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Photo: Toby Snelgrove, SNELGROVEimages.com Saturday morning line-up for seafood at Mayne Island’s Miners Bay wharf on Active Pass. Commentary on extraordinary summer Site C given the go-ahead to begin - compiled by Patrick Brown session LNG legislation construction but… - Natalie Dunsmuir abes in the woods’, ‘sitting ducks’, ‘We should not accept that the price for ‘easy prey’, ‘fish in a barrel’—that’s attracting any LNG project is a deal that n July 7, the BC government granted relationships with First Nations’. He went on how Martyn Brown describes the BC amounts to a wholesale sellout of our provincial approval to BC Hydro to begin to say ‘If construction begins, it will be government.‘B sovereignty,’ Brown says ‘...In its totality, it is a construction of the Site C dam in the understood as a clear message that this Brown was for many years Premier Gordon deal that played our government decision- OPeace River Valley, despite several pending government has absolutely no respect for the Campbell’s chief of staff, a top strategic advisor makers for suckers.’ lawsuits against the project. The Ministry of Treaty 8 First Nation people, and is blatantly to three provincial party leaders, and a former ‘The fine print of that deal will commit our Forests, Lands and Natural Resource disregarding constitutionally recognized BC Deputy Minister Of Tourism, Trade, And province to a course that is environmentally Operations approved 24 authorizations, with aboriginal title, rights and treaty rights.’ Investment. reckless, fiscally foolhardy, and socially conditions. The Site C dam will flood over 5,000 He uses these terms when describing the irresponsible. I say that as someone who is Eight authorizations are under the Water hectares of land, covering farms and more than negotiations between Petronas, the Malaysian generally supportive of the merits of LNG Act, seven under the Land Act, five under the 350 archaeological sites. The Treaty 8 First government corporation heading up North development, to the extent that it is invited Forest Act and four under the Wildlife Act. Nation believes this to be in violation of their West LNG, and the government. The North without giving up more than we collectively The approved authorizations are for timber treaty rights, as protected under section 35(1) West LNG contract is currently being debated stand to gain.’ removal, road building, and site preparation. of the Constitution Act, which affirms the in the Legislature in a special summer Taxes Payable Sometime During the life of the construction, additional rights of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada to session—the government wishes to get the Some details: ‘The government caved at the authorizations will need to be granted. continue their way of life on their land. Site C, contract ratified as soon as possible. (See also, first sign of industry resistance and promptly Forests, Lands and Natural Resource First Nations say, will cause irreversible related article page 6.) cut its LNG tax rate in half. It halved that tax Minister Steve Thomson stated that each damage to their lands that will put their way of The Rush Is Not Necessary on net income after the recovery of costs for application had been reviewed in regards to its life in danger. Close to $50,000 has been impacts on the environment and First Nations donated through RAVEN, a Victoria-based Brown says that the contract does not require capital expenditures from 7% to 3.5% until at least 2037. treaty rights. However, although consultations charity, to the Treaty 8 First Nations to help such hasty action. He quotes the agreement: with the Treaty 8 First Nation took place from pay legal fees. the enabling legislation need not be passed or ‘The tax on net operating income was set at 1.5%. But even it does not have to be paid until August of 2014 to June of this year, Minister Call For A Two Year put into force before ‘the end of the session of Thomson has not yet said whether the two the Legislative Assembly in Fall, 2015, or such an LNG company’s so-called net operating loss Moratorium account and capital investment account are sides of the discussion have reached a decision. later date as may be agreed between the Treaty 8 First Nation’s The Greater Vancouver Regional District Parties…’ reduced to zero. And that’s not all. The limited Board recently joined the call for a 2-year It is a bad deal for BC, says Brown. It needs tax ‘contributions’ that those companies make Lawsuit moratorium on the construction of Site C. The to be expertly parsed and broadly exposed will be accumulated in a tax pool that is used to The Treaty 8 First Nations, upon whose land district, which represents 2.5 milllion British before it is imposed on British Columbia. reduce the 3.5% net income tax that is only Site C will be located, have filed for a judical Columbians and 23 local governments, voted Not only is it a poor deal for this specific payable when they recovered their initial review of the project. The federal appeal began overwhelmingly in favour of the moratorium. LNG proposal, but it also sets a pattern for all capital investments.’ on July 20, two weeks after approval for It joins over 30 other BC municipalities in future development contracts, not only for Some Jobs Sometime construction was given. Grand Chief Stewart doing so. LNG, but for mining, forestry, and any other ‘...there were 50% more jobs ostensibly created Phillip, president of the Union of BC Indian Thirty-five of the Board’s 38 directors also economic development proposals, all of which in BC—last month alone—than the total Chiefs, stated prior to the approval that voted in favour of requesting Premier Christy will expect to have their risks underwritten and number of permanent jobs that might be beginning construction before the court Clark to refer the construction of Site C to the proceedings will ‘indefinitely scar BC’s their profits guaranteed by the government. LNG COMMENTARY, please turn to page 3 SITE C, please turn to page 2 JT
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Upcoming Election Debates: August 6, Maclean’s Debate: This debate will take place on Thursday, August 6, from 5pm-7pm PST. Leaders from ‘Never again’ does not justify Gaza the Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Green parties will be - Gabor Maté present. At press time, this is the only debate including all conflict four leaders. s a Jewish youngster growing up in Budapest, an infant I have visited Gaza and the West Bank. I saw multi- Maclean’s debate will air commercial-free on City, survivor of the Nazi genocide, I was haunted for years generational Palestinian families weeping in hospitals around OMNI.1, OMNI.2, and CPAC, with live streaming on by a question resounding in my brain with such force the bedsides of their wounded, at the graves of their dead. These Macleans.ca, Citytv.com, CityNews.ca, OMNItv.ca, CPAC.ca, that sometimes my head would spin: ‘How was it possible? How are not people who do not care about life. They are like us— Facebook, and YouTube. Rogers Radio news stations will also A could the world have let such horrors happen?’ Canadians, Jews, like anyone—they celebrate life, family, work, carry the debate live on 680News.com, 570news.com, It was a naïve question, that of a child. I know better now: education, food, peace, joy. And they are capable of hatred, they 660News.com, 1310News.com, News1130.com and such is reality. Whether in Vietnam or Rwanda or Syria, can harbour vengeance in the hearts, just like we can. News957.com. humanity stands by either complicitly or unconsciously or One could debate details, historical and current, back and October 7 and 8, Broadcast Consortium Debate: The helplessly, as it always does. In Gaza today we find ways of forth. Since my days as a young Zionist and, later, as a member Broadcast Consortium, made up of CBC, Radio-Canada, justifying the bombing of hospitals, the annihilation of families of Jews for a Just Peace, I have often done so. Global, Télé-Québec and CTV, will air two federal election at dinner, the killing of pre-adolescents playing soccer on a I used to believe that if people knew the facts, they would debates, one in English and one in French. The leaders of the beach. In Israel-Palestine the powerful party has succeeded in open to the truth. That, too, was naïve. This issue is far too federal NDP, Liberals and Green parties will take place in the painting itself as the victim, while the ones being killed and charged with emotion. As the spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle has English debate. Quebec’s Bloc Québécois leader will join maimed become the perpetrators. pointed out, the accumulated mutual pain in the Middle East is them for the French debate, and that debate will be half-an- ‘They don’t care about life,’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin so acute, ‘a significant part of the population finds itself forced hour longer than the English one. Conservative Leader Netanyahu says, abetted by the Obamas and Harpers of this to act it out in an endless cycle of perpetration and retribution.’ Stephen Harper has been invited to the debate but has turned world, ‘we do’. Netanyahu, you who with surgical precision ‘People’s leaders have been misleaders, so they that are led the invitation down. slaughter innocents, the young and the old, you who have have been confused,’ in the words of the prophet Jeremiah. The The French debate will air on Wednesday, October 7, from cruelly blockaded Gaza for years, starving it of necessities, you voices of justice and sanity are not heeded. Netanyahu has his 5pm-7pm PST. This time has been criticized, as it is the same who deprive Palestinians of more and more of their land, their reasons. Harper and Obama have theirs. as the NHL’s Montreal Canadiens season-opener against the water, their crops, their trees—you care about life? And what shall we do, we ordinary people? I pray we can Toronto Maple Leafs. The English debate will take place on There is no understanding Gaza out of context—Hamas, listen to our hearts. My heart tells me that ‘never again’ is not a Thursday, October 8, from 3pm-4:30pm PST. rockets, or unjustifiable terrorist attacks on civilians. That tribal slogan, that the murder of my grandparents in Auschwitz The debates will also be available online afterwards, and context is the longest ongoing ethnic cleansing operation in the does not justify the ongoing dispossession of Palestinians, that the Consortium plans to use Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, recent and present centuries, the ongoing attempt to destroy justice, truth, peace are not tribal prerogatives. That Israel’s Vine, Google, YouTube, and CPAC to bring the debate to as Palestinian nationhood. ‘right to defend itself,’ unarguable in principle, does not validate many Canadians as possible. The Palestinians use tunnels? So did my heroes, the poorly mass killing. Other possible debates: The Conservatives have armed fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto. Unlike Israel, Palestinians Last summer, I met with one of my dearest friends, a announced election debates with TVA, Munk Debates, and lack Apache helicopters, guided drones, jet fighters with bombs, comrade from Zionist days and now professor emeritus at an the Globe and Mail, though the details are not yet finalized. laser-guided artillery. Out of impotent defiance, they fire inept Israeli university. We spoke of everything but the daily savagery They have also announced a fourth debate, in French, which rockets, causing terror for innocent Israelis but rarely physical depicted on our TV screens. We both feared the rancour that has not been decided upon. harm. With such a gross imbalance of power, there is no would arise. equivalence of culpability. But, I want to say to my friend, can we not be sad together at Israel wants peace? Perhaps, but as the veteran Israeli what that beautiful old dream of Jewish redemption has come journalist Gideon Levy has pointed out, it does not want a just to? Can we not grieve the death of innocents? I am sad these peace. Occupation and creeping annexation, an inhumane days. Can we not at least mourn together?’ Whoops! blockade, the destruction of olive groves, the arbitrary Dr Gabor Maté is a physician, working with the addicted in We named boat captain David Rees-Thomas as David Rees- imprisonment of thousands, torture, daily humiliation of Vancouver, a speaker, and author of In the Realm of Hungry Jones in our Tour Des Iles photo caption last edition. Rees- civilians, house demolitions: these are not policies compatible Ghosts. This article appeared in the Toronto Star and Georgia in July last year. It is reprinted with the author’s Thomas runs Boot Cove Marine Services on Saturna. with any desire for a just peace. In Tel Aviv, Gideon Levy now Straight moves around with a bodyguard, the price of speaking the truth. permission. 0 SITE C from page 1 BC Utilities Commission, which has so far been barred from the generation farm owned by farmers Ken and Arlene Boon, which process, and to the Agricultural Land Commission. With this will be underwater if the Site C dam is built. vote, groups representing approximately 70% of British Conflicting Opinion About Public Columbians are now urging the province to give the Site C dam Opinion a full independent review. The Vancouver Regional District has Meanwhile, BC Hydro has released a report stating that a new joined the North Local Government Association and the poll has found growing support for Site C. The poll concluded Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communites in that awareness of the project has grown from 41% in 2013 to voicing this recommendation. 75%, while support has also increased since then—59% of Paddle for the Peace people surveyed support construction of the dam, 22% can An on-the-water rally was held on July 11 to protest the support it under certain circumstances, and 17% are opposed. construction of Site C. The annual Paddle for the Peace drew From comparing notes, it is easy to spot the discrepancies. people from all across the province, beginning with a pancake If groups representing 70% of British Columbians are urging breakfast hosted by the West Moberly First Nations, before the government to halt construction and give the project a full TALISMAN boats were launched into the Peace River at the Halfway BOOKS &GALLERY independent review, then how can 81% of British Columbians tributary. The boats paddled the Peace River to a third- support the project? 0 Photography Show: Howard Cummer - Photos of Pender Island and the Pacific Readers, help us afford all these pages of news! Paying for your Island Tides Northwest makes all the difference. If you get an unaddressed copy in your mailbox, or pick Show runs until July 31 one up at our racks or yellow boxes, have you sent in your $30 annual voluntary 250-629-6944 Driftwood Ctr, Pender Island subscription? Addressed subscription available for Vancouver Islanders: $57.75. www.islandtides.com Quebec’s, a $10 a day childcare program in BC would Island Tides, July 23, 2015, Page 3 News Shorts significantly increase the workforce participation of mothers of Walbran Valley Logging Protests young children, grow BC’s economy by $3.9 billion per year, Activists rallied at the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and and generate about $1.3 billion in revenues for the provincial BULLETIN Natural Resource Operations Office in Victoria on July 7 to urge and federal governments. the government to deny permits for logging in the Walbran For the study, go to www.policyalternatives.ca/BC-child-care. BOARD Valley. The valley, a prominent old growth forest, was the Derelict Vessel In Ladysmith Harbour Poses central point of the ‘War in the Woods’ protests almost twenty Threat To Community years ago. Logging company Teal Jones has recently applied for The steel-hulled Viki Lyne II, formerly known as Aberdeen, lies School District No. 64 (Gulf Islands) FREE REMOVAL! a permit for proposed logging in a cutblock within the valley, derelict in Ladysmith Harbour. A survey, conducted in 2012, Scrap Car, Truck, Bus and is planning seven more. Led by the Wilderness Commitee, concluded ‘the hull is very close to being penetrated by corrosion’. Applications are invited for & Equipment over 850 people have so far written to the BC government While the Coast Guard pumped some 20,000 litres of oil from the following positions at No Wheels? No Problem! asking them to deny the permits. the vessel in 2014, it is estimated that a further 13,000 litres of Pender Islands School: Metal Clean-up Bins Also BC Ferries Shipbuilding Progress oil and solvent remain on board. Chief John Elliott of the - School Counsellor Available Gulf Islands • Victoria • Sooke The first steel has been cut for construction of BC Ferries’ third Stz’uminus First Nation, and Town of Ladysmith Mayor Aaron - Educational Assistant Sidney • Duncan intermediate-class vessel for the Vancouver–Gulf Islands and Stone have written to the Federal Minister of Transport, Lisa For further information 250-744-6842 the Comox–Powell River routes. The three ships are being built Raitt, PC, MP asking to have the ship removed and dismantled. refer to School District No. 250-732-4285 at Remontowa Shipbuilding in Gdansk, Poland. However, the reply from the Minister was that the ship was 64 website at: Construction for the other two ships began earlier this year. not, in fact, an obstruction to navigation ‘in its current position’. http://sd64.bc.ca/job-information/. The staggered construction starts matches delivery dates. The The Minister advises that the Coast Guard ‘would be the lead first is scheduled to arrive in August 2016, the second in October agency in co-ordinating a response to any pollution events.’ 2016, and the third in February 2017. WAHL MARINE LTD. The First Nation and the town are in no position to manage 135 McGill Road Queen of Burnaby The vessels will replace the 50-year-old or pay for the removal of the vessel. The 2012 survey expressed Salt Spring Island All Types of Residential Queen of Nanaimo and the 51-year-old . The third ICF some certainty that the Viki Lyn II would sink, and that the 30 years experience & Commercial (Intermediate Class Ferry) will augment Southern Gulf Islands result would be an environmental disaster affecting the local dock building & repair VINCE SMYTHE service in the summer, and replace the other two vessels during shellfish industry, a growing marine tourism industry, a pile driving & drilling winter refit season. successful Western Purple Martin recovery colony and the ‘very aluminum gangways & ramps 250-213-6316 Quality Workmanship The names for the new ferries, chosen from thousands of lifestyle of a region known for its connection to the sea’. wood piers & wood floats Reliable Service suggestions, have not yet been announced. Each vessel can Subnational Climate Agreements Reached crane barge service & towing carry 145 vehicles and 600 passengers and crew, and will have Free Estimates National governments have found it difficult to commit to mooring systems & service a service life of approximately 40 years. The vessels are also [email protected] specific GHG emission reduction targets. However, impatient being designed to run on liquified natural gas (LNG). Gord Wahl 250-537-1886 ‘sub-national’ and regional governments have adopted specific cell 250-537-7804 Meanwhile, BC Ferries has announced that three shipyards E-BIKES emissions reduction targets and provided GHG inventory data. will be shortlisted for mid-life upgrades on the Spirit of British By David Columbia Spirit of Vancouver Island Announced at Lyon, France, on July 2 at the World Summit and the , the two largest Elderton vessels in the fleet. The shipyards under consideration are Climate and Territories, participants signed a ‘Compact of Besley Sales, service, batteries, bikes Seaspan’s Vancouver shipyards, Remontowa SA of Poland, and States and Regions’ which had its origins at the 2014 UN Design & Build and kits. Authorized dealer for Fincantieri of Italy. The upgrades also include engine conversions Climate Summit in New York. 3D Computer Design Signatories from North America include: Washington State, Permit Plans Juiced Riders and ebikes.ca so the vessels can be fueled with LNG or clean diesel. Foundations & Framing Water Shortages Prompt Fishing Bans & California, British Columbia, Oregon, New York State, Ontario, Siding & Roofing Salt Spring Island Curb Hydro-electricity Generation Quebec, Jalisco State (Mexico). From South America are Rio de Finishing 250-538-0911 • [email protected] Janeiro, Såo Paulo, (Brazil). From Europe are: Wales, Scotland, Decks & Fences A shortage of snowmelt and rainfall has led to drought Renovations & Additions Rhone-Alpes, Lombardy, Baden-Württemberg, Catalonia, Timberworks & Arbors conditions on the west coast of BC. All of Vancouver Island has Basque Country. From Australia are: South Australia and 25 years experience Hy-Geo been rated at the highest drought rating, Level Four. Australian Capital Territory (Canberra). SALT SPRING ISLAND Licensed & Insured Call Ron for free estimate Water levels in some key spawning rivers are too low for The 20 reporting governments represent about 10% of the Consulting [email protected] • 250.537.8885 many fish to complete their journeys to spawn. The BC world, representing some 220 million people. Technical services for government has placed a ban on freshwater fishing on the lower These governments anticipate finalizing a global agreement half of Vancouver Island, and on the Gulf Islands. Water Wells at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris this December. Aquifers The geographic area of the restriction covers Bamfield south As their commitment to carbon pricing, Ontario and Quebec to Victoria on the west coast, and Campbell River south to have joined California to implement a cap-and-trade scheme Groundwater Victoria on the east coast. Key rivers affected include the to limit GHG emissions. (250) 658-1701 Caycuse, Chemainus, Cowichan, Englishman, Gordon, Little The recent Climate Summit of the Americas also ended with [email protected] Qualicum, Nanaimo, Nitinat, Oyster, Puntledge, San Juan, a Climate Action Statement, see story, page 12. Done Right - Safely Sooke, Trent and Tsable. The Big Qualicum and Quinsam rivers www.hy-geo.com Weaver Calls For Diversified BC Economy • Foreshore Applications are the only rivers or streams exempt from the restrictions. • Docks • Moorings Meanwhile, BC Hydro has shut down its turbines on the Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver says that it is uneconomical • Durable dock systems for Puntledge River in an attempt to save water for the fish, and is in today’s global market to establish an LNG industry in BC. exposed locations expected to shut down the Campbell River John Hart But, he points out, the government plans to ‘tie the hands’ Ross Walker & Corey Johnson generating station to 20-25% capacity. of future governments, making it impossible to make changes 250-537-9710 Is $10 A Day Daycare a Possibility? to royalty rates, carbon tax rates, or natural gas tax credits. The www.islandmarine.ca A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives result would be that BC will not only miss its legislated (CCPA) concludes that BC could afford a $10 a day childcare greenhouse gas reduction targets, but in fact ‘dramatically Downtown Victoria program, since the economic growth from more women joining increase’ its actual GHG emissions. Rental – Ferncliff House the workforce would largely pay for the childcare. The CCPA He notes that there are ‘numerous opportunities’ to grow One bedroom self-catering study builds on research by economist Pierre Fortin, which BC’s creative and resource economies, hi-tech industry, with full kitchen, living room, found large and almost immediate economic and fiscal benefits renewable resources and tourism. The BC Government, he bath, tv, wifi, on quiet street & private duplex home in from the provincial childcare plan launched in Quebec in the insists, must put the interests of British Columbians ahead of Fernwood/ Oakland district, late 1990s. It enabled more women with young children to their own political interests. He has started a petition asking less than 5 minutes from return to work, which boosted Quebec’s economy and that the government ‘end their singular focus on LNG’, Jubilee Hospital, Hillside withdraw from the Pentronas agreement, and support a generated significant returns from higher tax revenues, reduced Mall, and downtown. social assistance for families with children, and lowered reliance ‘diversified and resilient 21st Century economy’ in BC. No smoking/pets. on other income-tested benefits. Iglika Ivanova, a senior A signable petition to this effect is at: 250-539-2463 economist at CCPA, says that if BC’s experience was similar to www.greenparty.bc.ca/lng_project_development_agreement. 0 www.bluevistaresort.com/victoria

LNG COMMENTARY from page 1 guns and to oppose this gift to Big Oil as the unnecessary and directly and indirectly attributed to LNG if the miracle boom unacceptable handout it is. Northumberland scenario ever materializes. An important point to balance our ‘They should be demanding that this precedent-setting LNG Transportation 40ft Landing Craft Barging to perspective. agreement be referred forthwith to a special committee of the legislature. It should then commission an independent, expert Mudge, Ruxton, De Courcey ‘Be that as it may, the giddy promises of jobs, jobs, jobs and Valdez & Outer Islands analysis that might guide the Legislature in its detailed a ‘debt-free BC’ that Christy Clark hung on her hyperbolic vision Building Supplies, Furniture for LNG dramatically weakened her government’s negotiating deliberations.’ Appliances, Cars, ATVs etc position in advancing either objective.’ Brown comments that the government ‘likely has no clue how its deal stacks up in a comparative sense to other LNG 250-327-9805 thelma@bcmar Silence is Consent fiscal arrangements negotiated by other governments around itime.ca ‘It should make us all think about the pitfalls of saying nothing the world. and demanding even less from a law-making process that ‘We should know that.’ compromises our own long-term interests. Martyn Brown’s Prognosis NEXT DEADLINE: • WATER WELLS ‘For, by our silence, we confer consent to both that ‘Unfortunately, none of that is going to happen. The BC Liberals July 29 sweetheart deal and the government’s shoddy means of • HYDROFRACTURING will use their power to push through their law, betting on blind 250.216.2267 TO IMPROVE WELL YIELDS pushing it into law, without any meaningful public debate or faith that they did not get screwed too badly. BOXED ADS - Start • DRILLING FOR GEOSOURCE sensible understanding of its long-term implications. ‘They know that this is not the type of issue that many will at 1-1/2 inches      ‘The legislature should at least know what it is doing before take the time to care about, let alone try to do anything about. B&W:      entrenching in law a binding contract that will do far more than Yet that shouldn’t stop you. $24.50/in+gst set in stone today’s abominably low LNG tax rates and the ‘Do not be fooled that it is in British Columbians’ best COLOUR: wwwdrillwellcom drill@drillwellcom Natural Gas Tax Credit.’ interest. It is a political package, pure and simple, that $32/in+gst What We Should Do 0 An Island Family Business represents a huge win for Big Oil, at BC’s ultimate expense.’ For  Years! Martyn Brown has been there before. He says, ‘The NDP and Ed’s Note: Martyn Brown is not related to Island Tides’ writer the BC Green Party’s Andrew Weaver are right to stick to their Patrick Brown. www.islandtides.com Page 4, Island Tides, July 23, 2015 Readers’ Letters Rebuilding Canada After Harper What steps are our governments now taking to help Dear Editor: communities and individuals create rainfall reservoirs bigger Remember Murray Dobbin’s article on ‘How big ideas become than rain barrels, when hopefully rain arrives in non- Every Second Thursday Island Tides apocalyptic amounts this fall? Strait of Georgia’s only government policy’ (July 11, )? Big ideas, like nationalizing the oil industry or using a public bank to ensure What will life be like on this planet in fifty years, if we do not Free & Mail-Delivered Newspaper more public control over our economy are much needed now. now change direction from fossil based industries to As Murray said, these ideas ‘will be necessary to save the country sustainable, renewable, and remediation activities? 22,500 copies this edition from further rapid decline into a de-industrialized and corrupt Lavonne Garnett, Nanaimo 14,965 print copies delivered to all petro-state’. Recession Spin households on 14 Gulf Islands But how do we get from here to there? Tony Hall, professor Dear Editor: of globalization studies at University of Lethbridge, long time Minister Oliver and Harper have been busy grabbing as much Salt Spring • Mayne • Galiano • Pender • Saturna supporter of First Nations land defender actions, and other air time as they can to tell us that there is no recession in this Gabriola • Denman • Hornby • Quadra • Cortes human rights causes, author of award-winning books including country despite all the readily available economic data to the Read • Texada • Lasqueti • Thetis Earth Into Property, thinks we need to give Canadian voters contrary. But the most telling comments by these political spin some assurance that voting for anything but current doctors is their rambling dissemblings that ‘I believe’ and that Conservatives will be a vote for something people can have ‘we believe’ there is no recession. In other words, faith-based confidence in. In his words, ‘We need a multi-party pact of rhetoric being used to obfuscate real life information. Well, I adherence to the higher ideals of national restoration, national and many other Canadians believe Oliver and his leader live in reconciliation and nation building within a framework of their own fantasy-land bubbles—and the coming election is 4,035 print copies on Ferry Routes and in: ecological globalization.’ gonna pop those bubbles big time. Victoria • Saanich • Sidney • Cobble Hill Mill Bay • Crofton • Duncan • Chemainus We couldn’t hold a gathering on ‘Rebuilding Canada After William Clegg, Gabriola Island Ladysmith • Nanaimo • Bowser • Courtenay Harper’ without Elizabeth May; she will be on Salt Spring on Water Shortage on Galiano Port Alberni • Campbell River August 9, so that’s the day. Where? The United Church in Dear Editor: 3,500 online readers each edition Ganges, starting at 7pm. This opportunity to share news of what It is widely known and understood that Galiano Island has a Owner, Publisher & Editor: is already underway and envision next steps for rebuilding our water shortage problem. Wells are running dry from over-use, nation will be a fundraiser for the Unist’ot’en permaculture and suffering saltwater intrusion. We do have provisions in our Christa Grace-Warrick camp. Currently funds are needed to build a Healing Centre Editorial & Publishing Assistant: Natalie Dunsmuir OCP to limit these incidences, but they are obviously failing our with indigenous youth as its main focus, for learning, healing, community. We are draining our aquifers faster than they can Contributors: Patrick Brown, Brian Crumblehulme, Natalie connecting with nature, breaking with the legacy of be replenished. This is leading inevitably to an environmental Dunsmuir, Priscilla Ewbank, Jenna Falk, Derek Holzapfel, Gabor colonization. disaster for our community. We cannot sustain this condition. Maté, Elizabeth May, Della McCreary, Ann McLean, Tim At times the work we need to do can feel overwhelming. But It is time we invoked the Precautionary Principle. Marchant, Toby Snelgrove we know that our vision is actually older than Canada and that ‘When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or Island Tides Publishing Ltd people from all kinds of backgrounds across this country share the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even Box 55, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M0 it. We can connect with each other and create a kind of’ if some cause-and-effect relationships are not fully established Tel: 250.216.2267• News: [email protected] ‘transpartisan uprising’; we can build an economy, a way of life, scientifically.’ Advertising: [email protected] that is not based on sell-out deals, that is based on respect for We need to act swiftly to stem the demands on our water Advertising Deadline: Wednesday Between Publications each other and our common home. system. While we may not have the scientific studies to support Canadian Addressed Subscription: $57.75pa Jan Slakov, Salt Spring Island this claim at the moment, the matter is far too serious to delay US Addressed Subscription: $80.00pa Laudato Si… taking action. We need to take immediate measures to reduce For unaddressed copies & online readers: Dear Editor: the sheer masses of visitors to our island that are contributing Suggested Voluntary Subscription is $30pa I am writing to thank Patrick Brown for the article in Island to this crisis. Our population increases to unsustainable levels www.islandtides.com Tides entitled ‘Laudato Si—the world of a Franciscan pope’. during the period of May to October. More than any story I have read about Pope Francis’ encyclical, There are hundreds of people in our community that have Canadian Energy Strategy yours has helped me to understand the radical theology behind demonstrated support for the Precautionary Principle. I call on This letter was recently sent to BC Premier Christy Clark. his strong environmental stand, and to see how it translates into them to contact their trustees with view to taking action under Dear Premier Clark: positive policy and action. Truly, thanks. this principle, to protect our healthy supplies of fresh water, You have important work to do at the July 15 to 17 meeting of the I might mention one minor confusion in the headline protect our flora and fauna, and ensure the health of our young Council of the Federation in St John’s. Canadians are counting children. however. It could be read as saying that Pope Francis is a William Russell, Galiano Island on you and all premiers to conclude an agreement on a Canadian member of the Franciscan order. However, to my knowledge Energy Strategy that can grow the economy, add jobs, increase he is not: He is a Jesuit who admires Saint Francis, but not a Greek Economic Crisis our competitiveness in the world, and make our air and water Franciscan. Bruce Alexander, Vancouver Dear Editor: cleaner. We beseech you that the Canadian Energy Strategy This Greek crisis goes back to their pre-2007 government that commits to ensuring provinces/territories develop credible The Population Issue hired Goldman Sachs, the ‘vampire squid money-sucker’ as climate protection plans that include carbon pricing. Dear Editor: Rolling Stone’s Matt Tiabbi described it. In order to help them One of the largest market failures in the history of humanity The papal encyclical, Laudato Si, totally ignores one of the hide their economic problems from the rest of the Common is the exclusion of the damages caused by the consumption of greatest threats to the earth’s ecological future: namely the ability Market, Goldman helped them lie. fossil fuels—the social cost of carbon. Until this market distortion of the planet to support an ever-increasing human population. Greek workers were the most productive in Europe back then. is corrected, humanity is on track for a global increase of 6°C, We are now faced with the prospect of nine billion (!) people But their banks and conservative government were into the same which experts agree will seriously compromise civilization. It is inhabiting the Earth within the next few decades; an increase disastrous leveraged deals as the American and Canadian banks. time Canada internalized the costs of carbon pollution. that will be almost entirely concentrated in what are currently When their bubbles burst, as ours and the US banks did in 2007, The BC carbon tax is a great example of a well-designed the world’s poorest countries. our governments shoveled money into the institutions that environmental tax. In fact, it’s been praised by the Organisation If we are to prevent most of the additional billions from living caused the crisis. The Greeks were told to do the same, except for Economic Co-operation and Development, the World Bank, in dire poverty and/or migrating in countless millions across they couldn’t because their government hadn’t been ripping off Economist and the for being a leading example of its kind and a national boundaries (Southern Europe?), there will need to be their people as ours had, so they didn’t have as much surplus. ‘textbook’ case of how environmental taxes should work. Only a massive increase in the use of all forms of resources, especially President Tsipras now has a mandate from his people to one problem: the BC Carbon tax has been frozen at $30/tonne food, energy and water. This is a circle that is hard to square prosecute Goldman to return consulting fees they got for their because subnational government cannot enact border tax from an environmental standpoint and is the elephant in the bad advice. He should also sue for insider trading if Goldman adjustments to protect their manufacturing and agricultural room that currently no political party, religion, or green has made money short-selling Greece since 2008. industries. movement dares to confront. Jim Erkiletian, Nanaimo Recognizing that global carbon pricing is inevitable and a The Roman Catholic Church, with its prohibition against Elizabeth May Excluded desire for Canada to reclaim our environmental leadership on proven and safe contraception for women, is a major factor in The following letter was sent to the Globe and Mail: the international stage like we did for Acid Rain and Ozone this worsening and ultimately non-supportable ecological strain We are disappointed and disturbed to discover that Elizabeth Depletion, we urge the Premiers to consider these five core on the planet. We need an open and critical discussion of this May has been excluded from the debates that the Globe & Mail principles of effective carbon pricing when determining a issue by all parties, not encyclicals that ignore one of the most is sponsoring for the upcoming election. We read the Globe and carbon pricing policy that must ultimately be synchronized crucial factors in the ability of the biosphere to support majority Mail diligently and find it to be one of the most progressive of across Canada, North America and the world: human existence in a decent and sustainable manner. the existing newspapers in the country. Two of our favourite 1) A steady, resolute and rising carbon price. David Clark, Mayne Island 2) Internalizing costs incrementally, steadily and with no writers (Elizabeth Renzetti and Tabatha Southey) continue to leakage. Drought and LNG inspire, inform and challenge us on many different levels. Quite 3) Simple, transparent, effective at reducing emissions. Dear Editor: frankly, we are shocked and dismayed that the Globewould take 4) Building economic value at the human scale. While many of us, particularly farmers, are still reeling from the the position that it has. 5) Easy to implement: country by country, harmonizing current drought, smoke and ashes—and hearing frequent Please consider changing this misguided decision and allow across borders. comments about this year’s weather—‘It’s scary!’—the BC Elizabeth May her rightful place among the candidates. BC is to be congratulated for having a 2020 goal of reducing Liberal Government continues to embrace the LNG and other We know there are countless others who feel this same way. GHG emissions to 33% below 2007 levels. We are proud of the resource extraction industries that impact water. In a level four Wendy Judith Cutler and Corrie Hope Furst, Salt Spring success achieved by BC’s carbon tax since 2008. It is now time water conservation, the LNG industry is allowed to ‘frack’ for G7 Decarbonization to build on this foundation. sources of LNG, using massive amounts of unpaid water laced Dear Editor: We encourage all Premiers to advance a Canadian Energy with toxic chemicals, all of which are buried, no longer available The agreement by the G7 nations to completely ‘decarbonize’ Strategy that delivers climate protection with a robust carbon for generations to come. their economies by 2100 is a watershed moment that deserves pricing policy and charts a path forward toward a climate- Meanwhile, clear-cut logging continues to create water qualified celebration. While the details are sketchy and the friendly economy for Canadians today and into the future. evaporation zones that dry up the land, as evidenced by foggy language vague, the declaration is nonetheless official recognition hillsides, juxtaposed with fog-free forests. Citizens’ Climate Lobby: Michael Jessen and 16 others by the world’s largest economies that the continued burning of Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson warned of consequences if (Nelson); Laura Sacks and 5 others (Castlegar); Anni Holtby fossil fuels is ecologically unsustainable and must end. and Mike Geisler (Bonnington); Allan Early (Crescent Valley); humankind did not stop fouling everyone’s nest. If humans had This is good news. The science is unequivocal and the Janet Mcintyre (Rossland); Jim Berrill (Slocan Park); Dona been sufficiently far-sighted, they might have been able to avoid political pressure for such a declaration has become so palpable and Paul Grace-Campbell (Kaslo); Susan Eyre or avert the environmental crises edging us toward the brink of (Yahk);Maxwell Sykes (Chilliwack); Jan Slakov and 2 others that even the most recalcitrant of leaders had to make some (Salt Spring Island); Peter Bateman and 2 others (Victoria) chaos, as fires and floods give rise to ‘Apocalypse Now!’ thinking. www.islandtides.com LETTERS, please turn to page 9 Island Tides, July 23, 2015, Page 5 The Sliding Scales of Citizenship - Elizabeth May n the last issue of Island Tides, I implementing legislation adopts provisions documented how the Harper similar to those found in the Model IGA administration has made it far harder to [Intergovernmental Agreement], in my Icome to Canada—whether as a permanent opinion, the legislation would violate section 15 resident or refugee. Even more disturbing have of the Charter...The source of this problem is been the many ways that Stephen Harper has the fact that the Model IGA requires financial undermined the fundamental principles of institutions to treat people differently based on citizenship. Before Harper, being a citizen of such innate characteristics as place of birth or Canada was a solid concept. Canadians abroad, citizenship.’ even those convicted of murder, could count But that was just the beginning of Harper’s on Canada’s help to press for their return to creation of two-tiered citizenship rights. We Canada to complete their sentence. Previous now have a law that allows the government to governments used to lobby hard to save the strip Canadians of their citizenship if convicted lives of Canadians in US jails on death row. of a terrorism offence. Even the Globe and Maybe that was Stephen Harper’s trial Mail argued that this was the sort of thing balloon—failing those Canadian citizens, associated with despotisms, not democracies. knowing the public outcry might be muted. Still, Bill C-24, the ‘Strengthening Slowly but surely, Canadians abroad Canadian Citizenship Act’ is now law. It allows realized their government did not have their the federal minister of citizenship to revoke back. Canadian Brenda Martin, jailed in 2006 citizenship. Due to international conventions in Mexico, complained that no one from the to prevent the creation of a stateless person, no Canadian Embassy had offered help for years. government can do this unless it can make a More recently Canadian-Egyptian journalist case that someone has another country that Mohamed Fahmy complained that Canada will recognize its citizenship. So someone born had not worked to obtain his release from a of a parent with British citizenship might be Cairo jail. His Australian colleague Peter Greste plausibly considered a dual citizen. With the was released due to direct intervention by murky so-called terrorism offences of C51 it is Australia’s prime minister. He was in a Cairo possible (although admittedly not likely) that a jail for more than a year and now awaits the minister of citizenship could strip someone of verdict from his retrial on bail, but held in their citizenship for ‘promotion of terrorism in Egypt. He hoped for a release and return to general’. This undefined offense could result in Canada, but our government would not send a terrorism-related conviction for activities on him his passport. The sense that being a the internet. Combined with the no fly list Canadian citizen no longer engaged your provisions of C-51, a Canadian citizen could be government when you were in trouble began visiting family abroad, find they have lost to grow. Canadian citizenship, be barred from their Then there have been the bizarre events flight home, and might, due to the information surrounding the issue of ‘lost Canadians’ with sharing provisions of the bill, find themselves the Harper administration taking the view that charged or subjected to torture based on there was no such thing as Canadian allegations that would not stand up in a Photo: Tim Marchant citizenship prior to 1948. Vancouver activist Canadian court. Island cherry picker—a doe enjoys lunch. The car was covered in cherry juice, with plenty Don Chapman has led the charge on this issue, One of Canada’s most dedicated advocates of scratches in its paint. while one million Canadians have effectively for the rule of law, Toronto lawyer Rocco been denied recognition of their citizenship— Galati, has challenged the constitutionality of including thousands of our war dead. this law. ‘Once you are a citizen, you are a The assault on citizenship has continued citizen,’ said Galati. with the Conservatives passing bill after bill He told the court, ‘the issue is whether it can that undermine our concept of citizenship. The be taken away without your consent with the first of these is the FATCA—Foreign Accounts natural-born and naturalized citizens...The Tax Compliance Act. It essentially defines any government does not have the authority to Canadian with US connections (even those legislate on this issue.’ (the case, argued in short of dual citizenship) as a lesser Canadian, October, awaits a decision.) subject to the CRA demanding every bank and The matter of citizenship should never be credit unions search their records and hand political. It must be based on facts. You are any information to CRA that suggests a born here or you are naturalized a Canadian Canadian citizen might also be a US person. citizen. Canadian citizens who violate the law Then that information is secretly given to the go to jail. But to create the notion that US Internal Revenue Service. As noted citizenship can be revoked for anything other Constitutional law expert, Peter Hogg, warned than fraud in obtaining that citizenship is to the Minister of Finance in a December 12, move into a shifting and uncertain 2012, letter, these measures are clearly understanding of what it is to be Canadian. 0 unconstitutional: ‘To the extent that any

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No wasp stings and no systems being stressed it stands to reason that heat stroke for our ambulance attendants to all the insects and their prey are going to be deal with—a miracle. knocked off their interlocking timing too. ‘Queen Elizabeth’ and ‘Prince Phillip’ What is my part in this and how can I dropped by to honour the occasion and were responsibly act? Nothing like direct experience taken on our Spanish longboat to ‘review’ the to jump start the brain into thinking ‘so this is boats in Winter Cove and then visited the BBQ how this will play out. How can I be an active site, to the delight of children and adults alike. part of a solution for myself and for us all, Tsartslip elder May Sam gave a blessing and especially since governments do not seem to be sang a gorgeous song during the welcoming leading in any meaningful way?’ ceremonies. Retired Senator Pat Carney The Saturna Lamb BBQ welcomed us, along with our new convener. The Breezy Bay Blues Band and our Salt Spring The Saturna Lamb BBQ saw a record number band kept live music flowing. We sang Oh of visitors for a mid-week Canada Day Canadatogether, and at the end of the day our celebration. And we didn’t burn the island MP Elizabeth May gave a rousing, short speech down, despite the large fire lit to roast the lamb! and sped off to the many other Canada Day All BBQ’s have a predominant flavor. This celebrations across her riding. one was relaxed and friendly. There were kids of At 4:30pm, after the last guest is gently all ages seemingly delighted by the host of corny shoed out of the Beer Garden, we—the Saturna old games we offer. Several visiting parents community and the many families who come shared that they love having their kids just especially to work together and pull off this unplugged and racing about doing ‘stuff’. We huge community fundraiser—drop our work had fun innovations this year; early morning and get together under the big tent to share the fresh baked cinnamon bun delivery to the boats last lamb and the leftover Spanish rice. We take moored in Winter Cove and an ATM machine the time to sit down and relish our successes in a snazzy VW bus equppied with a solar panel. and our company. A Turkey Vulture on the Belle Chain Islets. The day was a scorcher and the cookers for the twenty-seven lambs had to be careful not SATURNA, please turn to page 8 Extraordinary measures to get an LNG industry going - Patrick Brown Moon Date he BC Government is pulling out all the stops such that arbitration cannot be triggered if the between provinces for GHG reduction, without Full: July 31 to get an LNG industry started in BC. amount is less than $25 million a year, or $50 million compensating North West LNG. Contractual concessions, which it plans over a rolling five-year period. New: August 14 The North West LNG Company Tto provide to proponents of liquifaction Other Provisions Of North West LNG is led by the Malaysian national plants, shipping terminals, pipelines, ‘While it is a well The Contract petroleum company, Petronas, and the group also and drilling and fracking known principle of It is usual for contracts of this includes SINOPEC, The Indian Oil Corporation, and contractors, are generous—to say government that today’s type to cover the use of local the Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. 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They have recently applied known principle of government LNG proponents… ’ etc. In this case, there are few to the National Energy Board for a 40-year export that today’s government cannot actual requirements of North licence, to replace the 25-year licence that has 1-855-629-6939 pass legislation that binds a future West LNG, but government commits already been granted. (The Canadian government kayakpenderisland.com government, the BC Liberal government to consultation and co-operation with North recently amended the NEB Act to enable the plans to evade that rule by signing a 25-year West LNG on First Nations engagement, federal and issuance of 40-year export licences.) agreement to compensate the first of the LNG Roasting Fancy Coffee provincial regulatory agencies, environmental Meanwhile, back in Howe Sound, plans for the proponents, North West LNG, should a future for mail orders since 1982 assessments, filling job openings, particularly development of an LNG liquifaction plant and government change the rules or the rates, thus education and training requirements, local property terminal at Woodfibre have been set back by the causing a cost increase that discriminates against tax rates, and infrastructure provision—roads, imposition of 18 conditions for approval by the North West LNG. airports, hospitals, policing, and schools. The District of Squamish, and 25 conditions by the These arrangements must be ratified by the government claims an understanding with Ottawa Squamish First Nation. Squamish First Nation’s first company (which is currently not required to commit from Thetis Island to you that British Columbians and Canadians will have five conditions include more information on to go ahead with the scheme), despite a special www.potofgoldcoffee.com first call for jobs. Woodfibre’s proposed seawater cooling system; summer session of the Legislature having been avoiding the Skwelwil’em wildlife management area; called to pass the necessary legislation. Greenhouse Gases relocation of the FortisBC compressor station to a The government has reportedly asked that plant The contract anticipates that the liquifaction process site that poses no risk to any First Nation members construction start before the next election. will be powered by natural gas turbines on the site. What Compensation Is This operation, together with pumping stations and living on any Squamish Nation Reserve; Squamish leakage from the fracking operation, wells, and Nation members to have access through the Covered? pipelines, could use up to an estimated 20% of the Controlled Access Zone of the project; and insurance Compensation covers any increase in the LNG gas extracted from the natural gas field. The coverage that would cover risks of personal loss or income tax; any imposition of a new income or resultant emissions from similar operations injury for Squamish Nation members in the event of capital tax that applies exclusively to LNG; any comprise both CO2 (from combustion) and an accident. reduction in the natural gas tax credit; any methane (from leakage). Significant quantities of The District of Squamish, at a special meeting, 1.888.296.8059 adjustments to the carbon tax that applied both of these gases count against BC’s GHG totals, passed an amendment which indicates the district’s www.wintonhomes.ca specifically to the LNG industry; any future changes and would make it impossible to meet existing GHG lack of support for the project. The district also raised You’ll be right at home! to the GHG emission standards, compliance targets, let alone tighter targets in the future. Yet this questions about the seawater cooling scheme, and mechanisms, or the existing GHG incentive contract would require that the company be paid underwater noise that might impact marine life. program. compensation for any reduction in permitted GHG Other concerns included the socio-economic impact How It Works emissions. on the projects, and further research into the impacts Any changes in these arrangements made by a future In fact, total GHG emissions from leakage, of hydraulic fracturing. government trigger an arbitration procedure (which transportation, and liquefaction in technologically An on-the-water demonstration against the will be under Canadian law) to decide what similar situations have reportedly matched GHG proposed LNG plant, led by ‘My Sea to Sky’, compensation would be payable under the contract. emissions from coal-fired electrical generation. BC attracted three dozen watercraft on July 11 for a tour 0 There is a threshold included in the arrangement, would be unable to participate in any agreement up Howe Sound and around Bowyer Island. Voluntary Subs Make All The Difference! Have You Sent In Yours? www.islandtides.com Changing course: Naomi Klein visits Pope Francis- Patrick Brown Island Tides, July 23, 2015, Page 7 aomi Klein’s book This Changes Everything— ‘To our so-called leaders preparing their pledges for COP21 case for climate action, yet the political will of many is still Capitalism vs the Climate has become increasingly in Paris, getting out the lipstick and heels to dress up another askew. The time to act on climate is now, and failure to do so influential. However, ‘as a secular Jewish lousy deal, I have this to say: Read the actual will further damage the planet, its people, and our principles.’ feminist’N she was surprised to be invited to the encyclical—not the summaries, the whole Michael Brune, Executive Director of the US Sierra Club: Vatican for a two-day conference, entitled ‘…a vivid reminder thing. Read it and let it into your hearts. The ‘Pope Francis’s guidance as a pastor and a teacher shines a light ‘People and Planet First: The Imperative to of just how far Pope Francis grief at what we have already lost, and the on the moral obligation we all share to address the climate crisis Change Course’. has to go in realizing his vision of a celebration of what we can still protect that transcends borders and politics. This encyclical underscores The conference, at the beginning of Church that spends less time and help to thrive. the need for climate action not just to protect our environment, July, was organized to discuss the ‘Around the world, the climate but to protect humankind and the most vulnerable communities condemning people over abortion, implications of Pope Francis’ massive justice movement is saying: See the among us. The vision laid out in these teachings serves as encyclical letter, Laudato Si. It was contraception, and who they marry, and beautiful world that lies on the other inspiration to everyone across the world who seeks a more just, initiated by the Pontifical Council for more time fighting for the trampled side of courageous policy, the seeds of compassionate, and healthy future.’ Peace and Justice, and CISDE, an alliance victims of a highly unequal and which are already bearing ample fruit for The Dalai Lama said he ‘appreciated the Pope publicly of Catholic Development Agencies. unjust economic system. ’ any who care to look. expressing these things’. He complained that individual nations Changing course is also the basic premise ‘Then, stop making the difficult the took their own national interests more seriously than global of This Changes Everything. It turned out to be enemy of the possible. interests, and that ‘the environment was a global issue.’ something that Klein and the Pope agree on. ‘And join us in making the possible real.’ Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the papal The US National Catholic Reporter says Laudato Si ‘seeks Klein’s Report encyclical released by His Holiness Pope Francis which for the 21st century nothing less than a huge change in the social Though there wasn’t much reporting at what went on at the highlights that climate change is one of the principal challenges order, and it asks the Catholic community to lead the way. It is conference, Klein herself, writing in the New Yorker, provided facing humanity, and that it is a moral issue requiring respectful a ringing call for justice that lands, unsettling as it is, on the some damning insights: dialogue with all parts of society. The Secretary-General notes doorstep of the rich global North. There is no avoiding it. It’s ‘Many US bishops welcomed the encyclical; but not with the encyclical’s findings that there is ‘a very solid scientific here for the long haul.’ anything like the Catholic firepower expended to denounce the consensus’ showing significant warming of the climate system Klein saw this as ‘its most courageous truth... that our Supreme Court decision [about gay marriage] a week later. and that most global warming in recent decades is ‘mainly a current economic system is both fueling the climate crisis and ‘The contrast is a vivid reminder of just how far Pope Francis result of human activity’. actively preventing us from taking necessary actions to avert it.’ has to go in realizing his vision of a Church that spends less time Physicist Fritjof Capra, co-author (with Pier Luigi Luisi) of Speaking at a Vatican press conference, she commented that condemning people over abortion, contraception, and who they The Systems View of Life (Cambridge University Press, 2014): Pope Francis writes early on that Laudato Si is not only a marry, and more time fighting for the trampled victims of a ‘We call the new conception of life a ‘systems view’ because it teaching for the Catholic world but for ‘every person living on highly unequal and unjust economic system. When climate involves a new kind of thinking—thinking in terms of this planet.’ justice had to fight for airtime with denunciations of gay connectedness, relationships, patterns, and context. In science, ‘...I have noticed a common theme among the critiques. Pope marriage, it didn’t stand a chance.’ this way of thinking is known as ‘systems thinking’, or ‘systemic Francis may be right on the science—we hear—and even on the A biting comment on the Church’s, and the media’s, idea of thinking’, because it is crucial to understanding living systems morality, but he should leave the economics and policy to the what is significant. of any kind—living organisms, social systems, or ecosystems... experts. They are the ones who know about carbon trading and Others Comment the radical ethics championed by Pope Francis, expressed water privatization—we are told—and how effectively markets sometimes, but not always, in theological language, is essentially US House of Representatives Sustainable Energy and can solve any problem. I forcefully disagree.’ the ethics of deep ecology, the philosophical school founded by Environment Coalition commented: ‘For those unmoved by the Arne Naess in the 1970s.’ And by St Francis, centuries earlier. Another Lousy Deal science of climate change, we hope that Pope Francis’ encyclical Capra’s definition of ‘ethical behaviour’ is ‘behaviour for the Not only did Klein disagree with the ‘experts’; she had few kind demonstrates the virtue and moral imperative for action. common good.’ 0 words for politicians. Today’s announcement further aligns the scientific and moral

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www.islandtides.com Page 8, Island Tides, July 23, 2015 Christopher (Kip) Plant 1950-2015 Christopher (Kip) Plant, 65, cofounder of New Society Publishers (Canada), passed away peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Nanaimo, after courageously living with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Multiple System Atrophy for the past 9 years. Kip was publisher of New Society Publishers (Canada) until his retirement in 2013. Kip dedicated his early life to social justice movements. He organized the first Nuclear Free and Independent South Pacific conference. He worked tirelessly for the independence movement in Vanuatu, working closely with Father Walter Lini, who later became Vanuatu’s first prime minster. Kip attended Simon Fraser University where he completed his Masters degree in Communications and met the love of his life, Judith. They were married on May 7, 1979 in Vancouver and together their passion for a more just and sustainable world grew. In 1996 they incorporated New Society Publishers in Canada, beginning a legacy that will forever carry on Kip’s dream of giving a voice for activists and providing tools to change the world. The extended family of New Society Publishers will dearly miss his amazing mind and sense of humour. He has been an inspiration to so many, and the publishing work he did and cared so passionately about continues. A Celebration of Life was held on Friday July 6, 2015. The outpouring of support and love from family, the Gabriola community and from publishing colleagues was tremendous—a truly amazing celebration for a wonderful man who lived a short but powerful life. Kip is survived by his soulmate and loving wife Judith Plant, and will be forever missed by his family Julie Raddysh (Sandy) and grandchildren Benjamin, Thomas and Hannah; Shannon Dubroy (Ken) and grandchildren Samantha, Connor and Paige; and Will Dubroy (Julia) and grandchildren Isis, Emma and Arya. Photo: Derek Holzapfel Kip was born to Patricia and Jack Plant in Birmingham, England in 1950. He leaves behind two brothers; he will be sadly missed by his brothers: Peter Plant (Sue) and nieces and nephews Bad hair day—fledgings are learning to exercise their wings. Robin, Kate, Owen and Jo; and Nick Plant (Sue), and nieces Rebecca, Laura and Sophie. In lieu of flowers or cards, please consider instead a donation in Kip Plant’s name to Gertie, BC government authorizes restricted Gabriola’s Community Bus Service: www.gabriolacommunitybus.com or restart of Mount Polley mining [email protected]. On July 7, the province of BC gave Mount additional $6.1 million reclamation security. A SATURNA from page 6 cosseting him. He called his mom and sent her Polley Mine Corporation premission to begin five-year mine plan and reclamation plan must As much as raising funds, the BBQ is the a picture of his wounds so she wouldn’t freak restricted operations. The open pit gold and be provided to government by September 30 yearly vehicle where we work hard together— out. The Volunteer Fire Department went copper mine has been shut since the of this year, an updated surface and solving situations, counting on each other and immediately down to the car to be sure it was disasterous collapse of its tailings pond in groundwater monitoring plan must be giving our time and effort. The BBQ allows us turned off and not leaking fuel. Parks Canada August of 2014. The amended Mines Act submitted for approval by July 31, and a long- to truly experience that each of us is valuable was notified and sent someone out to permit allows the company to operate the term water treatment and discharge plan must and has something to give, that we are Saturna investigate (minors must have an adult mine at roughly half the rate of normal be submitted to government by June 30, 2016. community—capable, wise, and experienced accompanying them in parks). production. The mine will use Springer Pit, an Inspectors with the Ministry of Energy and at being together. Later, I went down to look at the car, as one existing open pit on the site, to manage its Mines will be onsite during the initial start-up Car Crash on Saturna of the firefighters had said that it would only tailings. period and will conduct regular site Island be leaving the island on the back of a flatbed Several conditions are attached to the new inspections once the mine is operating. Permit Summer is going full out. We have lots of truck. I was stunned. I couldn’t see how they permit, and the mine will be closed if it fails to conditions also require the company to provide visitors now—people connected to us by ties of got out. You could see by the tracks in the dirt meet them, says the government. Water and weekly reports to government, First Nations, friendship and family, and strangers who just road where the car had veered off on a gentle tailings levels in Springer Pit must remain 20 the Cariboo Regional District, and the decide that Saturna is the place they want to curve and torn across granite boulders, over metres below the top of the lowest pit edge, community of Likely, detailing water visit. In early July, about twelve young men got logs, and flipped, coming to rest beside two and no discharge off the mine site is management and water quality results. off the ferry to stay at our Parks Canada walk- giant old cedars. The roof was almost sitting on authorized. Mount Polley Mine estimated that it would in campground at Narvaez Bay. I saw the two the top of the neck-rests of the car and there The company must apply for a permit to be able to begin operation a month after the cars loaded with camping gear, driving fast was no sign of the windshield other than treat and discharge water. Mount Polley application was granted. The company expects down Narvaez Bay Road with their radios shattered glass. Rammed into the passenger Mining Corporation is not permited to use its to employ 220 people. 0 blaring. side was a 5 to 6 inch cedar pole that was tailings storage facility, and must pay an About 20 minutes after they left, I was completely inside the car. That they walked sitting on the ‘Geezer Porch’ at the General away was a miracle. Store and there was one of them bleeding and I thought about their young lives, their If it isn’t delivered to your Canada Post gouged standing in the doorway of the store. I families, and I thought about Saturna had him sit down and mopped up some of the community. We would have been devastated mailbox, you can pick up your copy of blood while someone called 911. He told us he to lose those young, unknown-to-us, visitors. at the following locations: was driving his car to the campsite parking lot We know since losing our young man, with a passenger (who was totally unhurt) and Keenan, last year to drowning that in some ‘Serious Coffee’ locations in Sidney, Mill Bay, Duncan, most of the camping gear and said he thought unguarded moment, youth can slip away from he was driving the right speed. He was you. Nanaimo, Parksville, Courtenay, Campbell River & Port Alberni cornering ‘alright’ when he crashed. That young visitor may never know how The Volunteer Ambulance crew arrived lucky he was and how caring and competent Saanich : Red Barn Market, Mattick’s Farm (yellow box outside) speedily, caring for his abrasions and lovingly our community is, but we know. 0 Deep Cove Market (yellow box outside) The Roost Farm Bakery (yellow box outside) ommunitc y eiculturrag jobs First Brentwood-Mill Bay Ferry (yellow box outside) housing Nations oil spills budget ewat r Sidney: Fairway Market (yellow box outside) onmenviren t Green Party Campaign Office, 2355 James White Blvd (inside) ffererries Victoria: Victoria Public Library Atrium wW ane t Mill Bay: Mill Bay PetroCan, Cobble Hill/Kilmalu Rds, (yellow box outside) to hear o uom yfr ouom Cobble Hill Country Grocer, Valley View Mall (yellow box outside) Crofton: Russell Farm Market (yellow box outside) Chemainus: Haida Way Restaurant (rack outside) (250) 405-5174 NEW 49th Parallel Grocery (rack by exit door) Have your say! Islands T rrust Council The Islands TTrustrust Council wants to know what issues you think are the Ladysmith: Coronation Mall (yellow box outside Bank of Montreal) 200-1627 F t Stor Victoria BC V8R 1H8 most important f oor it to work on during this term. NEW 49th Parallel Grocery (yellow box outside) TTakeake our survey For example, we hear people sa ayy they want us to pr rotectotect the natural Ferries: Swartz Bay, Salt Spring Lanes (yellow box) viren onment – on land and sea – and they want sustainable economies Brentwood/ Mill Bay, Moodyville General Store (yellow box outside) and healthy communities.. People also want the Islands TTrustrust to be  cost-effective .e Protection Island Ferry, Waiting Room www.islandstrust.bc. .ca /strategicplan TTrustrust Council is considering 11 objectives fforor this term. WWee want to Gabriola Ferry Terminal in Nanaimo Harbour (yellow box) know what matters most to you.. Did we miss something important to @ ou?y Chemainus/Thetis Terminal (yellow box) strategicplan Queen of Nanaimo, Mayne Queen, & Queen of Cumberland islandstrust.bc.ca The Islands TTrustrust Council will consider your input in Find us fast: public and decide about a strategic ffocusocus during its Do you know a location that should carry Island Tides next meeting in Septemberr.. Islands Trust newspaper? Phone 250-216-2267 or email Comments due by August 10, 2015 have your say [email protected] with your suggestions. www.islandtides.com Island Tides, July 23, 2015, Page 9 Tasting the Good Life - Brain Crumblehulme ‘The trouble then, as now, is that you can’t see flavour. And if you haven’t encountered it in a long time, you might not even remember what it tastes like.’ —Sasha Chapman, The Walrus, June 2015

hile the ability to taste has been with us since time bitter flavours dissolve in water, so an extended boil will remove began, a sense of taste is cultured and subject to these chemicals, rendering the food tasteless and nutritionally change with health, age, sex and so on. useless. The reverse is therefore also true: bitter flavours are WToday, it is part of our culture to wax lyrical about a fine wine, deliberately infused in water to give us tea, coffee, beer and other a good cup of coffee, a particular cheese, or a piece of chocolate. beverages. Coffee or tea made with cold water is an insult! Fortunes are made by chefs who can create fine and often novel Boiling roots and vegetables softens starches, rendering arrangements of grains and vegetables around a perfectly grilled them more digestible; a perfectly boiled potato or grain will also and expensive piece of fish. taste sweeter as the starch reverts to sugar. Raw meat has almost What is curious is that our ancestors ate very tasty food no flavour, but cooking will break down some of the proteins presented in simple and unsophisticated ways: it was fresh, it into tasty amino acids. The big flavour burst that comes with was local and it was good—if sometimes a little burnt. cooking is the Maillard reaction (named after the French Nowadays, the majority of food has very little flavour, is not chemist who discovered this, 100 years ago) at around 160ºC. IS YOUR fresh and is not good for you—in fact much of it comprises a Since this exceeds the boiling point of water, Maillard reactions very poor diet. Even major celebratory meals are enjoyed not cannot occur in water-based cooking. But that temperature is for flavour and nuance but for their abundance. easy to reach with an oven, grill or in oil. WELLSAFE TO WATER DRINK? Modern industrial food has been co-modified to extract the Baking in a hot oven will cause bread and meat to ‘brown,’ Contamination can occur maximum profit for the minimum cost; very consistent and dull this is the classic reaction when natural fats, proteins and sugars without changes in colour or where taste and texture increasingly comes from synthetic react together at high temperatures to produce all those amazing flavourings and ‘additives’ to provide properties such as sterility aromas of coffee, baked bread and roast meat. A grill is quicker taste. Be safe, test annually. and shelf life. and hot frying oil quicker still. Fifty years ago the Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan Vegetable oils however, smoke at around 120-140ºC, a 250-656-1334 warned that as a culture we were moving away from real life and higher temperature than water but less than optimum for real real taste to one of artificiality. An example might be a famous ‘browning’ to occur; whereas the naturally heavier and richer compound made from carbonated water; sweet, acidic, caffeine- animal fats will take the higher temperature without smoking laced and originally containing a single, genuine plant extract— and the risk of fire. Potato chips always taste better when cooked cocaine. Dropping the cocaine to comply with federal in lard rather than Canola. fax: 250-656-0443 Website: www.mblabs.com regulations did not diminish the sales of this concoction called Fats and oils also have other flavour virtues: many of the Email: [email protected] Coca-Cola—sold as the real thing. What then is real? aromatic compounds found in nuts and some fruits and berries Good cooks and chefs have long used herbs and a variety of are not soluble in water but very soluble in oil, meaning you can 2062 Unit 4 Henry Ave. West, Sidney, B.C. V8L 5Y1 cooking techniques to enhance the flavour of food. Using real enjoy these intense flavours only when oil is present. The oil in cinnamon or vanilla has been demonstrated to be far more a salad dressing is often the carrier of the flavour when fragrant flavourful than a synthetic equivalent such as vanillin made herbs are used. Also, oils and fats (an oil is liquid at room Your Total from petrochemicals. So where does this lead us? The push back temperature while a fat is solid) provide what food engineers Water Solution has been with us for nearly a century and yet only about 5% of call ‘tongue appeal,’ that curious lingering taste sensation that westerners care enough to challenge this insipid tasting life. comes with fried chicken or that bag of junk food. Gulf Islands Water Treatmeent Many of those live in the islands. Knowing the chemistry of flavours is the 21st century version Making Sense of Taste Eat real food is the first mantra: eat old food is the second. of traditional empirical experience. In ~ Rainwater Harvesting Older, heritage varieties still possess some of the flavour that Carolyn Corsmeyer eloquently sums up the dilemma: ~ Water treatment for wells, inspired our ancestors to select and grow them in the first place. ‘Food invites such a variety of symbolic attachments that... surface supplies & seawater Grow your food in real time under tough outdoor conditions eating can signal gross indulgence and moral laxity or lusty ~ Filtration & Disinfection whenever possible and of course use your own greenhouse to participation in life’s offerings. Attention to taste may indicate ~ Slow sand filtration get an early start or grow a winter crop otherwise unobtainable. refinement of perception or silly preoccupation with superficial And eat fresh food: set the kitchen, set the table, then pick pleasures. Ascetic refusal can betoken lofty moral ideas and fine ~ Small systems Health your produce; one hour of resting or lying in the refrigerator can character, timid withdrawal and aversion to bodily needs, or Authority approvals convert sugars into tasteless starches. Then, when the green religious extremism... Bacteria, Arsenic, Turbidity, Tannins-TOC, Hardnesss, much more! beans, zucchini, tomatoes and plums are lying on your counter ‘That eating and tasting require taking a substance into one’s wwww..watertigerr..net radiating aroma and sunshine, eat them raw or quickly cooked body is one of the features of the much maligned subjectivity of at a high temperature. Raw will give you the full spectrum of the eating... this feature of subjectivity actually betokens the ViServingctoria The GulfBu Islandsrnaby & BC sinceCoourte 1988nay flavour of the fruit plus all the microbes living in and on the community that eating together promises.’ ([email protected]) 412-1110 (604) 630-111 TF:4 1-855-777-1220(2500) 339-6914 surface that educate the plant into becoming vigorous and tasty. It’s summer, the season for BBQs, the best of the fresh, and You might just want to rinse the birdlime off your prize berries neighbourhood parties. Our island demographic may be fairly but otherwise relish the yeasty bloom growing all over the skin narrow but that does not imply a narrow mindset: mindfulness, of the fruit. living in the moment, and authentic living are why we chose to Capital Regional District Cooking does amazing things to the chemistry of food. Most be here. 0 Notice of LETTERS from page 4 off the lights. We have to find a way to lower carbon-emitting Applications/Nominations for responsive gesture. The major initiative for action came from energy.’ His obvious hedging leaves him pushing the proverbial Membership Southern Gulf Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel who wanted complete river. The trend to green ‘industries’ and zero carbon energies decarbonization by 2050. Her country has been working hard is unstoppable. Islands Harbours Commission on this objective and she believes it is technologically possible The G7 has identified its North Star and can now navigate and climatically imperative to keep the global temperature to its destination. Any detours and deviations will be more The Capital Regional District (CRD) invites applications/ increase below a critical 2°C. obvious. The tar sands, LNG projects, coal exports and any nominations from residents interested in sitting on the Southern Unfortunately, her ambitious objective was subverted by development involving fossil fuels will henceforth be subject to Gulf Islands Harbours Commission to provide direction with Japan and Canada—Japan because of energy insecurity caused new levels of scrutiny and censure. respect to the planning, acquisition, development, restructure by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and Canada because of Yes, 2100 is 85 years away. But a United Nations’ Climate maintenance and operation of small craft harbour facilities Stephen Harper. Change Conference (COP21) to establish new binding GHG to serve the residents of the Southern Gulf Islands. There are Canada’s Prime Minister has developed a reputation for reductions will be held in Paris this December. More G7s will upcoming vacancies for Commissioners representing Galiano consistently subverting climate talks and diminishing mitigation follow. And, as global climate change becomes increasingly Island, South Pender Island and Piers Island. targets. This has been the case internationally and nationally. disruptive and costly, Prime Minister Harper’s contributions will Meetings are held at 9 am on the third Thursday of every After nine years of promises he has yet to address the huge be judged as stubborn, anachronistic and irresponsible. second month on the Saanich Peninsula. Appointments will be carbon emissions from Canada’s oil and gas industry. This Ray Grigg, Quadra Island for a two (2) year term commencing October 2015. country still has no climate mitigation strategy, and habitually falls far short of reaching its United Nations’ carbon emission Global Aid Spending Still At 0.24% Please send us a one-page summary telling about yourself, your area of expertise, which location you wish to represent obligations. It’s somewhat of a tradition for Canadian politicians to throw and why you would like to serve on the Commission. At the G7 summit, according to a CBC report, Canada’s around money at election time, wooing voters with promises of Prime Minister described Russian President Vladimir Putin as financial largess for themselves and their communities. This Deadline for receipt of applications is August 14, 2015. For a disruptive force whose former role in the [G8] organization appeals to a very low human impulse: what’s in it for me? more information, please visit our website: inhibited co-operation. Prime Minister Harper is quoted as For more than 40 years Canada has been part of an www.crd.bc.ca/about/what-we-do/docks-moorage. saying, ‘Mr Putin makes it his business to be deliberately international agreement committing to spend 0.7% of gross Mail, fax or email your application to: troublesome.’ This is precisely the reputation Harper has national income on global development assistance, and we’ve CRD Integrated Water Services Phone: 250.474.9606 developed in all climate negotiations involving him— never been further from this goal—we are currently at 0.24%. 479 Island Highway Fax: 250.474.4012 greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions would invariably be higher Most developed nations are above 0.3%, with several at the Victoria, BC V9B 1H7 Email: [email protected] and emissions lower without the Prime Minister’s involvement. agreed-upon target. If President Putin is politically ‘troublesome’, Prime Minister Canada repeatedly ranks in the top of all nations in terms of Harper is his environmental equivalent. quality of life and standard of living. The vast majority of the Nonetheless, the G7’s Declaration is significant, stressing world’s people live far below Canadian standards of nutrition, that its members be ‘mindful’ of the ‘latest IPCC results’ while sanitation, clean water and security. emphasizing ‘that deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions As the election season winds up, with the inevitable promises Your $30 annual voluntary are required with a decarbonization of the global economy over of more money flying out of Ottawa, I’m waiting for all party subscription makes a big the course of this century.’ leaders to acknowledge the wealthy and enviable position As a member of the G7, Canada has been forced to recognize Canada already enjoys, and rather than showering us with more difference! Phone 250-216-2267. the principle and the target of a decarbonized economy. Mr money, affirm their commitment to raising our global Thank you! Harper may be correct in assuring existing businesses that, development contributions to the long-delayed 0.7%. ‘Nobody is going to start to shut down their industries or turn Nathaniel Poole, Victoria 0 www.islandtides.com Page 10, Island Tides, July 23, 2015 FEDERAL ELECTION 2015 What Your Candidates Say This edition, Island Tides asks: What are your views about participation in warfare, with particular reference to the Middle East?

Rachel Blaney, North Island-Powell River (NDP) 130,000 soldiers in 16 UN operations, only 113 are Canadian. As someone who works with new Canadians—some of whom When Canada rejected a cease fire in 2011 in Libya, I was come from war-torn situations or have families in this the only MP to vote against continued bombardment. As I situation—I feel strongly that it is time to restore Canada’s role warned at the time, with Al Qaeda forces fighting with the and reputation as an international peacekeeper. I do not rebels acknowledged by Canada as the legitimate government believe that rushing into conflicts is the right approach. Instead, of Libya, regime change was a recipe for disaster. Libya is now we should provide humanitarian aid to those who desperately a failed state and the weapons in Gaddafi’s warehouses have need it, and we should work with the international community helped fuel the rise of ISIS. on long-term, lasting solutions for peace. Greens favour a two-state solution in the Middle East—only Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi, Cowichan-Malahat-Langford (Green) achievable through negotiation. In any such solution, one of One of the Green Party’s six fundamental principles is non- those states must be Palestine. Harper’s lopsided policies have violence. To strive for a culture of peace and cooperation marginalized Canada. We need to be a force for peace. between states is what Canada used to be about on the world Jo-Ann Roberts, Victora (Green) stage. We have a proud history of conflict resolution through After 1945, having made great sacrifices in two world wars, diplomacy and peacekeeping. Having a daughter and son-in- Canadians led the world in peacekeeping. We did this law in the Navy, I know personally how important our military regardless of political opinion: for 60 years, governments from is, and the principle of non-violence is something I hold close all walks of life supported a role for Canada which created to my heart. The Green Party believes that security should not breathing space within international conflicts. Without rest mainly on military strength but on cooperation, sound sacrificing values, we championed peace and were respected economic and social development, environmental safety, and for this. respect for human rights. The Harper government has broken from this tradition, The Middle East is a region full of rich history and complex particularly in the Middle East. This isn’t because the world is our international reputation as a country that promotes peace conflicts. There are no simple solutions for the various and a different place, but because they imagine short term will enable us to play a constructive role in helping to build distinct conflicts that currently engulf the region, but through advantage at home will come from appearing aggressive lasting peace in war-torn regions. diplomacy and international cooperation progress can be abroad. But instead of strengthening Canada’s influence, Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo-Ladysmith (NDP) made. they’ve eroded our independent voice and credibility. Canada was once respected as a promoter of peace, but that Gord Johns, Courtenay-Alberni (NDP) Greens believe that Canada can be most influential role has been shamefully undermined by a Harper government I have always been a dedicated supporter of the peace internationally by restoring ethical leadership, by placing that continually leads us into conflict. It’s time to restore our movement, and I have been proud of Canada’s historic role as priority on peace, fair treatment of all and concern for the role as peacekeepers. I’m proud of our record: Jack Layton a peacekeeper. I am deeply troubled by the Conservative human and natural environment. Not through the mimicry of worked to keep Canadian troops out of Afghanistan, and Tom government’s approach, which has changed us from a nation others’ short-sighted violent ‘solutions’ to issues which breed Mulcair took a strong, principled stand against sending troops that promotes peace to a nation that puts armed conflict ahead further violence. to Iraq. Canada should be providing humanitarian aid and of humanitarian aid or diplomacy. I fully agree with NDP Brenda Sayers, North Island-Powell River (Green) rescinding Harper’s cynical policies that tied foreign aid to leader Tom Mulcair’s opposition to sending Canadian troops Non-violence is one of the six core Green Values. As a Green to Iraq. And I also support the NDP’s position that we should international trade. New Democrats support a two-state solution for Israel and Party candidate, I am committed to non-violence and I support be significantly boosting humanitarian aid to the region. Right a culture of peace and cooperation between states. now Syrian refugees are perishing in camps in Lebanon; they Palestine, as Tom Mulcair lays out here: www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/08/10/tom_ Canada has had a proud tradition as an international cannot wait any longer for international support. We could be peacekeeper, and it is time that we resume that role. I will work actively saving civilian lives now if we were to increase our mulcair_canadians_want_balanced_and_principled_approa ch_to_mideast_conflict.html. with other MPs to re-establish Canada among the global contribution today. leaders in peace-building, peacekeeping, and international Tim Kane, Saanich-Gulf Islands (Liberal) To provide meaningful diplomatic leadership to avoid war, Canada needs to re-establish international credibility. This is diplomacy. I was proud of Canada’s decision to say ‘no’ to Restoring Canada’s role as a peacekeeper in the world is one joining the US invasion in Iraq. of the main reasons I decided to represent the Liberal Party a key reason I’m running for NDP, and I’m hearing many voters echo this hope for our country. The Green Party believes Canadian foreign policy objectives here in Saanich-Gulf Islands. My nephew served in the Armed must include multilateral disarmament, particularly nuclear Forces in Afghanistan. His experiences there and upon Paul Manly, Nanaimo-Ladysmith (Green) Canada must return to its time-honoured role of diplomatic disarmament, and support for United Nations peacekeeping returning home convinced me that we need a Liberal operations. I support the transition from a Department of government in Ottawa to restore our international reputation broker and peacemaker in the Middle East and other conflict zones. The last few decades have shown the near universal Defence into a Department of Peace and Security. and to respect our veterans. The Green Party will also restore the capacity for superb I believe we should deploy our military forces only when failure, in the long run, of external military interventions in most parts of the world, especially in the Middle East and diplomacy, a traditional Canadian strength. this clearly will serve our national interests. Mr Harper has sent Tim Tessier, Nanaimo-Ladysmith (Liberal) our forces into combat without that justification; I disagree Africa. The Liberal Party of Canada has never been opposed to with the current mission against ISIL but would support a Military interventions also cost dearly in lives and funding. deploying our Armed Forces into combat when it clearly serves greater humanitarian effort. I would also support training Iraqi With regards to Israel and Palestine, the Green Party Canada’s national interest. Military missions designed to forces away from the front lines, welcoming more victims of supports an end to the occupation of Palestinian lands by uphold that interest must have transparent objectives and a war into Canada and helping find long-term solutions to the Israel, and a two-state solution to the conflict to address the responsible plan to achieve them. The mission against ISIL conflict in the Middle East. security, economic, and religious concerns of both sides. Alistair MacGregor, Cowichan-Malahat-Langford ( NDP) Diplomacy and dialogue are the only possible routes to proposed by the Prime Minister fails to meet that test, and furthermore will not provide a constructive solution to the I am dedicated to building a more peaceful and secure world— ending the terrible suffering in the region. catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the region. that’s one of my main motivations in running to be your Most importantly, though, to achieve peace in the Middle Canada does have a clear interest in training and equipping Member of Parliament. I am inspired by Tom Mulcair’s clear East and other conflict zones we must increase our Iraqi forces to fight and destroy ISIL. We can—and should— and principled opposition to sending Canadian troops to Iraq. commitment of support to the United Nations for do this training away from the front lines. We should also I strongly support the NDP position that we must restore peacekeeping, and promote democratic reform of the UN participate in a well-funded and well-planned international Canada’s role in the international community as a peacekeeper. Security Council. humanitarian aid effort. We should also expand our refugee I believe that we would do more good and save more lives by Elizabeth May, Saanich-Gulf Islands (Green) targets and give more victims of war the opportunity to start a increasing humanitarian aid rather than entering conflicts Greens are the only party with peace and non-violence as a core new life in Canada. Our foreign policy regarding the Middle without a plan for a lasting outcome, and I think that restoring value. Peace is more than the absence of war. It takes work. Peacekeeping was a Canadian invention yet now, of the East should always further the objective of peace. Island Tides emailed the above question to all contactable electoral district associations and contactable, declared candidates running in: Courtenay-Alberni, Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke, Nanaimo- Ladysmith, North Island-Powell River, Saanich-Gulf Islands, Victoria (Rachel Blaney, John Duncan, Randall Garrison, Fran Hunt-Jinnouchi, Gord Johns, Tim Kane, Frances Litman, Shari Lukens, Mark MacDonald, Alistair MacGregor, Sheila Malcolmson, Paul Manly, Maria Manna, Elizabeth May, David Merner, Carrie Powell-Davidson, Murray Rankin, Jo-Ann Roberts, Brenda Sayers, Peter Schwarzhoff, Laura Smith, Glenn Sollitt, Tim Tessier; Conservative, Liberal, Green and NDP electoral district associations in all ridings above). All received responses are above, and may have been edited for length. All candidates are invited to answer upcoming questions. Next Edition’s Question: What specific intiatives and practical programs will you take to bring positive change to the participation of Canada’s aboriginal peoples in the country’s future?

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The exhibit will be open to the public from 10am- six months from November 2015 to May 2016. noon and 4-6pm each day until August 8. The airport is seeking two and three dimensional art pieces Reconstruction of Bowker Creek Near Oak that celebrate a connection to Vancouver Island’s places, people and experiences. Work can be representative of the emotional, Bay High School physical, literal and/or ethereal sense of being linked or Restoration of a section of Bowker Creek that flows along the associated with Vancouver Island. Art submissions may be in Oak Bay High School property began in July. The project the form of paintings, original prints, photography, mixed features a winding creek that mimics a more natural media, textiles and/or sculpture. watercourse, native plantings, an accessible pathway, a viewing The contest is open to all artists residing in the Comox Valley area and an outdoor classroom. An environmental plan is being Airport’s catchment area of Northern Vancouver Island. followed to ensure construction does not negatively affect the Boundaries include Parksville, Port Alberni and Ucluelet in the creek downstream. In September, crews will be planting the south; the Pacific Ocean to the west; Powell River to the east creek along with participating Oak Bay students and (including Texada, Denman, Hornby, Quadra, Cortes, Alert Bay community members. and Sointula); and the Pacific Ocean to the north. Restoration will significantly improve overall creek health For more info, go to www.comoxairport.com and look under by improving water quality, habitat and flow conveyance. Airport Services/Art and Culture Program. Restoration will also decrease downstream flooding and Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Opens New Exhibit improve climate adaptability. The District of Oak Bay has secured $738,000 in funding for this restoration project. Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre, Quadra Island, is welcoming the Project funding is provided by the Federal Gas Tax fund. public to attend the opening of their new exhibit ‘The Man Raffi Speaks Out On LNG Behind the Masks: The Life and Legacy of Chief Billy Assu’ on August 1. They will also be celebrating the arrival of seven Salt Spring resident and children’s entertainer, founder of The potlatch pieces recently repatriated and returned to the Centre for Child Honouring, Raffi Cavoukian notes that in the community after being confiscated and sold more than one summer, Premier Christy Clark can ‘disappear for a long time’. hundred years ago. So he finds it remarkable that she should be calling a summer A community feast follows the event, which everyone is session of the BC Legislature to ‘rubber-stamp’ a contract for her welcome to attend. Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre, which government’s first proposed LNG project, near Prince Rupert. opened in 1979, was the first of its kind in Canada, designed Raffi notes that the LNG scheme involves fracking, linked to specifically to house the Sacred Potlatch Collection repatriated earthquakes and damage to air and water quality. Only MLA from the Federal Government. Andrew Weaver appears to oppose it in the BC Legislature, says Sisters of Saint Ann Donate Land to Park Raffi, because ‘the numbers don’t add up’. Weaver has ‘outlined in detail’ how Clark’s ‘prosperity projections are fantasy’. The Sisters of Saint Ann have donated a 23 hectare parcel of Cavoukian further suggests that the Premier’s judgement is land to the Capital Regional District (CRD). The land, adjacent blinded by ‘millions of dollars’ in oil and gas company donations to East Sooke Regional Park and located in the Juan de Fuca to the BC Liberal Party. Raffia notes that properly funded public Electoral Area, was assessed in 2014 at $587,000, and will now education would ensure that voters were smart enough to elect be added to the area’s parkland. representatives to ‘champion climate-smart policies’. East Sooke Regional Park, a regional wilderness area, is now Pope Francis, says Raffi, has become the leading global figure 1,457 hectares with this addition. It received more than 145,000 advocating for climate action. We need political leaders who get visits in 2014 and features over 50 kilometres of trails, marine the climate emergency, soundly embrace sustainable clean bird and mammal viewing, and spectacular views of the Strait energies, and will tell the whole truth about our energy choices. of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic mountains. Clark and her Cabinet, says Raffi, practice clumsy sleight of International Photo Exhibit Comes to Hornby hand; ‘bad for our planet and the children to come’. An international photo exhibit, ‘Dispossessed but Defiant: Visit the Centre for Child Honouring online: Indigenous Struggles from Around the World’ is coming to www.childhonouring.org. Hornby Island on July 25. The travelling exhibit is made up of Love A Lution over 100 photos depicting different aspects of indigenous peoples’ Two young Pender Islanders have animated a movie called experiences of dispossession, and their struggles to resist these ‘Love a Lution’ that they describe as ‘a view of the world that is processes. The photos span almost 150 years and center around closer to the outcome we’d like to see’. Kenta and Yoko Kikuchi the experiences of three different groups: Canada’s indigenous spent more than five hundred hours working on the short BUY RAISE MOVE LEVEL RECYCLED INCREASE SUBDIVIDE FIX YOUR peoples, the Palestinians, and black South Africans. animation, which can be viewed at: HOMES SQ. FOOTAGE YOUR LOT FOUNDATION The exhibit was developed by the Canadians for Justice & www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jARcqE5Lko, or by searching for Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) Foundation out of Montreal, Love a Lution on YouTube. 0 WWW.NICKELBROS.COM 1-866-320-2268 with contributions from numerous current and archival www.islandtides.com Page 12, Island Tides, July 23, 2015

Wildfire Warriors No citations, ovations, or public parades, When the smoke clears, our memory fades. The red shirt brigades melt into the haze. Engulfed in the forest’s merciless blaze. Bone weary they tread through the black ash of hell. A flickering spark could sound their death knell. Smoke fills their lungs in the blistering heat. Smouldering embers scald their feet. They fight on the mountains, in canyons and valleys. To assist their brave efforts the sky bombers rally. The foot soldiers who fight in the wildfire platoon March to the beat of a different tune. Their battle is not a conflict of nations, Their mission is simply the planet’s salvation. As the wild winds of change lay waste to the land We owe a great debt to this gallant band. Hail! to the quiet heroes who battle the flames They do not seek glory, fortune or fame. Raking charred roots in carbon clogged smog Through the devil’s terrain they tirelessly slog. The wildfire warriors, courageous and bold. Just doing their job… their lives are on hold. When their sweat has extinguished the last dying ember And a forest is saved…. who will remember? Ann McLean Putting a ‘price’ on water Photo: Della McCreary Natalie Dunsmuir Forest fires colour the skies at Grassy Point, Hornby Island. There have already been more than 843 fires BC’s new Water Sustainability Act, which will take effect in in BC this year, burning around 129,028 hectares of land. This year’s fires have resulted in air quality 2016 with the repeal of the over one-hundred-year-old Water Act, has been the center of growing concern about water pricing. advisories and evacuations across the province. The new Act is designed to include considerations based on growing populations, climate change, and expanding development throughout BC. One of the changes over the old Climate and economy discussed in Toronto - Natalie Dunsmuir Act is the establishment of an ‘Administration Fee’ for groundwater usage. These new rates will be used to cover the Jobs, Justice and Climate ‘Almost every night on the television news it’s like a nature cost of implementing the new Act and have been identified Canadians came together on the streets of Toronto on July 6 to hike through the book of revelation,’ Al Gore said in a speech strictly as administration fees rather than a ‘price’ for promote ‘jobs, justice and climate’. The over 10,000 activists— during the summit. He made the case that fighting climate groundwater. according to estimates from organizers—included change will be a boon to the global economy rather than a threat Under the new fees, groundwater will cost households environmentalists, First Nations, workers from labour unions, to it, and said that the ‘powerful voice’ of Mother Nature is supplied by municipal water systems $1 or $2 annually, with Alberta oil workers, students, anti-poverty groups, and speaking out about climate change. wellusers being exempt from these costs. Groundwater and scientists, all marching under diverse but unified slogans. The summit concluded with the signing of a Climate Action surfacewater users will now pay the same ‘price’ for their water. Author and activist Naomi Klein was present, along with David Statement by 22 regions and states from across the Americas. The highest rate is for industrial users, such as companies that Suzuki and Bill McKibben, both high-profile environmentalists, Representatives from jurisdictions within Canada, the US, bottle water. They will be charged $2.25 per million litres for and Jane Fonda, actress and political activist. Mexico and Brazil signed the agreement, which states that groundwater usage. The goal of the march was to raise awareness for the need global emissions must approach zero by the second half of this Opposition to Industrial Rate for a justice-based transition to a greener and healthier century in order to hold the global average temperature rise to An online petition calling on the government to review the Canadian economy. Ralliers gathered in Queen’s Park for an 2ºC. The statement includes commitments to support carbon industrial water rates gathered more than 225,000 signatures opening ceremony, then marched along Dundas Street. The pricing, ensure public reporting, take action in ‘key sectors’, and before being delivered to Environment Minister Mary Polak. event ended at Allen Gardens with speeches, dancing, and live meet existing greenhouse gas reduction agreements. The BC’s biggest water users are municipalities, mining, oil and gas music. Actress Jane Fonda addressed the crowds, summing up agreement concludes that ‘good climate policy is good economic well fracturing, and Nestlé Water Canada. The petition is the idea behind the march: ‘we don’t have to choose between policy’. centered around Nestlé, which bottles approximately 265 the environment and the economy—that is a false choice.’ Demonstrations at the Economic million litres of BC water every year to sell in retail outlets. The Climate Summit of the Americas Summit Activists are hoping the government will raise water rates for The rallies came just before the Climate Summit of the The Climate Summit began a day before the Pan-American big companies like Nestlé, to encourage the protection of BC’s Americas, an invite-only conference held in Toronto and Economic Summit kicked off, also in Toronto, and just ahead water. The petition gained momentum as tight water organized by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and of the Pan-American Games. A second demonstration by restrictions came into place across the province and the dry Climate Change. The summit gathered together leaders from activists took place on the morning of July 8, just as the conditions sparked a rash of forest fires. across the Americas, First Nations, environmental groups, and economic summit began. Protestors arrived in the early Premier Christy Clark has said that she will review the industry in a dialogue to discuss ways of reducing greenhouse morning at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto where the administration fees in the Water Sustainability Actin response gas emissions and investing in a global low-carbon economy. economic summit was taking place. They marched through the to public concern. The goal of the summit was to provide an opportunity for streets to the hotel, before putting themselves in front of the Water... A Tradeable Good? groups and jurisdictions to build new partnerships and create doors in an attempt to block them. A heavy police presence kept As former MLA Judi Tyabji pointed out, the current momentum to expand carbon pricing networks across the the crowd of a hundred in check; no arrests where made during groundwater rates for industrial use are low because the fees Americas. the three-hour long peaceful protests. 0 are only for administration purposes, and not a ‘price’ at all— Key speakers of the climate summit included Felipe the water is not being sold. She points out that establishing a Calderon, Chair of the Global Commission on the Economy and Did you appreciate this article? Help Island Tides price for water would define it as a tradeable good under free Climate and former president of Mexico; Al Gore, Chairman of pay for publishing it! Mail or phone in your $30 the Climate Reality Project and former vice president of the trade agreements, which would open the doors for international

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