Responding to VANOC’s plea for volunteers who are available before, during and after the 2010 Winter Game, a British police auxiliary known as The Space Hijackers offered to assist the Integrated Security […]
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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.
A lucrative dirty secret
A percolating story, one mostly ignored by traditional media, is the environmental risk from oil and gas activities in British Columbia’s northeast. We discussed it HERE and HERE at Northern Insights, with […]
Only the news we want to print…
In Careless or Captured?, I questioned Vaughn Palmer’s accuracy in reporting on private power initiatives in British Columbia. This week’s Ontario takes green energy lead while B.C. keeps blowing smoke is an […]
A story of privatization
A friend recommended Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century – The World Water Crisis. FLOW – TRAILER
S.I. checks out Vancouver 2010
Games promoters were right about one thing. They said the world press would focus on Vancouver. Here is sportswriter Dave Zirin’s point of view at Sports Illustrated Online: As Olympics near, people […]
Can we be too cynical ?
Gary Mason of The Globe and Mail adds his voice in New RCMP watchdog is toothless: Mr. McPhail’s new job as chair of the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP is […]
Where goes journalism
Hugh Cudlipp was one of Britain’s greatest newspaper editors. He is commemorated by an annual lecture delivered at the London College of Communication. In 2010, that was by Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger. […]
David Eby says . . .
Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association writes a blog that should be read by every person who respects justice. Go there to read the rest of this entry from January […]
When in doubt, turn to a party hack – UPDATED
A few days ago, I accused the Harper Government of suffering fear and indecision that prevents them from addressing management difficulties of the federal police: Exactly no one outside of RCMP management […]
We have the answers, now for the questions
A news report about Yao Wei Wu: A 44-year-old man is recovering from numerous injuries in a case of mistaken identity by the Vancouver Police early Thursday morning, while they were investigating […]
More dogs, more fleas
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 […]
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 […]
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