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Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares
The Economic Costs and Benefits of the Proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Download 1.9 MB28 pages Attachments Enbridge Pipe Dreams and Nightmares — SUMMARY
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Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline: new reality check on employment numbers finds economic benefits overstated
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study reviews the economic case for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline (NGP) and casts serious…
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Christy Clark, George Abbott – meet Jeffrey Moore
There’s a freight train heading for BC’s education system — and it’s not being driven by government or teachers. This train hit the tracks long…
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TransLink Funding and Governance (Yet Again)
I always smile when I think of the provincial negotiator Peter Cameron’s comments when we were wrapping up the final details in the transit funding…
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A toxic spill and communications chill
So here’s the little that we know about a pipeline break that occurred more than half a year ago and that British Columbia’s Oil and…
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Slim pickin’s for BC’s children and youth in budget
Just in case anyone missed just how bad BC’s new budget is for the province’s children and youth, I thought I’d post First Call’s reaction…
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BC isn’t broke: putting teacher bargaining in perspective
Last Monday, BC teachers held a Day of Action in communities across the province to protest the BC government’s decision to legislate a contract and…
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Local living wage employer wins best employer award
Hats off to Eclipse Awards, a local small business that was one of the first to seek certification as an official Living Wage Employer. At…
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The false economy of Budget 2012
Last week’s provincial budget falsely claims that the proverbial cupboard is bare and that nothing can be done to meet any of BC’s most pressing…
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The long term costs of legislating workers back to work
As the provincial government spends the weekend drafting back-to-work legislation that will impose a contract on BC teachers, I found this opinion piece I wrote…
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The Great Natural Gas Footrace: Where Have We Seen This Before?
Several weeks ago, some running buddies of mine – two fine chaps working in the provincial civil service – invited me to speak on a…
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The false economy of BC Budget 2012: deficit exaggerated to avoid spending on real problems
Today’s BC budget was simply titled Budget 2012. It broke with the tradition of ambitious-sounding titles we’ve seen in the last decade (such as 2010’s…
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