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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.
BC Ferries at anchor on mandated change
REPLAY from June 2010, demonstrating the deceitfulness of BC Liberals involved in oversight of BC Ferries: The Coastal Ferry Act that received royal assent June 3 includes a number of administrative changes, […]
Unequal treatment of the privileged and the disadvantaged?
RossK, The Gazetter, examines the BC Railgate Rumour Mill. The participants have been wrangling for years and perhaps it was foolish to suppose this trial would progress expeditiously in a reasonable fashion. It […]
Small ones, big ones and outright whoppers
Gordon Campbell’s biography at his BC Liberal website claims that “B.C.’s job growth is leading the nation.” That would be admirable, were it true. Statistics Canada reports that British Columbia employment growth […]
A great conversation about BC politics
Guy Gentner, MLA for North Delta offers a two part podcast conversation with Glen Clark that is fascinating. The former Premier ranges broadly, largely avoids partisanship and is not defensive about his […]
Rules are made for other people
On Global TV’s noon news today, a BC Liberal shill explained that, since the government failed to register as an opponent of the HST Initiative Petition, they are limited in methods to […]
Honesty pays, but not enough to suit some people
In this week’s Globe and Mail live discussion between Colin Hansen and others, the Finance Minister claimed a number of things including: That BC Liberals made no promise there would be no […]
Misinformation in Liberal amounts
Gordon Campbell and his sacrificial minister Colin Hansen defend the HST but voices of others in the Liberal government are muted. In fact, the voices of backbenchers are largely silent on this […]
Stop, hey, what’s that sound. Everybody look what’s going down
After an artful letter to the editor by James Dartnell of Surrey, my attention was drawn to a column by BC Liberal reporter Keith Baldrey. Baldrey offered the usual Liberal positioning, making these points about […]
Why (some of us) hate politicians
Gordon Campbell claims that HST will “encourage billions of dollars in new investment and lower costs on productivity.” Bill Phillips, Editor of the Prince George Free Press, in Why we hate politicians, […]
The Greeks get it
By Chris Hedges at truthdig.com: Here’s to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. hey know what to do when Goldman Sachs and international bankers […]
The dog ate my homework and other justifications
BBC’s h2g2 considers Why People Lie and begins with a definition: Lies. We hear them everywhere. Be it from the mouth of a politician glossing over the facts or a desperate student […]
Disaster, baby, disaster
From Tomgram by Subhankar Banerjee, photographer and author of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land: Despite the sobering vision of BP’s collosal mess in the Gulf, Shell Oil is reportedly […]
Connecting dots to draw lines
There are reasons why oil contamination in the Gulf of Mexico is a particularly important story to residents of British Columbia. First is the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal for super tankers to […]
Bob from Burnaby, you’ll be the first caller
[B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell’s chief of staff Martyn Brown] also denied ever encouraging Basi and Virk to call in to radio talk shows and lob “softball questions” to the premier and other […]
It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats. . . (Sallust)
Bruce Ralston is the hunter, Colin Hansen the quarry. 2010 Legislative Session: Second Session, 39th Parliament DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (HANSARD) COMMITTEE A BLUES, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010, Afternoon Sitting ESTIMATES: MINISTRY OF […]
The Oil Rush to Hell
Michael Klare writes at TomDispatch.com: In the first days after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20th, reports from the Coast Guard and BP indicated that no oil was leaking […]
Single best thing they can do for business
BC Minister of Misinformation Colin Hansen worries that HST is misunderstood by four out of five British Columbians. Of course, what he really means is that tax opponents have not confined discussions […]
Depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is
According to a report issued by the Business Council of BC, an organization that supports the 10 year freeze on BC’s minimum wage, HST will lead to better paying jobs in British […]
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