Get the right deal, not a rushed deal
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012Permit me to begin this article by wishing we had one thousandths the level of media coverage of CETA into the Canada-China Investment Treaty. By the time you read this, the likelihood is that...
The big picture of Harper’s assault on the Constitution
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 28 Oct 2012I have been so absorbed trying to find any way to derail the Canada-China Investment Treaty (tabled in the House September 26 and scheduled for ratification November 2) that with C-45 the second...
Why does Harper have more ambitious growth targets for the oil sands than those in the oil patch?
Blog | Elizabeth May | Sunday, 21 Oct 2012The Prime Minister's goal of six million barrels of oil a day from the oil sands is driving our foreign policy, our trade policy, has undermined our global climate commitments, is eviscerating our...
The threat to Canada’s sovereignty -- what we are giving to China
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 18 Oct 2012In the last issue of Island Tides, I detailed my fears about the Canada-China version of the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPPA). In Question Period, I had asked about when...
A country of First Nations and newcomers
Blog | Donald Galloway | Friday, 05 Oct 2012Canada is a country of First Nations and newcomers. People with exceptional skills who are born overseas but who don’t have the opportunities to excel in their homeland look around for alternatives,...
The Nexen - CNOOC Deal & the Unasked Question
Blog | Elizabeth May | Wednesday, 03 Oct 2012One of the hot topics in Parliament these days is the proposed $15 billion takeover of Canadian energy giant Nexen by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). Industry Minister Christian...
A smear campaign to protect coal
Blog | Chris Turner | Thursday, 27 Sep 2012When staffers for Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn’s National Resources Committee accused an environmental activist of trafficking in child porn, it revealed just how far this pro-coal supporter...
Climate change in the spin cycle
Blog | Elizabeth May | Friday, 21 Sep 2012It has been a long time since I have heard so much debate in the House about carbon taxes and climate plans. Unfortunately, none of it is focused on the climate crisis. It is the ultimate irony – I...
The Good Things That Are Happening
Blog | Elizabeth May | Thursday, 20 Sep 2012From most of my Island Tides columns, one could conclude that my every waking hour was absorbed in documenting the horrific decisions of the current federal government. It has become a truism that Mr...
Why I think we are absolute idiots if we approve CNOOC take-over of Nexen
Blog | Elizabeth May | Tuesday, 18 Sep 2012It is hard to know how else to put it. I don’t want to get anyone freaked out or overly alarmed, but are we paying any attention? Attention should be paid to the fact that the Prime Minister has...
