With various accusations of BC Liberal corruption being discussed in 2017, it is worth repeating how the first major scandal came to a highly unsatisfactory conclusion for taxpayers and anyone interested in honest administration of justice. This item about BC Rail was first published in 2014.
First published January 7, 2011: A reader pointed us to a recent BBC News report about a British politician convicted of financial fraud. Please compare this legal action to outrageous conduct witnessed […]
Lew said… about prisons I think there’s a conflict of interest here. The government shouldn’t be allowed to design and build with public money what might (if there is any justice) be […]
This item is written by a Northern Insight reader I’ve known for years. He’s done business regularly with the BC Government but in recent years, it’s been a problematic relationship because he […]
If ever the people of BC needed the power of the press, now is that time. The Basi-Virk plea agreement made public yesterday lays bare the corruption of our courts for all […]
BC Liberals spent millions to halt the Basi/Virk trial. They are spending more on court actions fighting the Auditor General’s access to documents. They’ve rejected calls for public inquiry and they offer […]
Simi Sara made a worthwhile demand on her CKNW show today. The British Columbia government should lift the gag orders imposed on Dave Basis and Bob Virk, part of inducements paid the […]
The first thing you read today should be this piece by Alex G. Tsakumis: ‘EXCLUSIVE’ BREAKING NEWS: DAVE BASI CONFIRMS CHRISTY CLARK COMMITTED A BREACH OF TRUST WHILE SHE WAS DEPUTY PREMIER […]
Vancouver Sun’s excellent business writer David Baines considers tax implications of government paying $6 million in legal fees for convicted criminals Basi & Virk. $6-million question: Should corrupt aides pay tax for […]
The following conversation between the three voices of CKNW’s Trailing Edge from the Ledge was first reported at Insights in October 2009. Keith: Vaughn called them nut cases in the past… Vaughn: […]
On today’s Trailing Edge from the Ledge, BC Liberal press officer Sean Leslie disclosed strategy to be followed after the party’s candidate, federal Conservative wonk Laurie Throness, fails to win the once […]
I am a frequent critic of corporate media but wish I could be an enthusiast rather than a detractor. When ink stained wretches — perhaps today that should be digital savvy geeks […]
A person commenting on Jonathan Fowlie’s puffery in the Vancouver Sun proposes a way Premier Photo-Op can resolve her government’s dispute with Auditor General John Doyle over documents in the Basi Virk […]
CBC asks: What was B.C.’s top news story of 2011? They ask readers to vote on these choices: Stanley Cup riot Demise of HST Occupy movement Kienan Hebert abduction Sled-dog massacre Fracking […]
To emphasize that the Basi/Virk trial was merely meter-spinning theatre from the injustice system, I bring back an In-Sights piece from 2010. I think it captures reality, showing the trial was never […]
For British Columbia Liberals, the BC Rail/Basi/Virk story is like a slow growing cancer. Left unresolved, it is metastasizing, nudging the afflicted party toward an inevitable conclusion. I’ve tried to understand why […]
Vaughn Palmer writes about Attorney General Shirley Bond’s letter to Stephen Toope: “Should the government require recovery of legal fees and disbursements paid for the defence of an indemnified employee who is […]
Keith Fraser at The Province is reporting the Basi/Virk audit is blocked by the Liberal Government: “Auditor-General John Doyle is heading back to court in a bid to get access to documents […]
Alex Tsakumis today offers Open Letter to John Doyle, Auditor-General of British Columbia: The Information You Need On the Buying of Dave Basi and Bob Virk by the BC Liberals is Right […]
Vancouver Sun writers and many mainstream colleagues refuse to pose difficult questions to their BC Liberal friends, instead preferring the approach of Sergeant Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes, “I hear nothing, I see […]
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Hi Norm, I think you might find this book review, from the New York Review of Books, interesting. I think…
What’s so hilarious about twenty-first century geopolitics? The irrepressible analytical wit of Sarah Paine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwDGrLRJhQI
Thanks for this article Norm. The BC Greens are breaking new ground this election by promising to introduce a wealth…