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Citizens group releases video to fight undead Bill C-30
By May 24, 2012 07:00 am 4 commentsOpenmedia.ca released this video and renewed its campaign against Bill C-30 a week after the minister responsible said the bill was not dead. Read more…
Filed inBC's move away from open government puzzling, says advocate
By May 17, 2012 11:10 am 3 commentsRemoving a proactive disclosure requirement for the BC Ferry Commissioner is a puzzling step from a minister and government who say they believe in open government, said Vincent Gogolek, the executive director of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association. Read more…
Coroners' jury calls for mandatory safety training at mushroom farm inquest
By May 17, 2012 10:00 amBURNABY, B.C. - All British Columbia agricultural workers and their employers should undergo mandatory two-day training sessions on occupational health and safety, a coroner's jury has recommended at the inquest into the accidental deaths of three men at a Langley, B.C. mushroom farm. Read more…
Filed inQueer and trans experience of poverty unknown in BC
By May 16, 2012 02:27 pmThe BC Poverty Reduction Coalition is conducting research to fill in an important gap in our knowledge of being poor: how does the queer and trans community experience poverty? Read more…
Filed inAfter criticism, Slutwalk Vancouver opts to talk, not walk
By May 15, 2012 05:30 pmAfter hearing criticisms of Slutwalk from feminists, local activists and other marginalized groups, the Vancouver chapter -- Slutwalk Vancouver -- has elected not to march this year. Read more…
Filed inBC Supreme Court upholds BC Ferries union exclusions
By May 11, 2012 11:18 am 11 commentsA British Columbia Supreme Court judge this week dismissed a B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union application for a judicial review of a Labour Relations Board decision. Read more…
BC Liberals used taxpayer resources to bash opposition: NDP
By May 10, 2012 03:05 pm 7 commentsThe British Columbia government is using taxpayer resources for partisan BC Liberal political purposes, said NDP House Leader John Horgan. Read more…
Forcing bodily fluid samples is an unnecessary intrusion: commissioner
By May 3, 2012 06:08 pm 4 commentsBritish Columbia's information and privacy commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has panned a third piece of government legislation this week. Read more…
BC commissioner critical of animal health secrecy measures
By May 3, 2012 04:28 pmInformation and privacy commissioner Elizabeth Denham has sent her second letter this week criticizing a British Columbia government bill. Read more…
Will Conrad Black step out of U.S. prison a new man?
By May 3, 2012 09:00 am 6 commentsDon't expect a brand new man when Conrad Black, Canada's most famous former press baron, emerges from a Florida prison and sheds the jumpsuit. Read more…
Filed inBC makes another attempt to restrict election advertising
By May 1, 2012 04:12 pm 5 commentsAfter losing in court, the British Columbia government is trying again to restrict third parties from advertising before elections. Read more…
Hundreds of public sector workers march on Harper's office
By May 1, 2012 03:28 pmOTTAWA - Public-sector workers sang their souls out for a little respect Tuesday as hundreds marched on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office in downtown Ottawa in protest of budget cuts. Read more…
Quebec's silent student majority: the two-thirds quietly completing class
By May 1, 2012 09:11 am 3 commentsMONTREAL - They are the 66 per cent. And they have been mostly invisible in the torrent of stories about Quebec's student unrest. Read more…
Filed inDrug bill includes personal information grab: advocate
By April 30, 2012 05:36 pm 2 commentsA bill introduced to the British Columbia legislature as a way to lower the price of generic drugs also allows the government to hide its own records while "grabbing" people's personal information, an information and privacy advocate said. Read more…
Filed inTo smash or not to smash? In Montreal, pacifists tell vandals to tone it down
By April 30, 2012 10:02 am 3 commentsA division has emerged at the student protest marches being held nightly in Montreal, with a peaceful majority denouncing a smaller group intent on committing acts of vandalism. Read more…
Filed inCall for 'social strike' by biggest Quebec student protest group, translated via Rabble.ca
By April 27, 2012 01:34 pm 2 commentsAs protests build in Quebec, the organization CLASSE, representing a majority of student protestors, is calling for labour and other organization to join them in a wider "social strike" across the province. Rabble.ca published a translation of the group's statement, noting that, "The CLASSE is the largest of the student coalitions or federations leading the strike movement across Quebec. It represents more than half of the 180,000 students now on strike..." Read more…
Filed inLandmark fracking lawsuit starts with twist in Alberta
By April 27, 2012 12:52 am 9 commentsDRUMHELLER, ALBERTA: A landmark lawsuit against an energy giant and two Alberta government regulatory agencies concerning water well contamination by hydraulic fracturing started with an unusual twist in Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench yesterday. Read more…
Teachers who volunteer will be protected from union says minister
By April 26, 2012 05:24 pm 23 commentsComments by a union official suggesting teachers who volunteer will forced out of the profession are bullying and inappropriate, Education Minister George Abbott said today. Read more…
Metro Vancouver living wage rises due to soaring housing and child care costs
By April 26, 2012 04:30 pm 1 commentsThe costs of a "bare bones" living for a family in British Columbia has gone up for the fourth year in a row due to rising housing and child care costs, says a new report on B.C.'s living wage. Read more…
Opening abortion debate could 'criminalize pregnant women': pro-choice group
By April 26, 2012 03:06 pm 2 comments"The fact that people are willing to talk about my human rights in 2012 is shocking," said Julie Lalonde, a member of Radical Handmaids, in reaction to the debate on Motion 312, a motion brought forward by Conservative backbencher Stephen Woodworth and being debated today. Read more…
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Quebec and student groups to resume negotiations tomorrow after Montreal mayhem
Thirty-three years of recommendations to end violence against women
Federal cuts to health groups hurt marginalized women, say critics
Civilians 'bear the brunt' of war: Arbour
BC justice minister declines to release estimate of crime bill costs
RCMP to train 100 B.C. officers to investigate sex harassment within force
Supreme Court strikes down wiretap exception, requires warrants
Local Subway franchise gets 'Bad Boss' award
Woman who survived Pickton attack decides not to testify at inquiry
Groups boycott Missing Women's Inquiry's second phase
Controversy around process, staff drowns out testimony at Pickton inquiry
Transgendered BC woman to compete for Miss Universe
Transgendered BC woman may get another shot at Miss Universe title
Forum aims to help local politicians make 'progressive' change
Congo massacre survivors seek leave to appeal case at Supreme Court
Denny's foreign workers win class action certification
SRO residents put in packed shelter for police investigation (UPDATED)
'Industry people have threatened me': AB air pollution campaigner
BC lawsuit over IBM contract could change interpretation of FOI law
Dick Cheney deems Canada too dangerous for speaking visit
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SFU prof: Robocalls did suppress voter turnout
Former top AB oil sands salesman subject of ethics probe
BC study finds mentally ill more likely to be arrested and harmed by police
BC premier Clark's failure to debate education bill pathetic, says NDP's Horgan
Elections Canada launches complaint form for fraudulent calls
Missing Women's Commission avoiding lack of Aboriginal representation: lawyer
Aboriginal representative withdraws from Missing Women's Inquiry
BC salmon-farming critic removed from Canada but vows to continue battle
In Egypt, no news is very good news
'Free Canadian scientists,' journal urges Harper
BC government introduces bill to avoid teachers' strike
Company seeking BC liquor distribution change was fined in US
Bill C-10 would increase cost per offender by 16 times: PBO
MPs should defeat Internet snooping bill, says poll
Truth and Reconciliation Commission to release interim report
Ontario bogus call investigation more successful than earlier BC case
Protest against Vic Toews in Richmond today
Toews must go says National Post editor, and the tweets roll on
Ombudsperson details senior care problems, government promises new advocate
Minister says Canada needs online surveillance law to chase cyber-criminals
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I will be your Hook editor for this week. But although my particular focus at The Tyee is education, youth issues, and a little bit of poverty and homelessness, we will still be bringing you the latest news from across British Columbia and the country. Count on updates about the student strikes in Quebec, the latest news about oil and gas developments that directly affect this province, local, provincial, and national politics, and more. Stay tuned.
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