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.
When regulators at the Minerals Management Service had concerns about the safety equipment for offshore oil rigs, the agency did not impose stronger regulations and instead allowed industry to police itself, according […]
WASHINGTON — As offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere boomed, a 2003 report warned that the industry wasn’t taking time to find and fix the problems that commonly […]
One thing that BC Liberals have mastered in this 39th Parliament is self-destruction. Oh, it’s been brewing for a time but, like an aging airliner, this government is about to be grounded […]
The Midas Curse: Nine out of 10 affluent families will lose their wealth in three generations. “The offspring of riches: Pride, vanity, ostentation, arrogance, tyranny.” Mark Twain With Shaw acquiring Global TV […]
May I suggest reading Paul Willcocks’ April 29 Times Colonist column: Moving past the politics of blind division. Paul says too many British Columbians choose not to talk about public policy; they […]
For those who do not subscribe to Alexandra Morton’s newsletters, I repeat her latest news. She is on a walk to Victoria from northern Vancouver Island, walking to save the wild salmon. […]
CBC Vancouver News reports that Torstar, owner of Toronto’s largest paper, is in the running to take over financially and intellectually bankrupt Canwest Newspapers. To determine if this might be an unsatisfactory […]
First published October 18 2009, this issue rises back to the top because the proposed Victoria marina has cleared another roadblock. Abraham Lincoln said: Democracy is the government of the people, by […]
New York writer Joe Conason is one of the sharpest political commentators around and one of the most accessible. He writes at Truthdig.com, an online news magazine for progressive voices: . . […]
A two day visit to Victoria this week allowed me to gather information that will prove useful to future writing in Northern Insights. I met people who were informative and furthered my […]
Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Quesnel Advertiser Newspaper in Quesnel, BC and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day. The next […]
PBS program Bill Moyers Journal has been available by broadcast, podcast and online transcript. Moyers is proudly a long time bane to public injustice and America’s military industrial complex. Also, of course, […]
As British Columbian’s learned during the Olympics, important people must never waste time standing in lines or sitting in slow moving traffic. That is for people of lesser purpose. Muscovites know this […]
Item: Vancouver school year shortened 10 days to deal with a budget shortfall. Item: Between the 2001–02 and 2008–09 school years, 176 public schools in BC have been closed, unprecedented in BC […]
Victoria pundit Les Layne says, “Before she became a very adroit politician, [Carole] Taylor was a veteran broadcaster. She never says anything by accident.” B.C.’s Carole Taylor joins outcry against HSTBy Justine […]
Indisputable evidence that self-regulation leads to disaster, one more example:From McClatchy Newspapers, Apr 22/09 WASHINGTON — A Senate panel investigating the causes of the nation’s financial crisis on Thursday unveiled evidence that […]
On April 10, Northern Insights reported that Liberals will force BC Hydro to provide firm-power to private producers for export. Privates want a choice of selling to BC Hydro or contracting with […]
Justice Department lawyer Alain Prefontaine would not provide a date for the Military Police Complaints Commission as when it could expect the release of documents relating to the transfer of prisoners by […]
On April 17, AngusReid Public Opinions published a poll on the British Columbia political scene. BC Liberals Plummet as HST looms; British Columbians Want a New Party This is the analysis provided […]
Harvey Oberfeld may be the éminence grise of the western Canadian blog world. Or, perhaps I should rephrase that to the more respectable ‘world of online journalism.’ He says he writes now […]
Calculating greenhouse gas emissions generally focuses on the combustion of fossil fuels. As we are witnessing this summer, another major…
Hi Norm- your recent post reminderd me of an article I just read. Perhaps you saw it https://alexkrainer.substack.com/p/is-private-enterprise-best?publication_id=1063805&post_id=207429991&isFreemail=true&r=n60ya&triedRedirect=true
Surrey, White Rock and Delta residents are making their own contribution to this “crude sacrifice.” Based on approximately six northbound…
COMMENT FROM DAILY KOS BY "verasole": Fair point, although you could replace « Canadians » in your title with «…
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King of the Outrageous CEO to average worker pay ratio is Starbucks' Brian Niccol. https://thehill.com/lobbying/5523643-ceo-pay-soars-starbucks-lowes/