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Top Asks for Climate Action: Ramping Up Low Carbon Communities

Top Asks for Climate Action: Ramping Up Low Carbon Communities highlights how Canada can ramp up climate action by empowering low carbon communities. The study pinpoints the measures local governments…

THE PROGRAM ON WATER GOVERNANCE

The Program on Water Governance (PoWG) conducts basic research on water management, engages the wider community in outreach and education on water issues, and facilitates dialogue on water governance between…

Federal Government Cutting Back Mandatory Census Collection

community groups, and those who conduct research and develop policy say that this move will seriously harm the quality of their work. Census information is widely used to establish the…

Attacking the Clean Power Plan

…the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) found that many large American trade associations with Canadian membership are actively lobbying against regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In…

How Canadian corporations may support action against US climate regulations

…this week by the Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE) found that many large American trade associations with Canadian membership are actively lobbying against regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse…

Students support a policy to create safety and respect for LGBTQs

…(LGBTQ). While the policy is being met with protest from some parents and church groups, students are overwhelmingly in favour of the policy. Read more in the  Burnaby Now. Read…

Manitoba considering recycled shower water for ice rinks

Manitoba may be the first Canadian province to start using recycled shower water to fill its ice rinks. The province is considering a pilot project to test the concept. The…

Nova Scotia teachers rally against cuts

Last Friday, teachers in Nova Scotia rallied in front of 18 MLA offices to protest provincial cuts to education. The government insists the cuts are a necessary part of declining…

2017 Columbia Cafe: Canada Infrastructure Bank and The Public’s Right to Know

We held our second Columbia Cafe on its latest report “Canada Infrastructure Bank and The Public’s Right to Know!” on October 17, 2017 at the People’s Law School in Vancouver. Report…

Inspiration from Rocky Anderson

…speech from the Ontario forum (12MB). Rocky Resources Rocky’s wikipedia page Read a goosebump-inducing article detailing a speech Rocky gave to protest President Bush’s presence in Salt Lake City.  …

No mayor, no vote: UBC students criticize Translink structure

UBC students have criticized Translink’s failure to represent campus residents in transit planning processes. The UBC campus, which has a population of 11 000, is currently the second greatest transit…

Portland’s Bicycle Brilliance

Portland, Oregon is an urban cyclist utopia. Smart city planning, some of the strictest land-use laws in North America and consultation with cycling groups now allow almost 30% of residents…