivered his much-anticipated report on the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye fishery on Oct. 31, to muted applause from First Nations and environmentalists.
Withhold judgment until missing women’s commission report is issued, Oppal tells critics
The independence of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry (MWCI), which examined why serial killer Robert Pickton wasn’t caught sooner, is in “grave doubt,” concluded three of the province’s legal advocacy organizations in a report released yesterday.
Canada unique for lack of xenophobic sentiment in public discourse: Kenney
The immigration minister said that his immigration crackdown — from marriage fraud to human smuggling and what he called the “abuse of Canada’s generosity” — is not driven by ideology or racism.
Kinder Morgan Pitches Oil Sands Pipeline Expansion to Skeptics on Both Sides of Border
A proposal to more than double a pipeline from Canada’s oil sands to tanker terminals in Burnaby, British Columbia, and Anacortes and Ferndale, Washington, is drawing fire from First Nations on both sides of the border who say the risks to traditional territories and waters are unacceptable.
A crisis in migrant health
From refugees to temporary foreign workers, migrants are bearing the brunt of health-care cuts in Canada.
Kinder Morgan launches BC consultations on controversial pipeline expansion
Energy giant Kinder Morgan is holding public consultations across the Lower Mainland over the next several weeks, bringing its proposed TransMountain pipeline expansion under public scrutiny.
Ambassador Chris Stevens Mourned Across Indian Country as Peacemaker, Diplomat
In the wake of the violent death of United States Libyan Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens on September 11, Indigenous people near and far are coming to terms with the loss of one of their own.
Unchanged treaty annuity is ‘weight of injustice’ on Anishinabek
On the 162nd anniversary of the signing of the Robinson-Huron treaty, leaders representing the signatory nations delivered a letter to Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor demanding an increase in annuity payments.
Occupy Wall Street’s Rebel Spirit: Where Next?
One year after the movement sparked, The Tyee talks to two members still fired up.
David P Ball 