From Ralph Deline’s blog Read My Mind: “On 4 May a rally drew approximately two thousand students, many merely curious onlookers. National Guard officers ordered the protesters to disburse, shooting tear gas […]
Worth Remembering
Norm Farrell
Gwen and I raised three adult children in North Vancouver. Each lives in this community, as do our seven grandchildren. Before retirement, I worked in accounting and small business management. Since 2009, I have published commentary about public issues at IN-SIGHTS.CA.
A Gathering Storm
From Tomgram, July 26: China’s economy soars on one side of the planet (though with a multitude of half-hidden problems). . . On the other side of the same planet, from Greece […]
Canadian right wing more dangerous
Rafe Mair recaps the misdeeds of BC Liberals A comment at The Tyee submitted by “immigrant” includes this wise observation: “. . . Since moving here I’ve learned that the BC and […]
Will the final loser be the G.O.P. or the U.S.A.?
Regular readers will know there is one mainstream writer for whom I have particular admiration, as a skilled wordsmith and a thoughtful humanist. Roger Ebert’s Journal is one of the finest opinion […]
Daddy, where do laws come from?
Bloomberg: Koch, Exxon Mobil Among Corporations Helping Write State Laws: Koch Industries Inc. and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) are among companies that would benefit from almost identical energy legislation introduced in state […]
Bring on the economic insanity
Question are being asked now in the USA. Canadians should pay attention. Right wing influencers are also working in our country to advance the interests of plutocrats: From commondreams.org: How have the […]
Michael Smyth’s “scoop”
Last Sunday, Province columnist Michael Smyth asked and answered a question about a floating gravy train: “How does B.C. Ferries boss David Hahn’s salary compare with that of his counterpart in Washington […]
Presiding over disaster
These are aims of Fisheries and Oceans Canada as stated by the Minister’s cynical minions: “DFO manages fisheries in accordance with the roles and responsibilities outlined in the Fisheries Act, using credible, […]
ProPublica – Don’t miss journalism – U.S. style
ProPublica’s ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism.MuckReads
Shoddy science and shoddy journalism outed
Rafe Mair, heroic analyst of British Columbia’s political economics, hits DFO, a favourite target, between the eyes at The Common Sense Canadian. Salmon Farm Apologist’s “Shoddy Science” Outed Mair reminds us of mainstream media behaviour […]
Accurate information, the oxygen of democracy, at risk
“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.” Edward R. Murrow I may look too fondly at the past […]
Understanding modern medicine
David Mitchell and Robert Webb, two of Britain’s brightest social commentators, provide an inside look at modern healthcare:
Being of unsound mind and body. . .
“Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.” Heinrich Heine Acute medical distress recently focused my appreciation of close friends and loving family. What great fortune […]
Back soon
I have been investigating public health services up close and personal but expect to be heading home soon after a sojourn at Lions Gate Hospital. Blogging wll resume next week. Indeed, I […]
A self-indulgent story of cars
We suffered a fatal loss recently. Not tragic but inconvenient. The family car died, soon after our local service mechanic found he could afford an air ticket to anywhere because we said, […]
Lie like a rug
If the Liberal’s promises of HST rate reductions influence your vote, consider past announcments of this government: NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release2010PREM0193-001340Oct. 27, 2010Office of the PremierPREMIER ANNOUNCES TAX RELIEF FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANSVICTORIA […]
Planks in their own eyes
Reporting on taxation, commerce and consumer issues and serving the interests of business funded think tanks, the Vancouver Sun never lets truth get in the way of its agenda. In a rather […]
Little known wisdom
A regular reader forwarded the opinion piece about efficiency that is shown below. It seemed relevant after my sad account of an unnamed person delaying and inconveniencing my important technical efforts, in the […]
After warning of benign dictatorships, he now heads one
With the Harper government finally holding a majority in Parliament, it’s worth re-looking at the radical milieu that gave early inspiration to Canada’s Prime Minister. Some years ago, writer Marci McDonald wrote The […]
Real journalism is . . .
Amy Goodman, founder, host and executive producer of DemocracyNow!, was co-recipient of the inaugural Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media. The accolade memorializes I.F. Stone (1907-1989), a titan of 20th […]
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Unfortunately, about 130 million Americans support Trump according to major polling organizations. That's particularly scary and reminds us of a…