A kind of conservative in British Columbia wants the best for the province.  Stephen Harper and Christy Clark, B.C.'s premier, are trying to get those conservatives to join "the looters" of B.C.

When the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) reported that Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) dedicated countless INAC staff and thousands of dollars to spying on Cindy Blackstock -- I think most of us in Turtle Island gave our heads a shake.

While it has been known for some time that Canada spies on our Indigenous leaders and community members who defend our lands, I don't think most of us were aware that any First Nation advocate was a target. This is what shocked me the most -- that Canada's "national security" laws are so broad as to make someone like Cindy Blackstock an enemy of the state.

read full article http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/pamela-palmater/2012/01/csis-and-me-what-first-nation-activities-are-not-considered-p

The Courts in British Columbia are in disarray.  They exist in a corrupt province - and (with the Mainstream Press and Media) they mirror that corruption.

Since at least 2005, China has been taking the exact steps required to counter the brunt of a global debt collapse.

CTVNews.ca Staff

The United States Senate passed budget legislation Saturday that included a provision demanding that President Barack Obama decide the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline within 60 days.

U.S. Senators agreed to the terms of the legislation on Friday evening and approved it in a rare Saturday session.

The legislation calls for a two-month extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut and also extends jobless benefits for Americans who have been unemployed for six months or more.

GOP Senators pushed to include in the bill the Keystone provision, which requires that Obama decide within 60 days whether to give the pipeline the go-ahead.

Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20111217/senate-obama-keystone-111217/#ixzz1gvNBde33

After months of negotiations, the U.S. and Canada have unveiled new trade, regulatory and security initiatives to speed up the flow of goods and people across the border. The joint action plans provide a framework that goes beyond NAFTA and continues where the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) left off. This will take U.S.-Canada integration to the next level and is the pretext for a North American Homeland Security perimeter.
 

read full article http://beyourownleader.blogspot.com/2011/12/pretext-for-north-american-homeland_11.html

By Tria Donaldson

We live in a country whose leaders appear willing sacrifice our collective future to appease the short-term needs of Big Oil.

Take, for example, Stephen Harper's recent declaration that he wants the Enbridge pipeline to go ahead, despite the overwhelming First Nations and public opposition in B.C. In a recent Global TV interview, Harper adamantly declared that the Enbridge pipeline is in best interests of Canada. He went on to say "American interests would line up against the Enbridge pipeline," and would "funnel money to environmentalists and others to delay the project."

read full article http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/tmdonaldson/2011/12/fighting-pipelines-un-canadian-harper-thinks-so

by Arthur W. Macklin

Open Letter To Environmental Groups from an Alberta grain farmer

I am a Canadian wheat and barley producer; who values and respects democratic process. I want to protect the environment, preserve wild life habitat and I am very concerned about climate change

The Harper government is intent on destroying our Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) (BillC-18) before Canadians have time to become aware of the negative effects this fundamental change to grain marketing will have on the environment and many other aspects of Canadian life and our food.

read full article http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28118

The Christy Clark B.C. government has just appointed a U.S. "expert" as independent police monitor - opening an ocean of ugly questions.

O Peter MacKay!  O Peter MacKay!  A verse for the times.