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.
Jim Hightower, a veteran progressive commentator in the USA, recently published From Democracy to Plutocracy at OtherWords.org. He discusses misuse of the term ‘conservative’ and his words are relevant to British Columbians as well. […]
Alexandra Morton is raising another alarm; this time about secrecy surrounding the Cohen Commission into Fraser River salmon. Mark Hume of the Globe and Mail adds a valuable column as well. This […]
Montreal Gazette editorial: “Be afraid, Canadians. Be very, very afraid. That’s the message Stephen Harper has put up front at the outset of this federal election campaign. What we should fear, according […]
Under a fish farm in BC from Alexandra Morton on Vimeo. From Alexandra Morton: “This is in the Broughton Archipelago, under a Marine Harvest salmon farm. The bubbles are methane. The waste […]
Courageous Warrior or Chickenhawk? When Stephen Harper dropped out after two months as a student at his hometown University of Toronto, he had little interest in military service. Instead, he took a job in […]
Harper Lee wrote about her love of books as a child and her dedication to the written word: “Now, 75 years later in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, […]
By RICHARD (RJ) ESKOW, Campaign for America’s Future Selling the Middle Class Sell-Outhttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/53450699/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces additional funding for aid in Afghanistan, 26 February 2007, Ottawa, ON: …Afghanistan is a long way from home, but the issues we are addressing here – building […]
During the savings-and-loan scandal of the 1980s—a scandal whose dimensions, by today’s standards, seem almost quaint—the banker Charles Keating was asked by a congressional committee whether the $1.5 million he had spread […]
ProPublica reporters Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for their stories on how some Wall Street bankers, seeking to enrich themselves at the expense of […]
You can help. Follow this link and lend support. From Laila Yuile: Wonderful and stunning news that I wholeheartedly support!! I would very much like to host a fundraiser for residents of […]
http://embed.5min.com/516997856/ Mud Volcano in Sidoarjo Indonesia
Harper says, “mass arrests all worth it” Toronto Canada 2010 C.W.A.C. 1944 – They served so we could be free. Lance Cpl John Babcock, C.E.F. 1916-18
Ron Winter on the Vancouver Island Granny Snatching story: By way of an update I am about to tell you how badly things there have gone since media attention focused on Broadmead and […]
See this and more of Hummel’s work at The Common Sense Canadian. Gerry Hummell is a brilliant throw-back to BC’s great editorial cartoonists Len Norris and Roy Peterson. .
Accountability officers of Parliament have a fairly decent record of improving spending practices, government efficiency and integrity. The effectiveness though of an Auditor, Ombudsman, Electoral commissioner or other officer is dependent on […]
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April 5, the Vancouver Sun brought us a “Special to the Sun” by Patrick Moore PHD, titled Fukushima is nowhere near as bad as Chernobyl. “Stephanie Goodwin’s letter comparing the incident at […]
Ah, the Special Prosecutor system worked again, for the BC Liberals. Today, Kash Heed applauded the work of Jane Thornthwaite‘s Special Prosecutor Mark Jette and issued this statement. At least, it was attributed to […]
Dr. Michael Byers is an academic with a broad vision of the world and what it should be. He has expertise in international law and a particular interest in the Arctic. Byers holds […]
It was a bizarre speech but really little different from many of the things Donald Trump has said recently. His…
Millions of US, Americans support Trump! He is not an aberration! When Trump is gone there are many more to…
[…] I generally avoid spending money on American publications, but The Atlantic remains indispensable. Today, staff writer David A. Graham…
Osmatic Power? https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 Ocean solar? https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 Why Australia opted for a multi-purpose wave energy solution. https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 Energy megaprojects https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/this-invention-may-change-the-world-of-renewable-energy/vi-AA1R2wm8?ocid=BingHp01&cvid=6957ce9d73ef405c981ba17669f2cae5&ei=32 The…
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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…