This is a development that adds information to the Northern Insights article Kinder, gentler mold.——————————————————– The Vancouver Police Department has responded to BCCLA demands that it refrain from using their newly acquired […]
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.
About a pointless pickle
Allen Garr of the The Vancouver Courier recounts a tale worth reading. It is the story of Tom Prendergast, TransLink CEO, a transit manager with an established record of success, fast tracked […]
Poverty – parent of revolution and crime
The title to this piece was written in the 4th Century BC by Greek Philosopher Aristotle. It speaks a lesson still unlearned. Perhaps not entirely unlearned because democracies mimic totalitarian regimes in […]
Gentler, milder mould
Soon, Sgt. Pepper and his virile squad of spraying constables may represent a kinder, milder mould. Weapons technology is advancing rapidly and the 2010 Olympics provides Canadian police with opportunity and funding […]
Taking the gravy train
A reader of In-Sights provided this link to a Washington Post article. It seems timely, given recent evidence that BC Liberals have been overstating economic benefits from the 2010 Winter Games. Later, […]
Join that War on Terror
BC Liberal Burquitlam MLA Harry Bloy said in the legislature Monday: . . . that 200-odd group of terrorists who came to Victoria from across Canada to interrupt the games. Anyone who […]
Worthwhile reading
You Don’t Have to Sell BC Hydro to Give it Away by Dr. Marvin Shaffer Consulting Economist specialized in energy, transportation and environmental economics and Adjunct Professor SFU Public Policy Program Policy […]
More Olympic history
Avery Brundage became President of the U.S. Olympic Committee in 1929 and later took the IOC appointment of an American expelled for advocating a boycott of the Berlin Games. Brundage opposed the […]
Origins of our traditions
Excerpts from the New York Times, Hitler’s Berlin Games Helped Make Some Emblems Popular: “The torch relay is so ingrained in the modern choreography that most people today assume it was a […]
While you are distracted
The illusionist deflects your attention: Look at the pretty flame, the famous athletes, powerful citizens and posh people. And, feel the ghostly spirits of games past. What an occasion! Greece was the birthplace […]
Follow the links
A $1 billion dollar expenditure for security requires perceptions of enemies. If they don’t exist, we must provide them. Hearings to be held for agents provocateurs
Rod Mickleburgh says
Why is the government spending half a million untendered dollars to entertain select guests at the posh, private Terminal City Club during the 2010 Games? Um … “If you look at the […]
"Not good enough"
So said one of more than 300 people crowding a meeting at Sullivan County (N.Y.) Community College, many voicing the concern that they have little control over the drilling that seems destined […]
Welcome to the court of public opinion
Ian Mulgrew of the Vancouver Sun wrote: Access to justice in B.C. is becoming more problematic for the less-than-wealthy and is a principal reason for declining confidence in the legal system. Court […]
Perhaps, it’s too late already
Drawing with permission (sans title) from Stephen Gilpin The Big Picture
Billionaire Bailout Society
Here are its salient features: We promote accumulation of vast fortunes without limits. We shun progressive income taxes that could narrow the gap. We keep most of finance deregulated even after it […]
If we ain’t broke, don’t fix it
I won’t admit to learning about this first on Global TV. Let’s say that I stumbled on it during newsgathering. You should too.Billionaires for Wealthcare A few members of this organization: Bill […]
Ground-beef or slaughter house trimmings?
A while ago, Gwen and I decided to change our food buying habits. Wherever possible now, we buy as close to the producer as we can and we select ethically grown products. […]
Oversight or undersight?
The David Suzuki Foundation gives natural gas a higher score than coal and nuclear fuels but still finds its use problematic. Combustion emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides contribute to acid […]
Warning issued
New Face of Community Policing Dr. Mike Webster, interviewed by Global TV News, warns that all is not well in the Olympics militarization team with its $1 billion budget. He is worried […]
Believe me, taxpayers in Greater Victoria grouse about having to pay for our treatment plant, but I suppose we were…