Must reading from The Common Sense Canadian by economist Erik Andersen: Sinister Financial Vectors at BC Hydro From 2007 to 2010, there has been a $628 million reversal of net operating income. […]
When thieves hold keys to the public vault
BC Liberals bare all – updated
Three of Gordon Campbell’s executive assistants hold cue cards during a recent speech to defend his government. Squatting on a large stool at mid-stage, one said, “I am sorry but I didn’t […]
New era of prosperity began for some in 2001
An unpopular premier. A government on the slide. A resurgent New Democratic Party Opposition. According to Vaughn Palmer, those circumstances resulted in a private meeting when “some self-styled free-enterprisers began casting about […]
The most open and transparent government never seen
BCR Sale Filing System Read the whole story by Mark Hume at the Globe and Mail: Government staff used private computers for some files, corruption trial told. Ministerial assistants and other senior […]
Get over it
Paul Willcocks authors Paying Attention, an essential read in the blog world. He provides a delicious example of a newspaper employing one standard for political friends and another for opponents. National Post complained that […]
Connecting dots to draw lines
There are reasons why oil contamination in the Gulf of Mexico is a particularly important story to residents of British Columbia. First is the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal for super tankers to […]
Bob from Burnaby, you’ll be the first caller
[B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell’s chief of staff Martyn Brown] also denied ever encouraging Basi and Virk to call in to radio talk shows and lob “softball questions” to the premier and other […]
Liberals master self-destruction
One thing that BC Liberals have mastered in this 39th Parliament is self-destruction. Oh, it’s been brewing for a time but, like an aging airliner, this government is about to be grounded […]
Building public consensus behind closed doors
May I suggest reading Paul Willcocks’ April 29 Times Colonist column: Moving past the politics of blind division. Paul says too many British Columbians choose not to talk about public policy; they […]
Two hits and a miss
A two day visit to Victoria this week allowed me to gather information that will prove useful to future writing in Northern Insights. I met people who were informative and furthered my […]
Final solution
Item: Vancouver school year shortened 10 days to deal with a budget shortfall. Item: Between the 2001–02 and 2008–09 school years, 176 public schools in BC have been closed, unprecedented in BC […]
Leadership race warming?
Victoria pundit Les Layne says, “Before she became a very adroit politician, [Carole] Taylor was a veteran broadcaster. She never says anything by accident.” B.C.’s Carole Taylor joins outcry against HSTBy Justine […]
Voters have not forgiven . . .
On April 17, AngusReid Public Opinions published a poll on the British Columbia political scene. BC Liberals Plummet as HST looms; British Columbians Want a New Party This is the analysis provided […]
When regulators do not believe in regulation
I began writing an article about tobacco companies convicted of multi-billion dollar fraud through smuggling schemes to escape punitive taxation of poisonous products sold to slow-witted youth and the addicted. I thought […]
Quid pro quo: softball treatment of Liberal improprieties
Today, Global TV is applauding their ‘exclusive’ role in broadcasting the Kevin Falcon press release news story about patient centered funding in hospitals. Global says big changes are coming that will be […]
Breaking news of broken government
T. Richard Turner had a stake in a Paragon Gaming Inc. casino development in Alberta while he was chair of British Columbia Lottery Corp.’s board of directors…
Leaked documents
Leaked documents from the offices of a party insider show that BC Liberals are developing a plan to streamline the province’s ‘antiquated’ system of graft. Profiteering, influence peddling and unethical practices are […]
Entitled aristocracies
In the world I want, the public service ethos includes accountability, trust, probity and equity. This is not merely a naive dream because, in practical terms, the qualities are essential to continuation […]
Let’s make a deal
Capital Regional District must decide which door to open. Door number 1, pay $1.65 billion Door number 2, pay $2.03 billion Door number 3, pay $2.36 billion The province ordered the CRD […]
Words may lie, actions do not
Two BC journalists provide information in their blogs that demonstrate the ethics and humanity of the BC Liberal Party. From Paul Wilcocks, Paying Attention, Health care cuts for disabled cost us all: […]
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