Tomorrow, Ernest “Smokey” Smith will lie in state (CBC) in the foyer House of Commons of Canada in Ottawa. He was the last remaining recipient of the Victoria Cross in Canada. He earned it for his heroic and brave acts while fighting in Italy in 1944. He died on Sunday at the age of 91. …
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Texas buys up Canadian Oil/Gas pipelines
Canada is fast becoming the economic battleground between China and the US. Yesterdy, Kinder Morgan announced a $7 billion takeover bid of Terasen Gas of British Columbia. Terasen is a major pipeline operator into the oil and gas fields of Northern BC and Alberta and is active in the Oil Sands. (Audio Podcast Available) It …
Electoral Reform moves forward in BC
The Green Party of BC has posted a release on their website detailing the recent meeting between their leader, Adrian Carr, and BC Premier Gordon Campbell. (Audio Podcast Available) Campbell had promised to meet with Carr to discuss the results of the referendum on Electoral Reform in BC during the last election where the BC …