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Dermod Travis

Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC, a non-profit group that aims to restore bonds between citizens and their elected officials. He has been the executive director of the Canada Tibet Committee from 2007 to 2011, and is the founder of PIRA Communications. He is a former member of Quebec’s Estates General on the Situation and the Future of the French Language and its Comité d’examen sur la langue d’enseignement.

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‘Grassroots’ spin counters NYT focus on B.C. political fundraising

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‘The grassroots spin to the B.C. Liberal party’s statement may have seemed the way to go in light of the New York Times article, but when donations under $100 account for less than 3.7 per cent of the party’s haul and 14 donors nearly 20 per cent, you’re not really left with a warm and fuzzy grassroots feeling.’

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B.C.’s propaganda department cranks up production

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The B.C. government’s press release juggernaut outdid itself this year, issuing 2,680 news releases so far, including noting bathroom renovations at highway rest stops and new windows in individual elementary schools. But what else would you expect when the communications office’s budget has jumped by 43.3 per cent to $37.9 million since 2010/11?

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B.C.’s affordable housing plan doesn’t even qualify as a band-aid solution

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‘When B.C. Hydro spends $470 million on a temporary Site C work camp for 1,600 workers (an average of $293,750 per unit) – albeit with amenities and housekeeping – chances are the government can find the means to turn what it calls “an historic investment” into an affordable housing plan up to the task at hand.’

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