Dear Europe: This is not our Canada
Guest Blog: The collapse of Canada's global reputation — from global nice guy to international pariah — would be a joke if it were funny. But it isn't.
Harper's Big Bad Wolf tactics no fairy tale
No amount of huffing and puffing by the Prime Minister is going to blow down the wall of opposition to oil supertanker expansion on B.C.'s West Coast.
In your words: Say thank you to Joe Oliver
January's usually pretty slow. Not this year. We saw a surge of support and donations in response to Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver's "foreign radicals" comments on national television.
Med student donates scholarship money
One thing worries med student Kathryn Wills more than the pressing need for rural doctors and that's Enbridge's pipeline and supertanker proposal.
Have an oil tanker or pipeline question? We’ll answer it.
With Enbridge’s tanker and pipeline project to the West Coast being in the news so much lately, many Canadians are learning about the issue for the first time. There’s so much information floating around that it can be hard to make sense of it all, so we’re opening the floor to your questions.
5 reasons shipping oil to Asia is not in the national interest
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver equates shipping unrefined oil to Asia as undeniably being in the national interest, but there are at least five key reasons why he’s wrong on that front.
A Wild Start to 2012
Joe Oliver, Stephen Harper and Keystone XL. January 2012 is set to go down in the history books as a turning point in the battle to keep oil supertankers out of B.C.’s inside coastal waters.
How increasing oil exports hurts the manufacturing sector
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the oil industry suggest that sending unrefined Canadian oil to Asia is self-evidently good for our economy. It is not. As with any decision, there would be winners and losers.
Predictions for 2012
Almost every year I make predictions about what to expect in the next 12 months. 2012, I predict, is going to be a wild year in British Columbia with a dramatic increase in the volatility of provincial politics. Read my five predictions...
Hope for the new year
Anger. Frustration. Despair. These are the feelings many of us have when we read the news these days. But there are also many reasons to feel hopeful as we look toward 2012.
The power of the underdog
Together we are not underdogs — we are the majority. The more organized we get and the more we understand our collective power, the more formidable we become.
Save the Fraser Declaration gets new signatories
On December 1, 2011, several new signatories were added to the Save the Fraser declaration, a formal declaration banning oil sands pipelines and supertankers through the traditional territories of more than 60 First Nations. As a respectful witness, Dogwood's Eric Swanson gives a brief recap of this historic event
Keystone XL blocked, Gateway still against the wall
The U.S. State Department's decision, supported by President Barack Obama, to send the Keystone XL pipeline back for further public review has Canada's oil interests clamouring to send oil to Asia. But what more can the oil industry really do to achieve that? Not much.
In your words: standing up for right to speak at Enbridge hearings
A column in the Calgary Herald last week got Dogwood supporters so hot under the collar that they flooded the newspaper with more than 100 letters to the editor. Here are excerpts from some of our favourites.
Vote for who you like
Municipal elections can be confusing, so just keep it simple on Nov. 19 and vote for who you like! Our election survey can help you figure out who that is.
Proceed with caution: conservation area ahead
Why is it that new national parks seem to be receiving more government scrutiny than major oil pipeline proposals?
Kinder Morgan: Under the radar?
B.C. local governments say whoa there cowboy to Kinder Morgan pipeline and oil tanker expansion plans through Juan de Fuca Strait.
Stepping up to the mic
People from across the province and country responded to our Mob the Mic call-out to sign up to speak to the Enbridge review panel. Eric chats with two team captains.
What's crazier?
Dancing to work or... sitting alone in a car stuck in rush-hour traffic?
Today is the last day to register to speak at Enbridge hearings
So far, over 800 people have signed up as part of our Mob the Mic action to make 100% official statements of opposition to the review panel looking at Enbridge's oil pipeline and supertanker proposal to B.C.'s coast. Over 120 people have created their own statement teams to make things more fun
