Did USA Dollars determine the Skeena Bulkley Valley riding election results on October 21st 2019?
Editors Note: We received the following article, that is somewhat outdated, however It’s never too late to expose the truth. I do recall during that election questioning why I got a phone call asking for support for Taylor Bachrach, but the number registered coming from Victoria B.C. Given the margin of win was so close (Claire Rattée with 13,756 votes) to (Taylor Bachrach with 16,944 votes) would he have won without the support of American Election Interference?
It makes one ask, where did all Taylor’s funding really come from?
Did USA Dollars determine the Skeena Bulkley Valley riding election results in our last election?
2007 to 2016 Activists in the Skeena region received $25 million from the US Moore Foundation. ( Will be summarized below)
NDP Candidate Taylor Bachrach issued his Bio but conveniently left off two important pieces of his history:
Taylor Bachrach is a former Director of anti-development and anti-resource Dogwood Initiative. (https://fairquestions.typepad.com/rethink_campaigns/2018/01/election-activism-who-is-the-dogwood-initiative-who-funds-it.html)
Taylor Bachrach was a former employee of Sierra Club BC
– On Oct 3 – Leadnow Tweeted:
https://twitter.com/leadnowca/status/1179814170436521986
Leadnow ran a campaign called Cooperate for Climate – They endorsed and campaigned for Taylor Bachrach.
In Leadnows campaign ‘Cooperate for Climate’ they take credit for helping elect Taylor.They call the candidates that they endorsed and worked for ‘Battleground Champions’
https://www.cooperateforclimate.ca/battleground-champions
– On Oct 22, Vivian Krause highlighted Leadnows election campaigning:https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/vivian-krause-obama-wasnt-the-only-american-interfering-in-the-canadian-election – “In eight ridings, Leadnow did door-knocking and helped to get out the vote for specific candidates. For the NDP: Taylor Bachrach, Skeena-Bulkley Valley”
It is hard to know how much money Leadnow expended in each riding. They will be required to report that to elections Canada. Leadnow has 9 paid employees and they will be required to place a value on the time they spent campaigning in each riding as well as how much they spent overall in advertising, content creation, phone campaigns, etc.
Taylor worked for Sierra Club in the early 2000s. He is listed in some of the annual reports as a Communications staff (2002). His biography says on the Directory of Agencies, where he was appointed in 2017 to the provincial Climate Solutions Council says he was formerly director of communications for Sierra Club. We know he was still at sierra club in 2005.
In approx 2005 Taylor, through Bachrach Communications, helped design Dogwood Initiative’s website and launch.
From at least 2007 – 2009 Taylor was listed as a Director on the board of Dogwood Initiative.
We also know Taylor was involved in the “Tar Sands Campaign”. He is listed in at least one anti-development report as a contributor.
2007 to 2016 Activists in the Skeena region received $25 million from the US Moore Foundation. (Summary)
Of that 3.6 million went to Skeena Wild and Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition.
Bulkley Valley Centre received upward to $3.5 million
Northwest Institute for Bioregional Research received upward to $2.25 million
Forest Ethics/Stand.Earth received approx. $1.5 million from US Moore Foundation for work in the Skeena Region.
The amounts above do not include grants from other foundations over the same period such as from Tides Canada.
This link shows Tides Foundation: https://airtable.com/shrmpcighJz5mx29K/tblxNPbJMsAQhgSxA?backgroundColor=gray&viewControls=on&blocks=hide
Greg Knox of Skeena Wild admitted in Senate testimonial that 70% of his funding comes from the United States.
In July 2019 Tides Canada gave $100,560.00 to Skeena Wild (Terrace BC) and $56,000.00 to Northern Confluence (Smithers)
In July 2019 Smithers Mayor, Taylor Bachrach signed a letter asking the federal government for support for forestry communities while at the same time his company also helped publish an anti-forestry paper for Skeena Wild.
Tides USA letters reveal $3.2-million in payments over last few months to activists groups and environmental organizations in Canada. (https://business.financialpost.com/opinion/vivian-krause-new-u-s-funding-for-the-war-on-canadian-oil)
Taylor Bachrach keeps company with powerful anti-resource industry activists.
1 – Lady on the left – not sure. I’m assuming she is the spouse of Greg Knox
2 – Lady second to left – not sure. I’m assuming that is Taylor’s wife
3 – Taylor Bachrach
4 – Lady third from right – Merran Smith – formerly of Forest Ethics (now called Stand.Earth), formerly of Greenpeace and formerly of Tides Canada. She is now with Clean Energy Canada. Merran was one of the primary strategists of the ‘Great Bear Rainforest’ campaign.
5 – Man second from right – Ivan Thompson – Tides Canada (also spouse of Merran Smith)
6 – Man on right – Greg Knox – Skeena Wild
Ask yourself – If our Federal representative is opposed to the working man having a job, what will become of life in the north?