At Public Eye Online, Dawn Steele, a person who makes comments that are always perceptive and incontrovertible, talks about schools being unfunded for urgent maintenance while gigantic infrastructure projects proceed. She says: […]
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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.
Keeping BC strong
Pre-Election – The Promise Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon talks about building BC’s transportation network: We’re providing TransLink with $4.8 million to purchase a new, third Seabus and help reduce traffic and greenhouse […]
One more election promise betrayed
This man is guilty of deceit. Remember when he asked for your vote and promised to protect education and health care? It’s one thing to let an old guy wait for by-pass […]
Waiting for the rest of the story
June 9 2009, Delta police recommended charges of dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving causing death against RCMP Corporal Benjamin “Monty” Robinson. The Delta police department refused to explain why it […]
The Piper extracts payment
Are recent BC Liberal supporters – the ones who claim to be leading guardians of the environment – satisfied with 2009 Budget Redux? We should ask the David Suzuki Foundation, Tzeporah Berman, […]
Verdict unanimous: guilty of deceit
The consensus is clear. Gordon Campbell, Colin Hansen and their Liberal colleagues based the 2009 election campaign and the two 2009 budgets on centrally crafted deceit. Both deserve no confidence and should […]
Letter from Alexandra Morton
BC is in the Pink! Thank you all.As I cruise the waters of northern Vancouver Island, near Sointula, Port McNeill, Alert Bay and the Broughton, fat and sassy little pink salmon are […]
Back to front
With the pols back at work or play in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, I thought an early entry at Northern Insights should come back to the front. It will help […]
HST wound festers
In his blog Paying Attention, Paul Willcocks makes an interesting point about the impact of HST on ordinary citizens. The effect is larger than initially announced. Paul offers The six things you […]
Stones from glass houses
South Okanagan-Similkameen growers are Canada’s leaders in the advancement of organic principles and in recognition of the values of land conservancy. The Similkameen Valley has the highest concentration (40%) of organic farms […]
Takin’ care of business
Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen sell HST as “the single best thing” that could be done for business in British Columbia. Not surprisingly, those with much to gain, the large beneficiaries, agree. […]
Ending up where we’re headed
Best known for Monty Python, Terry Jones was not easily categorized throughout his long career. Choose a label: Producer, Director, Actor, Narrator, Author, Columnist, Pundit, Playwright, Screenwriter, Comedian, Historian. They all fit.
Timorous terrier
We’ve all seen a fainthearted hockey player who demonstrates an ornery streak after teammates arrive to restrain and protect. Once safe, the mock tough guy shouts impolite words, words he would not […]
Deceitful voices trash democracy
Speech from the Throne – August 2009 The pace, depth and scope of the economic crisis surpassed expectations. We have been hit by seismic economic shifts that were unpredictable and brutally deceiving […]
Hands . . .
On one hand: In 2001, British Columbia’s NDP Government set the minimum wage at $8 per hour. After eight years of BC Liberal administration, it remains at $8 per hour, the lowest […]
Underground economy meets overseas economy
Last week, the U.S. government announced its deal with UBS to settle a case that could have thrown the Swiss bank into bankruptcy. At issue was whether UBS would – or could […]
P-for-P
What is P-for-P? A new government project like Public Pays Private Partnerships? Maybe, a formalized policy titled Piss on Poor People? No, it is a new style of public hospital management, Pay-for-Performance, […]
Less-lethal weaponry belongs to City of Surrey
Updated August 24, 9:20 pm Commenter Marc provided a link to Rod Mickleburgh at the Globe and Mail, writing an update to yesterday’s story by the Surrey North Delta Leader. Mickleburgh reports […]
The organization is intellectually bankrupt
If you care for wild fish, don’t miss Brian Lewis of the Province writing about Alex Rose, author of Who Killed The Grand Banks? “Regardless of those other contributors, for the past […]
Justice delayed, is justice denied.
From RightsCity, a project of the BC Civil Liberties Association, with thanks to Jesse Lobdell: The BC Coroner has scheduled an inquest for November 2009 to probe the in-custody death of Robert […]
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