April 2015

April 2015 Focus.pdf

4 Leslie Campbell | PEEKING BEHIND CAMPAIGN CURTAINS
Campaign finance reforms are welcome but the Province refuses to restrict donations.

10 Murray Rankin | AN EARTH DAY MESSAGE
Stephen Harper’s indifference to climate change could mean Canada will lose the opportunity for clean energy investment and jobs.

12 Leslie Campbell | AT A GLANCE  
The sewage treatment and deer cull issues.

14 David Broadland | THE FOX IS IN THE CHICKEN HOUSE  
Victoria City Council has been fooled again on the Johnson Street Bridge project.

18 Katherine Palmer Gordon | SAVING GRACE
At a March longhouse ceremony, a cabinet minister promises change, but First Nations are still wary.

20 Judith Lavoie | PETROSTATE CLAMPDOWN
Critics of proposed “anti-terrorism” legislation see it as part of the Conservative’s push to quell opposition to petroleum-related projects.

22 Derry McDonell | A-WORD CONVERSATION BEGINS
Academics weigh in on the amalgamation question.

26 Aaren Madden | A HAPPY NOTE
Using light and shadow, technique and subject matter, Clement Kwan paints to bring joy to viewers.

40 Monica Prendergast | PORTRAYING RACE ON STAGE
An upcoming production of Madama Butterfly encourages discussion of how to represent race properly in theatre.

42 Amy Reiswig | SUPER UNEQUAL BC
Through statistics and personal stories, Andrew MacLeod delves into the realities and costs of poverty in BC.

44 Gene Miller | VICTORIA: iCAPITAL OF CANADA?
The task of positioning Victoria as a centre for innovation and investment demands, among other things, desire.

46 Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic | GOOD NEWS FOR PLODDERS
More is not better, and actually, more could be worse, says one cardiologist.