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Money laundering accusations result in The Tyee hiding Donate page link
Vancouver-based left wing web zine is swept up in national debate on charity abuse Concerns raised by the Prime Minister, as well as Ministers of his Cabinet and conservative political commentators are shaking up groups and organizations across Canada. Those ... Read More »
Election day not ready for e-voting
These days, we do almost everything online. If we can ‘one click shop’ and bank, why can’t ‘we one click vote?’ The NDP federal leadership convention held this weekend demonstrated some of the problems with casting e-votes. Technology-wise, this convention ... Read More »
Loyalty, timing and politics in BC
Adrian Dix was going to be Monday's political story, until he got help from the BC Conservatives NDP leader Adrian Dix had an unfortunate moment on transit a few weeks ago when he couldn't present his proof of payment while ... Read More »
Twitter has changed BC politics forever
Today, when news hits, you hit your smart phone. No clearer example of this happens than on a day like today, when the member of an embattled governing party decides to publicly jump ship. When a BC Conservative Party news ... Read More »
The hard lesson of the NDP’s Internet voting failure
Whether or not the national executive of the NDP decides to come clean on the technical challenges that frustrated their leadership convention, we can be sure of one thing – Internet Voting systems are a bad idea. The seemingly easy ... Read More »
AirCare: the original carbon tax?
The way I see it AirCare was the first carbon tax. I happen to like carbon taxes. But I don't like AirCare as it's currently delivered in British Columbia. Today CKNW News has AirCare in its sights for the popular ... Read More »
BCTF and the BC Government: It’s all about regime change
Adrian Dix can't sidestep net zero forever. (Photo: Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail) In 2007, a strike amongst City of Vancouver staff seemed to be inevitable. Other cities had settled, the final terms of the upcoming contract were ... Read More »
Simple question. How will we pay for it?
Want government to pay for it? Something's got to give, says Plant. Although the next provincial election is over a year away, we can expect 2012 will bring us an ever-growing list of demands for more government spending from opposition ... Read More »
“Stop trying to turn New Westminster into a bedroom of socialists,” says Ashdown
New Westminster was the first city in Metro Vancouver to adopt a "living wage" policy In April 2010, the City of New Westminster became the first municipality in Metro Vancouver to introduce a new living wage policy. Local New Westminster ... Read More »
