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Social ownership of BC’s resource wealth: A vision for the BC NDP
Published in the Lower Island News (Victoria), June 2005 With 33 MLAs in the BC legislature, five MPs in the House of Commons, and hundreds of activists in local governments, the BC NDP is a powerful force. We must remember, however, that power is never enough on it own. Inspired by recent electoral success, New … Continue reading
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Tags: fishing, forestry, mining, natural resources, NDP, poverty, provincial politics, social policy, unemployment
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The real problem with resource developments
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 26 July 2004 Re: “Ottawa should invest in the West,” July 15. As a trained historian, I would like to clarify a recent editorial on the pattern of economic development in B.C. From a historical standpoint, investment in infrastructure offers no panacea for economic success. Nor … Continue reading
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Tags: BC Liberals, economic policy, federal politics, fishing, forestry, mining, natural resources, provincial politics
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Anti-whaling campaign wreaks of racism
Letter published online by the Student Activist Network, 17 March 1999 The controversy surrounding the Makah whale hunt is not about grey whales but about native rights. The Makah intend to kill roughly five gray whales. They will be harpooning the whales from dug-out wooden canoes, and then, to address the issue of animal rights, … Continue reading »