Wading through financial reports of BC’s two main political parties leads me to the conclusion that BC Liberals have lost interest in honest and ethical government and are now focused on lining […]
Serving the greedy, not the needy
Down this road, no taxes for business
While getting refunds of every cent they pay, representatives of big business enthusiastically support you and I paying HST to fund safe streets and private schools. However, they aim to relieve themselves […]
Media dam protecting Libs now broken?
Ex-MLA expensed over $2,000 to attend party fundraisers, Jonathan Fowlie, Vancouver Sun: “VICTORIA — A former B.C. Liberal MLA now working as a director at Simon Fraser University has been giving public […]
Stop hangin’ those picket signs on our trees!
Rocky Mountaineer sorry for illegally cut trees in Vancouver, Bob Mackin, Vancouver Courier, March 15, 2012 “The upscale tourist railway that sells rides through what it calls unspoiled scenery is pledging to […]
Ethically challenged plutocrat
SNC-Lavalin CEO resigns after review, Paul Waldie, The Globe and Mail Report on Business, March 26, 2012 “SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has announced the departure of chief executive officer Pierre Duhaime amid allegations […]
Something is rotten in the state of PavCo
The government’s fiscal year ends in a few days so here’s a suggestion for more accurate financial reports in BC. Add a separate line item for “Fraud, Theft & Abuse.” That way, […]
CPC: Deceivers, deluders, dissimulators
“Losers lose, winners win, cheaters cheat, and sinners sin; Dreamers dream, cryers cry, fools believe, and Liars Lie.” Conservative MPs used U.S.-based telemarketers, Greg Weston, CBC News The prime minister and his […]
The days grow short
From the brim to the dregs,It poured sweet and clear,It was a very good year.It was a mess of good years. Important contributions from independent journalists illustrate the diseased state of British […]
Bill Moyers returns
Moyers & Company Show 102: On Crony Capitalism from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. David Stockman, former Reagan Budget Director, “If they’re too big too fail, they’re too big to exist.” Stockman, quoted by […]
"Ethical Oil" – an argument that make no sense
The Devil in the Tar Sands, Jody Williams and Desmond Tutu, Project Syndicate, 2011 CAPE TOWN – …”Oil from the tar sands of Alberta is the dirtiest in the world, and its […]
Never in Canada, right?
Abramoff Regrets Paying Writers For “Placed” Columns, by Joe Strupp, Media Matters, Dec. 8, 2011 “…During a recent interview with Media Matters while promoting his new book, Capitol Punishment: The Hard Truth About […]
Few shadows cast in North America
A Moral Giant among Pygmies, By Erich Follath, Spiegel Online International “Since last Sunday, the world has been mourning the death of Vaclav Havel. The Czech leader led a rollercoaster life that […]
Help for the CBC on conflicts of interest
Read the original item: CBC reporter’s conflict of interest Regular readers will be aware that I filed a complaint with CBC Ombudsman Kirk Lapointe over the conflict involving Legislative Bureau Chief Stephen […]
A reader’s comment CBC wouldn’t publish
CBC is claiming credit for breaking a story that appeared here three days before they first touched the issue, without even a hint of acknowledgement of Northern Insights. I left a comment […]
What will you tell us next?
More sleaze reports: Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes? Federal Judge Pimp-Slaps the SEC Over Citigroup Settlement Congressional perks: Lawmakers’ most surprising benefits Super-PACs and Dark Money: ProPublica’s Guide to […]
Yes minister, BC edition
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis star in BBC Radio 4 program “The Now Show.” It is British oriented political satire and one of my favourites. You can listen to current programs on […]
Central to the whole controversy
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 […]
If we do not act, we bear the guilt
“Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.”Joe Paterno (Penn State) Legendary coach Joe Paterno and Penn State are in the news […]
Old news, aged quickly
Today, media conglomerates are not only influenced by Big Money interests, but they are often themselves Big Money interests.– Cameron Gaut I wrote earlier that the Toope Report helps the Liberal Government […]
Old line parties share corrupt styles
Silence reigns over Port of Montreal hiring controversy, Politicians prefer to keep things quiet, BY STEPHEN MAHER, POSTMEDIA NEWS, October 29, 2011 “…In the Mafia, if you break that code and rat […]
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