Saturday, September 11, 2021

A licence to extend the state's power

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This seems like a good day to share my Sept. 11, 2002, column from the Vancouver Sun.  There's something at once   wrong   and frighteni...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The dangerous Mr. Scheer

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[The Run is The Tyee's election newsletter - you can  subscribe   here . I wrote this for a recent edition.] Andrew Scheer’s harm...
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Thursday, February 21, 2019

My Tyee piece: Budget’s inequality measures a start, but more progress depends on us

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Governments don’t talk about inequality much these days. The B.C. government’s Throne Speech didn’t even include the word. And while th...
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Monday, December 10, 2018

Six things to know about the legislature scandaL

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Congratulations if you’ve mostly skipped the flood of news reports on the legislature scandal. It’s been entertaining, if you’re the ki...
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Friday, November 30, 2018

Will Ottawa’s news fund be wasted keeping Postmedia afloat?

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I wrote about the federal government's plan to support news media in The Tyee today. "I can swallow my scruples and accept direct...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Why I voted for proportional representation

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I spent 10 years in the legislative press gallery, a front-row seat for the spectacle of   B.C. politics.   It was mostly — not always ...
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Monday, August 20, 2018

My Tyee column: Skip the Dishes lawsuit signals need for new employment laws

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If governments were doing their jobs, a Skip The Dishes food delivery driver wouldn’t have to sue for basic employment rights. Charleen P...
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