From the Ottawa Citizen, September 2009: The RCMP paid a firm in Arizona more than $44,000 for “executive coaching” and other training for its top official, Commissioner William Elliott, as part of […]
Neverending stories never end, chapter n+1
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.
Global News and stealth advertising
Has anyone noticed that Global TV’s Brian Coxford, formerly an award winning investigative newsman, is now doing infomercials in his reports for the News Hour? Finished the recent series for Kevin Falcon and […]
Are we there yet?
Remember that BC Liberals promised us a rose garden. The pain-free HST would amp up the economy, create thousands of new jobs and lower prices through elimination of cascading taxes, greater business […]
I shall fear no evil, because I am the meanest son-of-a-bitch in the valley
Vancouver City Police face a difficult challenge policing in the Downtown Eastside. For as long as anyone breathing today can remember, the DTES has been a receptacle of misery. The reasons are […]
Government helps fund anti-government campaigns
Columnist Don Cayo is one of the Vancouver Sun’s advocates for big business. In the nineties, he ran the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, a corporate-funded charity operating as a think-tank based […]
Refudiate this!
Yesterday, Sarah Palin offered her opinion on a proposal to build a mosque in the vicinity of the September 11th site. Her words: “Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in […]
My to-do list for last weekend
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Bigger, better and largely empty – UPDATED
After the folks at Pavco completed the gold plated Vancouver Convention Center and kept the budget overruns down to a few hundred million dollars, they rewarded senior executives with bonuses and “incentive pay.” That is unlikely […]
This guy rants and raves…
The esteemed Columbia Journalism Review, published bi-monthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, gets involved in examining how Canadian media has addressed the G20 demonstrations and police counteractions. Craig Silverman […]
To serve and protect
Close Closer Munch !! .
Satire, ridicule or ?
BC Mary’s The Legislature Raids presents Democracy under attack in Canada by Robin Mathews “. . . As if writing a satire or a piece of straight-faced ridicule, Globe and Mail […]
Global TV News will issue a "correction/clarification"
Northern Insights has been a modest blog about political issues affecting Canada’s west coast. So, it was a surprise two days ago when readers began arriving at an hourly rate measured in […]
Oh, the irony
Reddit, an Internet referral site, brought thousands of readers to Northern Insights in the last 24 hours to read about the Global TV News story. Reddit allows readers to comment about any […]
Global TV News caught cheating – updated with video link
Global TV caught cheating again in January 2011. With almost 60,000 Canadians Demanding a Public Inquiry into Toronto G20 at Facebook, it is a mistake for authorities to think protesters are losing momentum. […]
What else do they fake?
Anyone who reads through In-Sights finds numerous articles where I criticize Global TV News for their biased coverage of British Columbia politics. Global routinely serve as an outlet for the BC Liberals, […]
Ex-top dog turns to day time infomercials
Things must be getting tough at the Corus Radio flagship in Vancouver. They’ve long had a history of renting out blocks of weekend air time for commercial content vaguely disguised as news and information. […]
Fudge-it budgets, free rides and points of view
Will McMartin is another writer who uncovers facts the traditional media choose to ignore. Do not miss this one: The Tyee – Worst Fudge-it Budget Proven, but Free Ride from Media To […]
Masters of disaster exposed
Sean Holman of Public Eye provides an example of good enterprise journalism. “. . . let me share a government document I FOUND last week. It describes the behaviours senior civil servants are expected to […]
If a bubble touches me, you will be arrested for assault . . .
Bubble Girl Everything’s Cool When her partner speaks, the look says, “Hey, what?” Bystander talks to Mr. Serious Crime Fighter Item found at The Galloping Beaver and viewed at Creative Revolution.
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Given his track record with promises to end homelessness, it would be understandable if Canada's current Minister of Housing and…