Month: October 2018
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SITE C DAM: EXPENSIVE IN MANY WAYS
Damming the Peace — the Hidden Costs of the Site C Dam, edited by Wendy Holm, published by James Lorimer & Co., 2018. Book review by Tim Pelzer “Damming the […]
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VOTE YES FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION: HELP SHIFT B.C. POLITICS TO THE LEFT
By Kimball Cariou, editor of People’s Voice Starting on October 23, British Columbians are receiving ballot packages in the mail, for the province’s referendum on electoral reform. Ballots must […]
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SOLIDARITY WITH POSTAL WORKERS
People’s Voice Editorial The start of rotating strikes across the country by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is a signal that solidarity is needed more than ever, by other […]
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FIRST TAKE ON VANCOUVER ELECTION: A MISSED OPPORTUNITY?
By Kimball Cariou October 20 was municipal election day across British Columbia, earlier than in the past, when campaigning went into the mid-November rainy season. The highlight for many observers […]
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THIS IS A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
PV Vancouver Bureau On October 7, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launched its Special Report on Global Warming at 1.5 degrees. The IPCC report provides evidence that governments must […]
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LNG CANADA FOSSIL FUEL EXPORTS: A THREAT TO THE PLANET
Statement by the Provincial Executive, Communist Party of BC The announcement of a major new liquid natural gas (LNG) export facility near Kitimat, British Columbia, escalates the climate change threat […]