British Columbia

27/01/25
Author: 
Isaac Phan Nay
Sixty per cent of drivers’ time on ride-hailing apps is unpaid, by one estimate. Photo via Shutterstock.

Jan. 27, 2025

Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside is set to review the effectiveness of changes made last fall.

24/01/25
Author: 
Kai Nagata
Donald Trump’s billionaire backers plan LNG boom in Canada

Jan. 22, 2025

B.C. terminals key to the U.S. gas industry’s battle against renewable energy

Wall Street investment firms are betting on LNG projects in Canada as part of the “Unleashing American Energy” strategy, unveiled this week by President Donald Trump.

“We will drill, baby drill,” Trump declared to a standing ovation at his inauguration ceremony, signaling the MAGA movement’s plan to flood world markets with North American oil and gas.

21/01/25
Author: 
Jen St. Denis
BC Conservative campaign spokesperson Anthony Koch posted a photo Monday from the Canadian Embassy in Washington with Liz Truss, who lasted 49 days as the British prime minister. Party president Aisha Estey posted from Washington with the comment ‘Make Canada Great Again.’ Photos via X.

Jan. 21, 2025

Canadian right-wing figures were in Washington as the threat of a brutal trade war hangs over the country.

21/01/25
Author: 
Kai Nagata
Trump, Dix, and LNG

Jan. 16, 2025

Ignoring warnings about rising energy bills, B.C. and U.S. plan more gas exports

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump promises a dramatic expansion of the LNG industry starting next week. And British Columbia is going along for the ride.

“I will approve the export terminals on my very first day back,” Trump said at a rally last year. Meanwhile B.C. Premier David Eby is following the same path on LNG, throwing his government’s support behind new gas projects.

19/01/25
Author: 
Sierra Club BC, West Coast Environmental Law, Ecojustice
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Gaps in BC mandate letters threaten progress on climate and biodiversity commitments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 16, 2025

Sierra Club BC Director of Campaigns and Programs Shelley Luce offers the following statement in reaction to mandate letters sent to Cabinet ministers today by Premier Eby:

16/01/25
Author: 
Amanda Follett Hosgood
The LNG industry is depending on the North Coast Transmission Line to deliver renewable energy to gas export facilities on the north coast. The BC government plans to exempt it from an environmental assessment. Map via BC Hydro; inset images via BC Lobbyists Registry.

Jan. 16, 2025

After Heavy LNG Lobbying, BC Simplifies Power Project Approval

The move will allow the North Coast Transmission Line to bypass an environmental assessment.

07/01/25
Author: 
Andrew MacLeod
Conservative MLA Dallas Brodie has real estate worth $50 million, Green Jeremy Valeriote invests in oil and gas, and New Democrat Sunita Dhir holds Meta stock. Photos via the political parties.

Jan. 6, 2025

A Green who invests in oil and gas, a New Democrat with Meta shares and a Conservative with $50 million in real estate.

02/01/25
Author: 
Barry Saxifrage
Jan. 2, 2025

British Columbia’s New Democratic Party (BC NDP) was just re-elected in a campaign where they touted their climate leadership. Despite these reassuring words, Canadians concerned about climate change should pay close attention to what's happening. The province has turned into a climate laggard, with emissions stuck far above 1990 levels. And, perhaps shockingly, all the increase in climate pollution has happened while the BC NDP has been running the government. 

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