Monday, May 27, 2013 Like many, I did not see Premier Christie Clark’s surprise majority win coming. The environmental community, West Coast Environmental Law included, saw some of the other parties as offering stronger environmental platforms. So, with the election dust settling, the question is what does the new government
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Environmental Law Alert Blog: Top 5 environmental promises from Premier Christy Clark
Monday, May 27, 2013 Like many, I did not see Premier Christy Clark’s surprise majority win coming. The environmental community, West Coast Environmental Law included, saw some of the other parties as offering stronger environmental platforms. So, with the election dust settling, the question is what does the new government
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix Decides To Stay On As BC NDP Leader
After a surprise loss Adrian Dix has emerged with a public announcement of his future plans Embattled B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he will stay on as head of the party despite last week’s surprise election defeat. “This was an impossibly disappointing result,” he said. “As leader of the
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: On polls and election predictions
If nothing else, the BC Liberals’ entirely unexpected and dominating win in BC last night will be a useful lesson in humility for pollsters and those that rely on them to prognosticate about elections. All the polls showed a strong (and possibly growing) lead for the NDP, and poll aggregators
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: BC Election Prediction and Hopes.
It seems the easy victory the NDP were hoping for was all but swept away after the leadership debate. Granted the NDP are still 7% on average ahead of their closes rivals the Liberal party of British Columbia. It actually peculiar w…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: BC Election Prediction and Hopes.
It seems the easy victory the NDP were hoping for was all but swept away after the leadership debate. Granted the NDP are still 7% on average ahead of their closes rivals the Liberal party of British Columbia. It actually peculiar when you think about it that most of the recent provincial elections we
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: BC Election Prediction and Hopes.
It seems the easy victory the NDP were hoping for was all but swept away after the leadership debate. Granted the NDP are still 7% on average ahead of their closes rivals the Liberal party of British Columbia. It actually peculiar when you think about it that most of the recent provincial elections we
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Wanted: strong provincial action to protect our coast and rivers from tar sands oil
Thursday, May 9, 2013 On Earth Day (April 22nd) we joined many other environmental organizations in applauding Adrian Dix and the NDP for standing up for our coast, and expressing opposition to the expansion of the KinderMorgan Pipeline. Although the NDP’s position is a bit less precise than the BC
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Wanted: strong provincial action to protect our coast and rivers from tar sands oil
Thursday, May 9, 2013 On Earth Day (April 22nd) we joined many other environmental organizations in applauding Adrian Dix and the NDP for standing up for our coast, and expressing opposition to the expansion of the KinderMorgan Pipeline. Although the NDP’s position is a bit less precise than the BC
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Election 2013 – On protecting BC’s Salmon
Thursday, May 2, 2013 Earlier this year, the BC Legislature declared the Pacific Salmon to be BC’s official fish. Which is no doubt nice for the salmon. But even nicer would be real legal protection for the salmon. With the platforms from all four parties now available, what are candidates
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Election 2013 – On protecting BC’s Salmon
Thursday, May 2, 2013 Earlier this year, the BC Legislature declared the Pacific Salmon to be BC’s official fish. Which is no doubt nice for the salmon. But even nicer would be real legal protection for the salmon. With the platforms from all four parties now available, what are candidates
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Election 2013: Party platforms from 10,000 feet
Friday, April 26, 2013 The BC New Democratic Party released its election platform on Wednesday (April 24th), the last of the four main parties to release its platform. What? You don’t have time to read yet another election platform? Well today is your lucky day, because this environmental law alert
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Friday, April 26, 2013 The BC New Democratic Party released its election platform on Wednesday (April 24th), the last of the four main parties to release its platform. What? You don’t have time to read yet another election platform? Well today is your lucky day, because this environmental law alert
Continue readingNorthern Insight: Bloggers 1 / BC Pro-media 0
Excellent piece in the Globe & Mail by Eric Grenier (@308dotcom) on why he expects no irregular polling results in the BC election, as seemed to occur in Alberta last April. Why the B.C. NDP aren’t likely to see a Wildrose-like collapse “…Add to that the fact that the polls
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Elections – a time to assert your environmental values
Friday, April 19, 2013 Tools and resources that raise environmental issues in the context of an election are always of interest over here at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. So we thought we’d direct our readers to two new tools: VoteEnvironment2013 and the CBC Vote Compass. Tools and resources
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Elections – a time to assert your environmental values
Friday, April 19, 2013 Tools and resources that raise environmental issues in the context of an election are always of interest over here at the West Coast Environmental Law Association. So we thought we’d direct our readers to two new tools: VoteEnvironment2013 and the CBC Vote Compass. Tools and resources
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: A Green BC seats
In this post I will explain the possibility of a green seat in BC in this coming election May 14th.
Jane Sterk Green party leader will be running in Victoria Beacon Hill. This riding in the last election elected Carole James by a large margin
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Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: A Green BC seats
In this post I will explain the possibility of a green seat in BC in this coming election May 14th. Jane Sterk Green party leader will be running in Victoria Beacon Hill. This riding in the last election elected Carole James by a large margin 2009 election result NDP 13,400
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