Tag: John Horgan

Christy Clark election squeaker no threat to Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline – political scientist

Christy Clark election squeaker no threat to Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline – political scientist

Clark could still win a majority, but even in a Liberal minority government Greens have policy priorities other than Trans Mountain Expansion British Columbians woke up not entirely sure who their next premier will be now that Christy Clark may have lost her majority last night, garnering 43 seats, one short. Albertans woke up wondering […]

Memo to Rachel Notley: Time to kick Tzeporah Berman off Alberta gravy train

Memo to Rachel Notley: Time to kick Tzeporah Berman off Alberta gravy train

Shannon Phillips says group membership will change – now is the perfect time to fire Tzeporah Berman I’ve written three columns about Tzeporah Berman, the eco-activist gadfly appointed by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to the Oil Sands Advisory Group two years ago. At first I supported Notley’s decision. But it soon became clear Berman is a political […]

BC NDP accuses Calgary-based TD Securities analyst of meddling in election

BC NDP accuses Calgary-based TD Securities analyst of meddling in election

TD report warns that BC NDP victory could cause losses in BC energy stocks similar to Alberta NDP win in 2015 TD Securities is telling its clients that a John Horgan-led BC NDP victory on May 9 will likely lead to policy changes that cause BC-based energy stocks to “under-perform.” But TD appears to have […]

Christy Clark ready to declare trade war with Trump over coal, lumber

Christy Clark ready to declare trade war with Trump over coal, lumber

Liberal candidate says BC could impose “environmental levy” against US thermal coal Premier Christy Clark has asked the Canadian government to bar shipments of American thermal coal through British Columbia ports in retaliation for a 20 per cent duty imposed upon Canadian softwood lumber exports yesterday by President Donald Trump. And if Prime Minister Justin […]

Site C study nothing but political skullduggery pretending to be academic analysis

Site C study nothing but political skullduggery pretending to be academic analysis

Bakker study on Site C hydro dam should have been released prior to election so it could be properly scrutinized A new UBC study pours cold water on the Site C dam project, saying it is uneconomic and work should be suspended pending a full review by the BC Utilities Commission. The authors take issue with almost all […]

Odds are zero of 3 new LNG plants ‘under construction’ in BC by 2020

Odds are zero of 3 new LNG plants ‘under construction’ in BC by 2020

Too many factors – low prices, over-supply, more nimble competitors – working against Christy Clark Remember 2013 when the promise of billions in tax revenue from LNG development – and a job in every tradesperson’s pot – helped Christy Clark come from behind to whip Adrian Dix and the NDP? LNG is back for an encore […]