By Michael JessenA best-selling Australian author and scientist is baffled to see Canada's
election campaign sidestepping climate change and environmental issues.

 Tim Flannery, recently appointed as chief commissioner of the Australian government's climate commission, says the environment is one of the top
issues everywhere...

Nelson’s MLA has moved up in the provincial NDP’s shadow cabinet, named Tuesday by new BC NDP provincial party leader Adrian Dix.As the member representing the Nelson-Creston riding, Mungall moves into the role as the advanced education, youth and labour market development critic, supplanting her previous role as deputy...

If you want a quick synopsis of the 2011 federal election, check out The Tyee’s Guide to Strategic Voting. Written by Crawford Kilian, the guide is one way to determine how your vote will carry the most weight, and how you can ferret out the lesser of the evils (if you see it that way). “So fate has put you in a federal riding...

NDP leadership candidate Nicholas Simons has dropped out of the race and is joining fellow leadership hopeful John Horgan, who many speculate is currently running third. Simons is a two-term New Democrat from the Sunshine Coast and has served as the Opposition's critic for children and family development. Simons refused to ...

Ousted MLA Bill Bennett is back with the BC Liberals after he was welcomed back to caucus Tuesday in a “consensus-style” decision.Bennett was removed last fall over highly critical comments about then-premier Gordon Campbell’s leadership style, describing him as a bully who left some members suffering from symptoms similar ...

The new provincial leader of the Conservatives could be a former federal MP. John Cummins appears set to be acclaimed as the new leader of the B.C. Conservative Party. No other candidates entered the race by the deadline Tuesday night, but he has not yet been officially declared the new leader of the party. It's expected...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyJust when the snow clears in your yard and the great outdoors beckon, Canada’s national roster of politicians will be calling, urging you to go inside and vote. The writ has been dropped and, along with several million other Canadians, Nelsonites will go to the polls on May 2 in the wake ...

The race for the provincial NDP leadership touches down in Nelson Thursday night as five hopefuls vie for the crown of the official opposition.The Osprey Room in the Best Western Baker Street Inn (7-9 p.m.) will host the quintet of Dana Larsen, Mike Farnworth, Adrian Dix, Nicolas Simons and John Horgan as they continue their...

Premier Christy Clark today announced a new, smaller cabinet focused on creating jobs and changing the way British Columbians engage with their government. “Together, we will focus on creating jobs and building a strong economy because that is the single most important thing we can do to support families and ensure we can...

British Columbia’s justice system is starving to death because of a severe lack of funding for Provincial courts, says the Nelson-Creston MLA. In yesterday’s Question Period, MLA Michelle Mungall asked both the Solicitor General and the minister of Finance to account for the chronic underfunding and increased cuts in this...