Mar 1, 2013

An open letter to Canadians from David Suzuki • I am writing this as an individual citizen, not on behalf of any organization or political party. In fact, I do not belong to any political party. I will support candidates, platforms and policies of any party that move our country towards a more just and sustainable future. I was delighted to see that the...

Sep 7, 2015

by Joyce Murray • What drives me is a vision of a sustainable society that lives in harmony with and protects the living world on which it depends. This vision emerged from my years tree planting, developing a regeneration business, working to change legislation to make forests more sustainable, creating total product stewardship legislation in British...

Feb 1, 2015

INDEPENDENT MEDIA by David Christopher Six months ago, we argued that Canadians faced a stark privacy deficit – a perfect storm of spy agency surveillance, privacy-undermining legislation and lax privacy safeguards at government departments, sparking concern from citizens right across the political spectrum. Sadly, the situation has further deteriorated. The...

by Joyce Murray • When news broke that a by-election was imminent in Labrador following the resignation of Peter Penashue – the disgraced Conservative MP who stepped down following news about his election financing irregularities – I called Green Party leader Elizabeth May and asked her to consider having the Green Party Electoral District Association...

Mar 1, 2013

by Paul Lemay • When I was a boy growing up in the ‘60s and into the ‘70s, I remember how we used to look up to our prime ministers, regardless of the political party they represented. But after Watergate it seemed the bloom on all political roses began to fall off. Now 40-plus years on, all we’re left with are a few thorny stems and the few precious...

Jul 1, 2012

by Robyn Allan • I grew up at Jericho Beach. My brother and I played war games with our friends based on a TV show called The Rat Patrol. We’d sneak along the beach, under the army base wharf, past imaginary enemy lines and make our way to Spanish Banks and up into a field we called the Plains of Abraham. I never imagined then that I would be fighting now to...

May 30, 2011

In April, the Conservation Voters of BC announced its endorsements for the upcoming May 2 federal election. Conservation Voters of BC has a proven track record of helping elect environmental champions across party lines. “Environmental issues will be decisive for many BC voters,” said Kevin Washbrook, director, Conservation Voters of BC. “Our endorsements...

by Joyce Murray, Liberal candidate Vancouver Quadra After May 2nd, one of two people will be Prime Minister: Stephen Harper or Michael Ignatieff. As a Liberal candidate, it is my task to highlight the stark contrast between the inclusive, family-oriented vision of Canada offered by the Liberal Party versus the dangerous ideological control of the Harper...

May 30, 2011

Why Canada’s democracy needs an upgrade by Paul H. LeMay In the last federal election, a stunning 41 percent of eligible voters – or 5,382,130 Canadians – abstained from voting. In fact, more Canadians abstained from voting in the general election of 2008 than the number of Canadians who cast a ballot for the Conservative Party that came to...

Jan 5, 2011

by Paul George photos by Monika Marcovici On Sunday October 17, environmentalists held one of the biggest rallies since the days of fighting to save the big trees in Carmanah Valley and Clayoquot Sound. The issue: the looming and escalating threat of a massive crude oil spill in Vancouver’s inner harbour. Everyone knows about the Exxon Valdez oil spill....