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Income inequality is driving carbon emissions in Canada
About the authorsNicolas ViensNicolas Viens is a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on social issues of the…
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Shale gas industry given water rights without public or First Nations consultation
On February 15 of this year, Calgary-based Canbriam Energy Inc. quietly applied to the BC government for the rights to pull billions of litres of…
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Fracking for oil in northern BC not worth serious health and environmental risks
Early last year, an army of workers at a remote natural gas operation in northern British Columbia set a world record for hydraulic fracturing or…
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Manitoba’s Bi Pole III Debate
Where the rubber hits the road Download 1.02 MB 4 pages It is not coincidental that whether to run Bi Pole III down the east…
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How flipping equity in P3s boosts profits and ends up with the projects being run from Channel Islands tax havens
Just like good stilton cheese, public private partnerships (P3s) were imported to British Columbia from the United Kingdom. And like good stilton, in the UK…
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Canadian military spending higher than any time since WWII: study
OTTAWA—Twelve years of budget increases have left Canadian military spending higher than at any time since the end of the Second World War, says a…
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Canadian Military Spending 2010-11
Download 326.96 KB 11 pages This study examines Canada’s military spending and finds it is higher now than at any time since the end of…
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Treat water rights with the respect they deserve
On Canada’s frequently drenched west coast, it is sometimes easy to forget that there are times and places where water is scarce. A case in point…
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Cashing in or Selling Out?
OneStop Media Group and the Toronto District School Board Tonight, the Toronto District School Board is debating a motion over whether or not to extend…
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Quality of Life Assessment is too important to be left to economists
Download 229.48 KB 4 pages In 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy established the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. It was…
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Fast Facts: Manitoba Hydro
To be or not to be? In a recent article in the Winnipeg Free Press entitled “Reforming the Jurassic Crown” (Feb 26), law professor Bryan…
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Tradable Water Rights – Coming to a province near you
In January of this year, the BC government joined Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to become the fourth province to announce that it is considering creating…
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Hydro rate hikes are bad news for BC’s poorest
BC Hydro has proposed to dramatically increase its residential electricity rates. While the proposal still must be approved by the BC Utilities Commission, and the…
