Democracy

Over the last few days, I have been deeply troubled by the concerted effort that has been made by the BC Liberal government to discredit those who have spoken out against the HST. I am also troubled by Full story

BC Liberals ram through HST legislation. With an insensitivity to public opinion that defies understanding, the BC Liberals are forcing through the legislation that will enable the imposition of the Harmonized Full story

Participate in the 2010 budget consultation. If you have something you’d like to say to government about the budget, here is your chance. If you have an issue, whether it be the HST, loss of gaming grant Full story

The anti-HST petition can move ahead now, following a B.C. Supreme Court ruling this morning (Friday, August 20) by Justice Robert Bauman that rejected a constitutional challenge by a group of business Full story

Thursday, June 4th was the last day of the Spring Legislative session. A great deal has happened since the delivery of the Throne Speech in February. One of the low points was certainly the government’s Full story

As tens of thousands congregate in Copenhagen with the hope of reaching global consensus on a plan to tackle climate change, others are speaking out against what they call the ‘unsettled’ science Full story

While government supporters continue to say it is “prudent” to delay a debate in the legislature of the anti-HST bill until it has been challenged in court, yet another voice has joined the chorus Full story

Response to Colin Hansen. by Dean Skoreyko. Finance Minister Colin Hansen says that he’s upset Elections BC “decided it would be inappropriate” for the government to send out taxpayer-funded Full story

Statement on the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Council of Canadians, one of Canada’s largest public advocacy organizations, with members and chapters across the country, views positively the Olympic Full story

A group of British Columbia business organizations have filed for a judicial review of any decision to approve the anti-HST initiative petition and its draft bill in the wake of concerns that it is unconstitutional Full story

BC Liberals’ new Clean Energy Act is just one more betrayal of the people of British Columbia. A democratic government is elected to act in the best interest of the people. To my mind, a democratic Full story

Norm Macdonald, MLA for Columbia River – Revelstoke, will be touring the constituency October 13 thru 16, ending in Revelstoke. On Friday, October 16 Norm will be spending the day in Revelstoke. If you Full story

BC Liberal Budget proves deceitfulness and incompetence beyond a reasonable doubt. The B.C. Liberal government released their September Budget Update for 2009, and are asking for more money from British Full story