From my November 25 piece titled To be different, we must do things differently: “Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, along with Chief Bob Chamberlin and Chief Marilyn Baptiste, executive members of the BC Union […]
To be different, we must do things differently
Alexandra Morton has a new blog entry. It starts with this: Dear Minister Ashfield: I would suggest you stop treating us like fools… Alexandra holds back little criticism because she has observed […]
Guest Post re Enbridge Northern Gateway
Hi Friends, I just registered to make an oral submission to the National Energy Board panel reviewing the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. I encourage you to do the same. Enbridge plans to […]
When in doubt, turn to a party hack – UPDATED
A few days ago, I accused the Harper Government of suffering fear and indecision that prevents them from addressing management difficulties of the federal police: Exactly no one outside of RCMP management […]
Confluence of grifters
Andrew MacLeod writes, The Tyee headlines, It Stinks Like Garbage: . . . the province’s decision, made less than six days after it came before the ministers… will benefit a company The […]
Highest and best use
In “Stream of aboriginal tradition hits a rocky patch,” The Globe and Mail examines how the declining Fraser River salmon fishery impacts the traditions of people who for thousands of years relied […]

Blair Fix at _Economics from the Top Down_ also wrote two very good papers on the converion of housing into…