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Kate Armstrong: GOT CULTURE? Um, actually no
Kate Armstrong takes on the Provincial Government over their brutal cuts to the arts. "B.C. Liberal government has cut funding for arts and cultural organizations by 50 percent this fiscal year, and by 92... 
BC Election 2009 Results: Liberal 'Majority' Win by the Numbers
I am an analytical person by nature so when I saw the voting statistics from the 2009 BC Election I was curious: With a record low 52.26% provincial voter turnout just how much support did the Liberals really win... 
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Hijacking Environmentalism: Green Capitalists & BC's Carbon Tax
It was a posh restaurant in Gastown. Good Australian wine flowed freely, and the hors d’oeuvres were out of this planet. I had expected to see men in worn-out jeans and beards, kind of like those streakers on... 
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BC elections May 12th: how to cast your vote for the environment
Tuesday May 12th is the next BC Election Day, when British Columbians will go to the polls to choose their government to take them forward. People in BC have expressed concern about the economy, jobs, development,... 
Charlie Smith asks Gordon Campbell about Canwest ties
"The premier had several meetings in his office with Dennis Skulsky, a senior Canwest executive, during the first Liberal term in office. And in recent years, the B.C. government has poured a lot of advertising... Premier Gordon Campbell ducks debates in Point Grey
While all the other party leaders are signing up for debates with their opponents Premier Campbell has other plans. "And what about B.C. Liberal premier Gordon Campbell? “Campbell is still refusing to debate,”... 
10,000 people (and two polar bears) Petition Premier.
VANCOUVER - The Society Promoting Environmental Conservation and Wilderness Committee delivered petitions with over 10,000 signers to the Premier's office today. The petitions ask that the government to... 
created by WestCoast TreeHugger | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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162 views | 32 recommendations | 14 comments
Bears Targeted as Trophy Hunt Opens in BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA (April 1, 2009) -- The provincial government will allow trophy hunters to begin killing bears for sport in the Great Bear Rainforest on Wednesday, even though Coastal First Nations and 78 percent of British Columbians want to see an end to the killing. Last...
BC Government Unhappy About Court's Constitutional Ruling
Freedom Of Expression vs. Political Will
BC Supreme Court Justice Frank Cole struck down what is known as Bill 42, or the gag law that prohibits pre-election advertising by third parties. With the May 12...
created by steffanileman | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago
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181 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
