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Matt Toner: It will take capital to move the needle on climate change 

The cofounder of Shred Capital thinks green tech can lead the way in solving the planet's biggest problem.

Matt Toner: First-past-the-post system requires federal Greens to rethink electoral strategy in Canada

Looking to the future, the electoral mathematics are devastating if you believe that we have no more than 12 years to effect meaningful climate change.

Matt Toner: Electoral-reform foes are strange bedfellows

According to foes of electoral reform in B.C., the province is at risk of being beset by fascist hordes, separatists, and extremists of every stripe and persuasion.

Matt Toner: My B.C. Green response to Martyn Brown

The party's deputy leader thinks it would be absurd for Andrew Weaver to pre-emptively declare—without qualification—that he would support the B.C. NDP if no party wins a majority...

Matt Toner: Creative economy ranks high on B.C. Green party's list of priorities

A recent report suggests that Vancouver is falling out of favour as a centre for high technology.

Matt Toner: B.C.'s Petronas LNG deal is bad economic policy and profoundly undemocratic

The B.C. NDP’s response has been alarmingly ambivalent so far.

Matt Toner: New Democrats need the courage to go with our convictions now more than ever

If we allow Christy Clark to swan into the Legislature unchallenged, then we have been defeated.

Matt Toner: PavCo’s activities are trademarks of the B.C. Liberal style of politics

Glimpses of this mentality can be seen shining through when it comes to the B.C. Pavilion Corporation.

Matt Toner: B.C.’s creative industries don’t need more “theatre”

Earlier this week, the B.C. government made a bit of splash with an announcement concerning the inaugural Times of India Film Awards, which will be hosted in Vancouver in April.

Matt Toner: Why Vancouver’s tech sector is stuck in the middle of the pack

As an entrepreneur in the tech sector, I followed the recent report by Startup Genome that compared Vancouver to other innovation centres from around the world with considerable...