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WFP land sales haven’t helped mills
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 5 October 2009 A recent article suggests that Western Forest Products wants to sell 2,500 hectares of undeveloped land on southwestern Vancouver Island “to finance mill modernization.” I do not believe this. WFP is as much a land development company as a forestry company. It … Continue reading
Vote ‘Yes’ for CFS
Letter to the Editor published in The Brunswickan (Fredericton), 30 January 2006 Later this month, grad students will have the opportunity to join the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). I firmly believe it is in their best interests to vote a resounding ‘Yes.’ The CFS represents students at universities and colleges across Canada, both graduate and … Continue reading
Students, workers must stand together
Letter to the Editor of the Marlet (Victoria), 7 January 2004 Since 2001, tuition fees at UVic have been artificially inflated to serve the BC Liberal agenda of privatizing the costs of post-secondary education. How else do we explain an $18-million budget surplus? A government-funded model, accessible to low-income students, is being replaced with a … Continue reading
Irving, Liberals and working people
Letter to the Editor published in The Brunswickan (Fredericton), 6 November 2003 Reports have surfaced, confirming that federal Liberal cabinet ministers received favours from the Irving corporation. Minister of Labour Claudette Bradshaw hitched a free ride in an Irving jet. Justice Minister Allen Rock received similar perks of office. Conservative MP and former Saint John mayor … Continue reading
The NDP and extra-parliamentary action: Lessons from BC
Published in Confrontation (Vancouver), August 2003 May 16, 2003 marked the two-year anniversary of the Campbell government’s election to office in BC. Having crippled NDP representation in the legislature, vested interests have embarked on a determined campaign to wipe out 50 years of social progress. And the Left has been unable to resist this assault. … Continue reading
Liberals sworn in as Victorians mourn
Published by Victoria Independent Media Centre, 4 June 2001 With a fiery coffin in tow, over a hundred Victorians publicly mourned the coronation of the Campbell Liberals on June 4. The day began with a funeral procession from the city’s courthouse to the provincial legislature. Participants staged a “die-in” on the steps of the People’s … Continue reading
The price of fuel and truckers’ militancy
Published in the Martlet (Victoria), 22 February 2000 Truckers across Canada are parking their rigs to protest rising fuel prices. The deep rumble of air horns lingers in the air from Parliament Hill to the Maritimes. After decades of declining real wages, rising prices have pushed these workers towards militancy. Stalling Toronto-area freeways, shutting down … Continue reading
Which side are you on?
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 17 February 1999 Sure, it’s easier to duck your head and dart past the lone projectionist standing on the cold sidewalk. With the bright lights, hot buttered popcorn, and a mob of people lining up to buy tickets, it seems like it’s business as usual at the … Continue reading
Unions must retain the right to strike
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 9 January 1999 I disagree completely with the anti-union sentiment expressed in Liberal MLA Ida Chong’s “Ferry strikes cause unnecessary chaos” (Letters, Jan. 6). As a voter and a historian in your riding, I feel it is necessary to inform you of several basic facts: Trade unionism … Continue reading
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Race to the bottom
Letter to the Editor published in the Daily Gleaner (Fredericton), 4 June 2011 Re: Story published May 30 called, “Time to reform public-sector pensions, city told” The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce is wrong to attack the pension benefits of city workers. While pension reform may sound harmless, it threatens workers whether they have pensions or … Continue reading »