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Press Groups Slam Deporting of Danish Journalist Covering Pipeline Fight
Press Groups Slam Deporting of Danish Journalist Covering Pipeline Fight ‘Sobering.’ Foreign and Canadian organizations criticize blocked entry to Kristian Lindhart at YVR. Kristian Lindhart, who works for Denmark’s version of the CBC, wrongly assumed he’d be allowed to continue his ongoing coverage of Indigenous resistance to the TMX pipeline because BC deems journalism an […]
A Danish Journalist Arrived to Cover the TMX Pipeline. The Guard at YVR Decided to Deport Him
A Danish Journalist Arrived to Cover the TMX Pipeline. The Guard at YVR Decided to Deport Him Kristian Lindhardt says Canada’s laws stifle press freedom afforded ‘during every crisis.’ Danish documentary-maker Kristian Lindhardt works with his country’s version of the CBC and has visited BC many times working on his documentary about the the Tsleil […]
Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Inches Forward, But Opposition Intensifies
Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Inches Forward, But Opposition Intensifies Late one night this past April, four people on off-road vehicles drove into a small, Indigenous village near the town of Blue River in British Columbia, Canada. It was dark and the vehicles drove through deep snow, smashing through wooden signs and barriers that guarded the […]
End the Navy War Games in the Pacific Ocean
End the Navy War Games in the Pacific Ocean They dirty our waters, threaten health and have harmed women and girls. Cancel RIMPAC. The HMCS Winnipeg is one of two Canadian warships that recently departed BC to participate in the 2020 RIMPAC war games. Photo via Wikimedia Commons. Two Canadian warships, the HMCS Regina and the HMCS Winnipeg, recently left to […]
Alberta’s Environment Minister Cheered on Coal Mining in New Areas before Restrictions Were Dropped
Alberta’s Environment Minister Cheered on Coal Mining in New Areas before Restrictions Were Dropped Months before ending the Coal Policy, the Kenney government issued letters of support for open-pit projects. Coal mining along Alberta’s Rockies. Months before a large zone along the eastern slopes was opened to coal strip mining, two Alberta ministers endorsed an […]
Coastal GasLink Gets Green Light to Start Pipeline Work Near Unist’ot’en Healing Centre
Coastal GasLink Gets Green Light to Start Pipeline Work Near Unist’ot’en Healing Centre BC approves impact studies and calls for consultation with Wet’suwet’en as work proceeds in contested area. The province’s Environmental Assessment Office has granted Coastal GasLink permission to begin pipeline construction near the Unist’ot’en Healing Centre, the scene of a standoff and arrests in February. […]
Shortage of $50 Canadian Bills?
Shortage of $50 Canadian Bills? A reader sent in this photo that was posted at the head office branch of Bank of Montreal in Vancouver, which is one of the largest banks in Canada. This is a trend that is beginning to appear around the world. However, central banks are using the virus as an […]
Wet’suwet’en Fear Contaminated Soil Cleanup Is Creating New Risks
Wet’suwet’en Fear Contaminated Soil Cleanup Is Creating New Risks Waste from diesel spills by Coastal GasLink and RCMP is being dumped in local landfill. Efforts to clean up diesel spills by the RCMP and Coastal GasLink in Wet’suwet’en territory risk spreading the contamination, the First Nation has warned. Mike Ridsdale, environmental assessment co-ordinator for the […]
Canada’s Oil And Gas Industry Is Critical To Its Economic Survival
Canada’s Oil And Gas Industry Is Critical To Its Economic Survival Canada’s oil and gas industry is yet to receive any funds from the federal government despite being that largest industry in the country. The nation’s economic recovery will be intimately linked with the recovery of its oil and gas sector. Top executives at oil […]
Is Trudeau Hiding Environmental Data Calling Top Secret Because it Exposes his Government?
Is Trudeau Hiding Environmental Data Calling Top Secret Because it Exposes his Government? In Canada, the Trudeau government is refusing to release carbon tax data, saying it is top secret so that Canadians are unable to see the findings of the report. This is pretty standard for if it supported their agenda, they would be […]
Canadian Banks Hit Hard By Low Oil Prices
Canadian Banks Hit Hard By Low Oil Prices Canada’s government has been perhaps surprisingly ready to help the country’s ailing oil industry. Interest-only loans, backstopping loans that troubled companies can’t pay have been among the steps taken so far. But they may not be enough. Canada’s oil industry has arguably suffered more than its peers across its […]
Greta Thunberg Urges Norway and Canada to Honor Climate Commitments
Greta Thunberg Urges Norway and Canada to Honor Climate Commitments When you want a seat on the UN Security Council, the last thing you need is a teenage activist, practiced at the art of shaming government officials, working against you. However, that’s just what Norway and Canada have. Canada, Norway and Ireland are vying for […]
Job Loss Disaster Slams Low-Wage, Young Workers
Job Loss Disaster Slams Low-Wage, Young Workers April numbers show three million lost jobs, while another 2.5 million people had their hours cut in half. We thought the March jobless numbers were bad, but it is almost a good news story compared to what we saw Friday in the April figures. The unprecedented closure of major sections […]
Rabobank: Stocks Go Up As Everything Is Going Down In Flames
Rabobank: Stocks Go Up As Everything Is Going Down In Flames It’s All Going to the Dogs (and Goats) Friday’s April US payrolls report showed 20.5 million jobs lost when in an ordinary downturn 200,000 might be considered bad; the drop in March alone was larger than that seen during the worst of the global financial […]
