British Columbia

21/11/20
Author: 
Andrew Kurjata

Nov 19, 2020

Industrial site safety plans still working, Dr. Henry says

 

John Horgan poses for a selfie while on a tour of LNG Canada in Northern B.C. on Friday Jan. 17, 2020. (John Horgan/Twitter)

21/11/20
Author: 
Kanahus Manuel and Naomi Klein
November 19, 2020

Instead of negotiating land surrenders in exchange for one-off payments and promises, this movement aims to put unceded land back under Indigenous control

 
19/11/20
Author: 
David Thurton ·

At an annual public meeting, the government-owned project was accused of holding back information

 
19/11/20
Author: 
First Nations Leaders
National Call To Act;ion November 2020

Nov. 19, 2020
 
Gidemt'en Checkpoint, Tiny House Warriors, 1492 Land Back Lane, Kanienkehaka Land Back Camp, Mikmaq 1752 frontline, and Protect the Inlet are all calling for action!

Please watch and share this powerful call out video and organize within your community! 
19/11/20
Author: 
The Thorn

Nov. 19, 2020

On Wednesday, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart unveiled a plan to ask the Canadian government to allow Vancouver to decriminalize simple possession of all drugs. This would first involve passing a motion at Vancouver City Council.

Read about it in this story from Global News: Plan unveiled to make Vancouver first jurisdiction in Canada to decriminalize simple drug possession

19/11/20
Author: 
The Thorn
(Photo: A recent climate protest action by the Sustainabiliteens)

On Tuesday, Vancouver City Council passed an amended version of the recommendations of the October 22 report on the Climate Emergency Action Plan. Against the opposition of a number of NPA councillors on most points, the 370-page CEAP report was passed item by item at a vote late Tuesday evening.

18/11/20
Author: 
Joseph Fantauzzi
Doug Ford poster - I Want You To Die For The Economy

 November 18, 2020  

“We are here at a critical time; not just for Ontario but for the whole country. And during this difficult time, my government’s top priority is the health and well-being of all Ontarians. Moments of urgency require us to put aside our differences, have each other’s backs, stick together as a country, and reassure the people of Ontario, and the people of Canada, that we’re all in this together.” – Ontario Premier Doug Ford, March 2020.

17/11/20
Author: 
Andrew Weichel
A blockade calling for the cancellation of Trans Mountain Pipeline on Nov. 17, 2020.

November 17, 2020

VANCOUVER -- Protesters have organized another blockade in B.C.'s Lower Mainland while calling on Justin Trudeau's government to cancel the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

The latest railway blockade was organized by the Extinction Rebellion, the same group of climate-focused activists responsible for shutting down the Burrard Street Bridge in downtown Vancouver last year and a number of other demonstrations in the region.

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