It’s puzzling that Site C was approved but Ajax not, despite equal indigenous opposition. Of course there were notable differences, especially where each drew its support and opposition.
As long as the major parties can spend tens of millions of dollars to get elected, campaigns will remain primarily an exercise in advertising, rather than in democratic debate and discussions.
Site C is a wildly speculative economic gamble, a violation of First Nations treaty rights, and an attack on the people and environment of northern BC.
Anti-poverty activists and poor people welcomed the NDP’s move to raise social assistance and disability rates but these increases still tail the skyrocketing costs of rent, food and other necessities.
Once again, when the BC election campaign began corporate media dropped any real criticism of Premier Christy Clark, despite her government’s appalling record.
