Alex G. Tsakumis is using his opinion site to pummel a few people at Vancouver City Hall. He’s pounding the lightweights but also the presumed heavyweights. Truth is they have all been […]
Other inconvenient truth
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.
Life summarized by four bottles
Thank you David R., who, incidentally, was an actually funny class clown 50 years or so ago. He says, “Shit, we’re on #3!” Priceless.
Why independent online journalism matters
For profit potential, newspapers are not attractive investments today. In fact, operating returns, if they exist at all, are ancillary. The primary purpose now is to affect public opinion and leverage that […]
Happy birthday to us
On today’s first birthday of Northern Insights, we’ve had more readers than ever before and also enjoyed a record for weekly readership this past 7 days. I’m proud to have participated in […]
One more raygun with scary sound fx off the street
We learned this week of four brave gun-toting Quesnel RCMP officers doing a violent take-down of 90 pound Rodney Moffat, a disabled, mentally challenged, 49 year-old man. Someone had reported Moffat might […]
Quid pro quo: softball treatment of Liberal improprieties
Today, Global TV is applauding their ‘exclusive’ role in broadcasting the Kevin Falcon press release news story about patient centered funding in hospitals. Global says big changes are coming that will be […]
Save Your Skin Foundation
I am discouraged by near endless stories of people who wrong society and care little because they value financial gain above all. It doesn’t matter if it is an unethical business person […]
Breaking news of broken government
T. Richard Turner had a stake in a Paragon Gaming Inc. casino development in Alberta while he was chair of British Columbia Lottery Corp.’s board of directors…
Industry strongly opposes the USA approach . . .
During a time when energy companies are rapidly expanding efforts in BC’s Horn River Shale Basin, the Liberals are slashing funds for environmental oversight and inspection. Cuts in the latest budget plan […]
Over-entitled old-media graybeards
Looking at the thinning ranks around him, A.O. Scott, N.Y. Times movie writer, considers whether there is a future for criticism in the age of the Internet. Where once reasoned debate and […]
Highly educated, still ignorant
April 3, CKNW’s Sean Leslie interviewed Professor John Stackhouse and talked about the Roman Catholic Church’s defensiveness in responding to incidents of child molestation. Dr. Stackhouse was a Professor of Theology at […]
British Columbia blog scene
As Canwest Newspapers and television news faded from legitimacy, alternative news sources became vital for any reader aiming to be informed about politics. Voices from all parts of the spectrum are available […]
Painting old lines onto today’s friends
Liberals cling to talking points the way the Premier clings to Hawaiian lampposts, not for illumination but to keep him standing up. Premier Campbell wallows in corruption like a rhinoceros in an […]
Eggciting photos
BC Liberal spokesman speaks
Vaughn Palmer, corporate media’s main BC Liberal spokesman, was on Global TV news today explaining British Columbia’s April 1 tax and fee increases. Noting the number of price rises newly effective, Palmer […]
Keeping crème de la crème fraîche
Northern Insight’s most-read article is brought back to the top at the request of readers. It was first published July 27/09. Moving to HST by broadly applying a 12% combined federal and […]
Inflation means higher interest rates, eh?
With this week’s uptick in term mortgage rates and new federal qualification rules aimed at keeping unprosperous people from entering the housing market, I decided to bring this article back to the […]
Don’t miss this great journalism
Liberals, Stop Lying about BC Rail, Will McMartin, TheTyee.ca Shirley Bond receives a salary and allowance in excess of $160,000 per annum, but she seems to lack either the inclination or the […]
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Can you think of Canadian parallels ?
By George Monbiot, guardian.co.uk Why do our paranoid, anti-fun police seem to think they run the country?Morality policing here is starting to rival Saudi. At protests and festivals, we need to reassert […]
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