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Andrea Bennett

Andrea Bennett completed her MFA at UBC and is an editor at Adbusters Magazine.

Hupacasath First Nation battles China-Canada FIPA in court

Closing arguments began Wednesday for the historic Hupacasath First Nation court challenge of a FIPA, or foreign investor protection agreement between Canada and China. The Hupacasath's...
Andrea BennettJun 5th, 2013
Do Not Talk About Climate Change - It's Against Government Policy

Deep pocket PR vs. artist Franke James: the fight's on

Do not talk about climate change, it's against government policy, James' ads in Hill Times say
Andrea BennettMay 25th, 2013

Getting on the bus with pro-lifers and "March for Life" at BC's Parliament

“We've got room on the bus if you want a ride," the spokesperson for Abbotsford Right to Life said.
Andrea BennettMay 10th, 2013

Foreign investment in real estate market resulting in empty condos, panel told

Inside SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, a long line of Vancouverites wait to enter “Foreign Investment in Vancouver’s Real Estate Market,” a three-person panel discussion moderated by journalist...
Andrea BennettMar 21st, 2013

Woof woof: Should the BC Residential Tenancy Act be revised to allow pets?

When Renée Stephen came to Vancouver in 2010 with Minerva, Pixel and The Cat, she received a rude provincial awakening. In Ontario, she recalled, she and her partner could pick up the newspaper and...
Andrea BennettMar 21st, 2013