Investigative reporter Andrew Jennings is not a popular man among international sport elites. This week, he writes a football story with parallels to our world where powerful interests aim to eliminate dissent […]
More dogs, more fleas
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.
Smile, again
I don’t know the original source but a friend sent it to me. Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater.If you give her some loving, she’ll give you a baby. […]
Dissent unwelcome
After the RCMP were accused of intimidating anti-Olympic activists at a public meeting in Kelowna, BC Civil Liberties Association Executive Director David Eby said: In the history of the Olympics, have any […]
Extortion ?
Canadian Olympic Committee claims the flame logo of this three-year-old small business infringes on its trademark. COC lawyers say desist and pay them $5,000 for legal expenses. I’m quite certain this is […]
Pigs at the trough, again
Time to bring this picture out of the archive, although I suspect we could link a story to it on many days. Michael Smyth of The Province documents how BC Liberals are […]
The Green Olympics
Because of warm weather and too little snow, Cathy Preistner-Allinger of VANOC says they will use wood and straw in place of snow on the Cypress Mountain venues. They also plan to […]
Sweeping review or sleeping review ?
Global TV reports: . . . The National Post published details Tuesday of a copy of a so-called “mandate letter” it obtained that had been given several weeks ago to Toews’ predecessor […]
On Sarah Palin
The News Quiz on BBC Radio 4, Jan 15/10 She’s on Bill O’Reilly’s show. . . Is she there to provide an informed balance to the views of Bill O’Reilly? I looked […]
A personal view of Haiti
Haiti and the Depths of Darkness, Amy Wilentz, Huffington Post: And of course one reason there are so many dead in Haiti is that agriculture in the countryside was no longer providing […]
Slow down, you move too fast , NOT !
Previously, I criticized the Harper Government for failing to protect public interests affected by the RCMP. The police organization has been dysfunctional for years and will remain so indefinitely because no fundamental […]
Blue line strangles justice
The effort continues to prevent accountability for wrongdoing in law enforcement, including police involved homicides. Who is responsible? Mostly, Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan and the Harper Government with assistance of […]
Confluence of grifters
Andrew MacLeod writes, The Tyee headlines, It Stinks Like Garbage: . . . the province’s decision, made less than six days after it came before the ministers… will benefit a company The […]
Create your own reality
Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, self-described “America’s Mayor” Rudy Giuliani compared the Bush record against terrorism: We had no domestic attacks under Bush. We’ve had one under Obama. Remember Joe Biden’s […]
Beyond lies, nonsense and exaggeration
From Stephen Rees’s blog, Why do I talk to the CBC?: Gordon Campbell – like most politicians – loves being on tv. He enjoys the ribbon cutting moments, and always has a […]
Happy 350th anniversary
If you enjoy science, and particularly the history of science, visit From Curiosity to Knowledge for details. Frontispiece to Sprat ‘s History of the Royal Society (1667). Engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar, design […]
What’s another billion
FIN alternatives, Jan 4/2010 An icy battle between a pair of hedge funds is casting a shadow over one of the central venues of this year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Davidson Kempner […]
Forever hungry
Sean Holman’s Public Eye Online is a must-read for every British Columbian politico. This recent analysis of his is unconditional: British Columbians may have re-elected the Campbell administration. But they’ve never been […]
Promises that cost nothing
A long-ago Premier of British Columbia, happily aware that public attention and news coverage of his government shifted rapidly, would smirk and say, “Old newspapers are good for fish wrap.” Not so […]
Tolerating death and violence
Police reserve the right to take over activist groups for 2010 . . . the head of the 2010 Olympic police force has refused to promise that his undercover officers won’t take […]
What we don’t know
Gas Drilling is one of ProPublica‘s Hot Topics. Be sure to follow their links to associated stories. In northeast British Columbia, environmental risks from gas production compound, while government eliminates oversight. The […]
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