News item, November 19, 2013: “The B.C. government is disbanding its controversial Pacific Carbon Trust…” Yeah, they should have paid attention to us, the humble nincompoops blogging in underwear, or to the […]
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.
New exploration
I’ve been examining the financial elements of legal gambling in British Columbia. Before looking at BCLC annual reports, I assumed the agency’s revenues had grown steadily. In fact, they show a distinctly […]
The BC Ferry crisis is a political one
http://www.gmodules.com/gadgets/ifr?url=http://prac-gadget.googlecode.com/files/google-audio-step.xml&up_MP3=https://sites.google.com/site/audiofilesnrf/home/13%201118%20NF%20with%20Terry%20Moore.mp3?attredirects=0&d=1&up_START=No&up_CCOL=%23d1dae3 First, the idea that gaming profits will help solve the transportation issue is worse than laughable. We know from experience that the beneficiaries will be BC Liberal friends, the ones that […]
Gangster love dealing in cash – REPLAY
With BC Ferries planning to create a moving fleet of gaming houses, it’s worth re-reading this Northern Insight article from the summer of 2011.————————————————————– News item: Catherine Pope, reporting for Global News, August […]
Jessop & Farrell on CFAX 1070, Nov 15
The ever succinct Adrian Raeside
Check out Raeside’s gallery of editorial cartoons.
Unplanned encouragement of opponents
A TransCanada Corp. executive has advice for people who oppose pipeline projects such as Northern Gateway, Energy East and Keystone XL. He’s quoted by CBC News: “I used to believe if we […]
Puzzled or muzzled?
Strangeness in BC coastal waters. CBC reports scientists are puzzled. Commenter asks “Puzzled or muzzled?” #cdnpoli http://t.co/DNfs7ueBts — Norm Farrell (@Norm_Farrell) November 8, 2013 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Big Liberal supporter: "sellout in progress"
Newspaper publisher Glacier Media and associated corporations have been major financial supporters of the BC Liberals: at least $283,000 since 2005. Nevertheless, a Glacier newspaper today published an editorial titled Sellout in […]
On BC Ferries with Ian Jessop, CFAX1070
Between 2004 and 2013, BC population increased 10%, ferry vehicle and passenger traffic went down 12% while fares on major routes rose 60%, 3½ times the rate of inflation. Here is a […]
The real silence is that of victims
In the preceding article, I mentioned the assistance to John Furlong provided by “compliant media friends.” Bob Mackin gave an example in his J-Source article, Furlong drops suit against Georgia Straight for story […]
Battles of unequals
More admissions and allegations came to light this week in John Furlong’s campaign against people who claim to be his victims, writer Laura Robinson and the Georgia Straight, publisher of an atypical […]
Has Edward Snowden already gained victory?
From Jay Rosen’s Press Think, Edward Snowden, meet Jeff Bezos: “…It’s not enough to defy the government and reveal what it wants to keep secret. When you go up against the most […]
Conflict of Interest Code for Senators
Questions to be answered: Was the payment of $90,000 to Senator Mike Duffy reasonably considered to relate to the Senator’s position or, since the related expenses had been rejected by the Senate, […]
Bridge for sale, cheap
Province columnist Michael Smyth is technically correct about the status of the corporation, when he writes, “B.C. Ferries is a private company that acts independently of government, even though the government still […]
Friday’s session with Ian Jessop on CFAX 1070
Today, we talked mostly about provincial revenues from natural resources. I’ll be back with Ian next week to talk about BC Ferries. You can listen at the CFAX 1070 website or here:
Hansard, February 13, 2013
Hon. Thomas Mulcair (Leader of the Opposition, NDP): “Mr. Speaker, in the Senate, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Senator Pamela Wallin claimed more than $300,000 in travel […]
The Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs
Resources giveaway
Some denounce redistribution of wealth from rich to poor but fall silent when public wealth transfers to the rich. After Telus, Teck Resources Limited ranks as the largest BC company, by sales. […]
FYI
The tobacco industry is being sued by Canadian provinces that aim to recover more than $100 billion in healthcare costs associated with tobacco related illness. British Columbia is one of the plaintiffs. […]
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The Gordon Campbell/ChristyClarke years did not bode well for BC. The same Developer real estate views are still widely adhered…