When a newly appointed Attorney General David Eby was mandated to reform B.C. lobbying, he’d close a key loophole for consultant lobbyists, requiring them to report targets they contacted.

That wasn’t nearly enough.

Written by Donald Gutstein, who is a former professor in the School of Communication at SFU, and the author of "The Big Stall," "Harperism" and more.

Link to the article published Sept. 20, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/09/20/BC-Wild-West-Lobbyists/

In his newest Polygon Gallery exhibit, Stan Douglas compares the revolutionary years of 2011 and 1848, using a form he calls “hybrid documentary.” The images, so carefully rendered, mostly made our culture editor @/Dorothy Woodend long for real documentary.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/09/20/Riot-According-To-Stan-Douglas/

“I’m writing, first and foremost, for my fellow adoptees, to affirm their complex and confusing experiences.” “Invisible Boy” follows Harrison Mooney as the only Black child in a devoutly Christian family who adopted him in 1985. It should be required reading.

Written by Jackie Wong, who is a senior editor at The Tyee.

Published Sept. 20, 2022. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/09/20/Harrison-Mooney-Dismantling-White-Supremacy/

Mayor Kennedy Stewart’s August calendar shows calls scheduled with property CEOs, developers and more. All 15 names also appeared on a list found last week on the sidewalk that appears to list fundraising “captains” for Stewart’s party.

Reported by Jen St. Denis, who is The Tyee’s Downtown Eastside reporter.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/09/20/Mayor-Meets-With-Big-Donors/

As British Columbians prepare for the polls on Oct. 15 for local elections, recall that municipalities have plenty of power in acting on climate change right now. Michelle Gamage explains three: natural gas hookups, protecting green space, densification.

Michelle Gamage is a Vancouver-based journalist with an environmental focus who regularly reports on climate for The Tyee. You can find her on Twitter @Michelle_Gamage.

Link to the story published on Sept. 19th, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/09/19/Local-Governments-Matter-Climate-Change/

The B.C. government is currently deciding whether to approve an open-pit coal mine within critical caribou habitat in northeast B.C. It will spell the end for the fragile Quintette caribou herd, say the Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations.

Written by Robyn Allan who is an independent economist. Rosemary Collard is an associate professor of geography at Simon Fraser University. Jessica Dempsey is an associate professor of geography at the University of British Columbia.

Link to the story published on Sept 19, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/09/19/New-Coal-Mine-Caribou-BC-Government/

With experts warning we have less than a decade to get global emissions under control, “The Petroleum Papers” is a step-by-step account of the companies and politicians who knew the looming, catastrophic consequences of their actions. RSVP for the launch.

Em Cooper is the outreach manager at The Tyee and a standup comedian.

Link to the story published Sept 19, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2022/09/19/Help-Us-Launch-Geoff-Dembicki-The-Petroleum-Papers/

The royal holiday and subsequent closure will cause real harm: work will be delayed, people will be pushed back into never-ending queues and parents are already scrambling to find child care, writes @paulwillcocks.

Paul Willcocks is a senior editor at The Tyee.

Link to the story published on Sept 16, 2022:

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/09/16/How-BC-Got-It-Wrong-Royal-Holiday/

Squamish Nation has just broken ground on its 11-tower residential Sen̓áḵw project, bypassing #NIMBY objections. Meanwhile, hundreds preorder the republishing of “Conversations” — a window into Squamish life around the time of Vancouver’s founding.

Written by Ben Mussett, a B.C.-born journalist now living in Toronto. His reporting has appeared in the Globe and Mail, CBC News, Vice and the Capital Daily.

Link to the article published on 16th September 2022 https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/09/16/Like-Talking-Elder/

They welcomed people at all hours, in good times and bad. And then COVID hit.

Written by Kate Helmore, a Tula Foundation Immersive Journalism fellow with The Tyee.

Link to the article published on 14th September 2022

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/09/14/Ode-Vancouver-Vanishing-Late-Night-Diners/