Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is my nomination for the bravest public servant in BC. To do her important work, she asked for a budget increase for 2011 that would fund 5 additional positions […]
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.
One segment of the economy is growing quickly
http://rafeonline.com/2010/08/cartoon-by-gerry-hummel-2/ BC leads Canada in striving for an economy based on inequality but, at least poverty mostly affects the poor and minorities, not the rest of us. Also, read Northern Insights’ Striking […]
Blog Borg Collective: CIBC Historical Effective Prime Rate, another nail in the coffin of the BC Rail trial
Blog Borg Collective: CIBC Historical Effective Prime Rate, another nail in the coffin of the BC Rail trial Subtle but important evidence, worth repeating. This does not come from the Public Affairs […]
Wood carver John Williams, R.I.P.
Seven seconds to the death of a deaf wood carver River Otter Rustics Globe and Mail report The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society
Think media is bad now, wait until the CBC is crushed
New Style Public Broadcasting FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, a volunteer group, advocates for Canadian content in radio and TV broadcasting. The group is worried about the Harper Government’s intentions. Rightly so. Commercial broadcasters […]
More wealthcare – helping Mr. Rogers to $10 billion
From the Globe and Mail, Maclean’s no longer worthy of public funding, says Senator: “A Canadian senator is asking the federal government to revoke federal subsidies to Maclean’s magazine over an article […]
Et tu, Corky?
Rafe Mair puts out a few opinions on leadership candidates. His suggestion of Corky Evans as a possibility is particularly interesting for two reasons. Corky and Rafe spent time together recently and […]
Wealthcare for welfare bums
Bill Good is selling another load of codswallop today on CKNW. Something about the British Columbia film industry and HST being inseparable. Don’t believe it. Film and video production in BC has […]
Radical, dude!
When politicians do not want to answer specific questions, they are taught to change the subject. Mike De Jong in particular wants the subjects to stay away, far away, from examinations of […]
A minor point but one confirmed by other sources
When assessing validity of Basi’s memos, a person should test the small details. I barely started reading and one confirmation was clear. Dave Basi wrote in an October 6, 2003 file memo […]
Any truthseekers at Postmedia Network?
Make your way to the website of Alex G. Tsakumis where he is beginning a reveal of insider records written during the Gordon Campbell Government’s sale of BC Rail. Tsakumis sees unmistakable […]
Please sir, can we have some more?
Black Press news item from BC Liberal PR man Tom Fletcher: Kevin Falcon was in Fort St. John Monday to announce his “Northern Prosperity Agenda” that promises more provincial money for resource […]
Toff guys
For people tired of BC politics, this is from The Now Show one of the Friday Night Comedy Shows of BBC Radio 4, available by podcast. A guest last week was Henning Wehn, […]
Gangland violence made worse by government delays
Six people were killed in a gangland slaying at a Surrey highrise in October 2007. Two were uninvolved bystanders. Outraged by the deaths of two innocent men, 16 months later, Gordon Campbell […]
Liberals gain more than NDP from leadership change
Looking at British Columbia’s first post-putsch polling, SFU political scientist and rock musician Kennedy Stewart asked: Can a spring snap election be far away? I suspect many believe that the next BC […]
Carry on cruising, carry on regardless
Our friends at the helm of BC Ferries are in the news again over executive compensation issues. Now subject to Freedom of Information, BC Ferries must release salary information that was previously secret. […]
Flip, flop and don’t fly
The former Mrs. . . Bruce Allen‘s Reality Check on NW today indicates he may not be supporting Patrick Kinsella‘s new project, which is an effort to keep fingers on the public throat pulse […]
Words for today: Tautological Rationalizer
Carole James blames Bill Tieleman and Bob Williams for being backroom party boys who wanted her gone. It is not surprising that Tieleman, tasting victory after a campaign of deprecation, provides no […]
Prince of the racist radical right, or just a moron?
An American friend wondered if I planned to write about recent words of Fraser Institute ‘Senior Fellow’ Tom Flanagan. The University of Calgary professor, Harper advisor and right wing activist spoke with […]
We used to lead the world in wood pulp technologies
In February 2010, Catalyst Paper suspended operation of its recycling plant in Coquitlam and later made the closure permanent. BC, once a world leader in the pulp and paper industry, has no […]
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