One of Murphy’s Laws: “If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop. Corollary: […]
Nothing can go wrong, nrthng cun go rong…
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.
Ottawa’s habitual condescension
A study conducted by UBC Fisheries Centre, funded by World Wildlife Fund Canada, notes in the summary abstract, “If [the economic value of social, cultural and environmental damages] are accounted for, all of the […]
Memories of Vancouver a while ago
Aaron Chapman’s great Tyee piece, Ten Legends of Vancouver’s Penthouse Nightclub, brought back memories. I visited The Penthouse only a handful of times, in its declining, maybe declined, days. In the seventies, […]
Fracking fraud
In Fissures appear in scientists’ assurances about safety of fracking, Globe and Mail writer Mark Hume describes how industry used the work of Charles Groat, of the Energy Institute at the University of Texas, […]
Those in the way may end up in jail
When the Cohen Commission was holding hearings in Vancouver, I attended. It was not a happy or satisfying experience. The most unsettling single observation was of government scientist — a person known […]
Under threat of perjury…
Legal Saga, Mark Hume, Globe and Mail, December 3, 2012 “A legal battle by the Auditor-General to get billing records in a political-corruption case has taken a surprise turn with an admission […]
A government of universal deceit
Theoretically, politicians are stewards of the nation’s resources and regulators of industries that exploit public assets. Yet those chamberlains receive contributions worth millions of dollars every year from the people they are […]
Only when their lips move
Days ago, I posted the article If BC Liberals lied before, can we believe them now? The main point was that our provincial government feels no obligation to speak honestly to the […]
Business genius talks
Warren Buffett, the world’s third richest man, appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart along with Carol Loomis, senior editor-at-large for Fortune and author of Tap Dancing to Work. A few quotes: […]
Gentrification disrupts residents (of the garage)
Contractors are doing demolition of our our one story garage and family room, preparing to extend the existing second floor, to add sleeping and play space for three grandchildren now living here. […]
Not meaning what was said nor saying what was meant
Box of secrets revealed to Mike de Jong In the opening cluster of advertisements on today’s Global TV noon news, a message from the Liberal Government: “BC is stable and growing. We`re […]
BC`s unethical investments not smoking hot
BC Investment Management Corporation may come to regret its rush to invest in big tobacco firms. After adding shares in eight of nine tobacco stocks in fiscal 2012, bcIMC had $237 million […]
Taxpayers on hook for Liberal "campain" funding
BC Liberals and friends had better start worrying because Vaughn Palmer may be taking off gloves and blindfold. The pundit who has all the tools, and a toolbox, often laid implements down […]
Campbell’s wasted weekend with willy-wagglers
One-percenters making changes. Anonymous reader provides interesting links in the comment section after a shuffling of deck chairs among Bilder-burglars. It’s also worth bringing to the top because Paul Fraser has been […]
Les democracy
John Les made an appearance with Sean Leslie on Liberal house radio Saturday and explained that party leadership had to impose a candidate on the Abbotsford-South riding association because a majority of […]
Clear messaging
As Enbridge explains, the Mokena Terminal had a “Line Release.” Nov 23 (Reuters) – About 900 barrels of crude oil leaked from an Enbridge Inc pipeline near Chicago late on Wednesday before […]
A government friendly to some businesses
H/T: R.S.
"All bets are off"… or not
It’s been a while since I complained about CBC pundit Stephen Smart but his 5pm news report today was egregious. He suggested the current Angus Reid poll indicates an important shift that […]
Coastal safety
Second B.C. shipping incident in two days, Vancouver Sun, Nov. 23/12 “Dan Bate, spokesman for the Canadian Coast Guard, said Friday that the deep-sea cargo ship, Tern Arrow, lost engine power in […]
Trends
A Failed Experiment, Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times, Nov 21/12 “Since the 1950s, the top federal income tax rate has fallen from 90 percent or more to 35 percent. Capital gains […]
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Given his track record with promises to end homelessness, it would be understandable if Canada's current Minister of Housing and…