Tagged With: social policy
No such thing as ‘free trade’
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria News, 24 August 2005 Scott Brison, federal Public Works Minister, told Victoria’s Chamber of Commerce that trade agreements prevent Canada from favouring domestic producers (“Canada can’t discriminate,” Victoria News, August 24). This demonstrates once again why our country should withdraw from the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), NAFTA and … Continue reading
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
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
Take a stand against Liberals
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 17 February 2003 It is no longer enough to simply disagree with the Liberal agenda. The 60 per cent of Victoria citizens who cast their ballots for NDP and Green candidates must use their majority mandate to shut this government down. In the Legislature, the Liberals … 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
Anti-NDP fearmongering
Letter to the Editor of the Victoria Times Colonist, 19 January 2000 I was both amused and repulsed by Les Leyne’s recent column, “NDP class clowns of 2000…” (January 18) Leyne pokes a colourful jab at a government and party in desperate need of renewal. He betrays, however, something more disturbing: his newspaper’s venomous, often … Continue reading
Rolling over
Letter to the Editor published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 27 August 1996 I was appalled to learn that US President Bill Clinton has signed a bill dismantling the US welfare system. That the so-called mightiest nation in the world, the supposed hallmark of the advantages of technology, industrialization, and unfettered free-enterprise, could abandon the … Continue reading
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Liberal policies dented incomes
Published in the Victoria Times Colonist, 11 May 2008 Statistics Canada has confirmed what many Greater Victorians have known for some time: B.C. Liberal “downsizing” since 2001 contributed to a drop in incomes. This might be a “puzzle” to economists and employers, likely because they never bore the brunt of Gordon Campbell’s cuts. Across B.C., … Continue reading »