Many readers here and at other new media sites know Ian Reid through The Real Story. We’ve witnessed his brave struggle against an unrelenting health challenge and when RossK and I visited […]
Salute to a man we can all admire
Norm Farrell
Before retirement, I worked in accounting and small business management. I have published commentary about public issues at IN-SIGHTS.CA since 2009.
Crony capitalism, part duh…
I don’t know that I will bother writing about the detail that I’ve accumulated in examining convention centre projects in North America and abroad. Regular readers can probably guess accurately at what […]
Comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable
Finley Peter Dunne is credited with the words above. I have a feeling this direction will be in the minds of more than a few politicos a year or so from now. […]
Failing upward
In the five years 2009-2013, B.C. Pavilion Corporation, the provincial operator of BC Place and the Vancouver Convention Centre, accumulated deficits totaling $234,178,000 before public contributions (Source: Pavco audited financial statements). During […]
An updated update
I had surgery on my left eye last December and on my right eye a week ago. The procedures went well but I must wait a while yet before new eyeglasses can […]
Neither wealth nor splendor…
I was fascinated by Ian Jessop’s interview Friday with Dr. John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus of Economics, UBC. Dr. Helliwell is an editor of the World Happiness Report 2013, released by Columbia University’s […]
Jan 6 with Ian Jessop, CFAX 1070
War on coastal communities
Christy Clark’s Liberals seem dedicated to punishing residents of BC coastal communities, probably because all ferry dependent communities failed to return Liberal candidates in the last election. A few days ago, BC […]
Dis·in·gen·u·ous — [dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs]
Vancouver Sun Editorial Board Considers the Issues Earlier this month, the Vancouver Sun published an editorial titled, BC Jobs Plan figures don’t signal success or failure yet. In case you fail to […]
Propaganda presented as credible news
Were I a new arrival in Canada who relied on major media, I would believe, as Canadian Press reported, Northern Gateway is a project that, “…will put billions of dollars into the […]
The decline of journalism…
…It’s a fundamental existential problem for every society on earth today. That was in the opening comments of Dr. Robert McChesney when he was interviewed by Ian Jessop of CFAX 1070 radio. […]
Eyes still on the issues
Thanks for the good wishes these past few days. Surgery on my left eye went well and the doctor’s follow-up exam indicated a good result. In fact, within 24 hours I could […]
Blogs, bloggers and blogging
My December 9 session with Ian Jessop on CFAX 1070 covers the why and how of In-Sights, formerly Northern Insights, with a short end comment about BC Ferries. BTW, I’m working on […]
Lies, damn lies and statistics
In late 2012, BC Ferries published a 14-page self-promotion titled Fuel Strategies. It discussed alleged savings in fuel consumption achieved by BC Ferries’ brilliant managers. A centrepiece was this chart: I added […]
RCMP mess needs sweeping
This is one of the first articles I posted at Northern Insight, written in April 2009. By the time the fifth anniversary rolls around, the article count will be about 2,000. I […]
CKNW Orphans’ Fund Financial Recap
Based on T3010 reports filed by the charity with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA):
Fraying of social safety nets necessitates charity – REPLAY
First published in 2012: I listened to parts of Friday’s CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pledge Day, wondering if they would be more forthright about shifting over $1 million from the charity to pockets […]
CKNW charity boosts corporate profits – REPLAY from 2012
The article following this update was published Nov. 25, 2011 (the first chart is revised with 2012 figures). In 2012, I reviewed the most recent Registered Charity Information Return filed by the […]
Promises made, promises waived
From the 2013 platform of the B.C. Liberal Party: We need to do more to ensure coastal communities have access to a high quality ferry service that affordably meets the needs of […]
Christy Clark arrest may be imminent
Sunday, RCMP announced arrest of Qing Quentin Huang for attempting to communicate knowledge of Canadian ship construction to China. Huang is employed by an Ontario based subcontractor of Irving Shipbuilding. At a […]
I hope Canada hurries up no tolerance based rules. I also hope this country has at least a clue of…