In politics today, trolls live in the sewers of think-tanks, communications firms, corporate media, old-line political parties and government ministry offices. They provide material to fill the airwaves and pages of the […]
Globe and Mail editorial, August 26/11, Licensing journalists in Quebec would stifle press freedom “A licensing system for journalists being discussed in Quebec is a form of press regulation that would put […]
Charlie Smith: “What do you say to someone who wonders if the government hasdirected government advertising to Canwest in return for political contributions?” Off camera Bridgitte Anderson, Gordon Campbell’s PressSecretary interrupted and […]
In a preceding entry, I linked to a Times Colonist article by Jim Sinclair, President of the BC Federation of Labour. The way it was presented online, I didn’t immediately realize this […]
Jim Sinclair at the Times Colonist produced a column Saturday that demonstrates the exact opposite of the stenographic journalism discussed in the original text of this entry. Sinclair’s Province hypocritical on B.C. […]
In this opinion site, I often take shots at PostMedia dailies for failures to contribute intelligently to a broad discussion of community issues. The conduit between the Fraser Institute and the Vancouver […]
Corporate media mouthpieces have been quick to deride Warren Buffett for his call to stop coddling the mega-rich. Michael Smyth, perhaps trying to protect his tenure at the top dog, lifted his […]
‘Canadian Canary’, an always intelligent contributor in the blogosphere, left this comment on my CBC story. It deserves prominence so I am reposting the comment on its own: Canadian Canary said… “Stephen […]
Asked about HST, Federal Minister of Finance Flaherty recently stated that he expects British Columbia to “honour the terms of the agreement that we have. . . “ This left the implication […]
During the short period of post-WWI liberal democracy in Germany, jazz flourished although conservative and right-wing movements hated Negermusik for its roots. Fremdländisch (alien) music, they believed, raised hopes of freedom and […]
Oh, What a Tea Party! by Richard Reeves, Truthdig “. . . The big winners in the budget “deal” were the people who understood the least: the tea party folk, a minority, generally […]
This week, a mainstream media pundit, while defending imposition of HST, referred to a report by “The Independent Panel.” That, would be the BC government creation noted in a January News Release from the Finance […]
Alex G. Tsakumis interviewed Rafe Mair on The Money and Wealth Program (CHEK-TV, July 30 7:00 pm). Don’t miss the entire conversation. The two newsmen focus on topics that mainstream reporters are […]
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Rafe Mair, heroic analyst of British Columbia’s political economics, hits DFO, a favourite target, between the eyes at The Common Sense Canadian. Salmon Farm Apologist’s “Shoddy Science” Outed Mair reminds us of mainstream media behaviour […]
“To be persuasive we must be believable; to be believable we must be credible; to be credible we must be truthful.” Edward R. Murrow I may look too fondly at the past […]
Amy Goodman, founder, host and executive producer of DemocracyNow!, was co-recipient of the inaugural Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media. The accolade memorializes I.F. Stone (1907-1989), a titan of 20th […]
April 5, the Vancouver Sun brought us a “Special to the Sun” by Patrick Moore PHD, titled Fukushima is nowhere near as bad as Chernobyl. “Stephanie Goodwin’s letter comparing the incident at […]
Dr. Michael Byers is an academic with a broad vision of the world and what it should be. He has expertise in international law and a particular interest in the Arctic. Byers holds […]
Vaughn Palmer’s online column “View from the Ledge” carries a preposterous headline and less than dubious content. Liberals increase scrutiny of B.C. Hydro starts: Concerned about rising B.C. Hydro rates, Premier Christy […]
Job Displacement? Can’t be stopped. It's just inevitable. Translated as: Let’s see how bad it can get first then talk…
To halt the spread of homelessness as a top housing priority few things matter more than affordability. What does matter…
On the subject of Wealth Extraction... Has BC Hydro Chair Mr. Clark studied info comparable to this video? Should Hydro…
Renewed interest in “interest”? https://ellenbrown.com/2025/11/04/how-a-fed-overhaul-could-eliminate-the-federal-debt-crisis-part-ii-curbing-fed-independence/ Albert Einstein is often quoted as saying that compound interest is “the most powerful force…
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This Just In https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/general/microsoft-to-use-2-8-million-gallons-of-lake-michigan-water-in-2026-for-mt-pleasant-project/ar-AA1ML7Mw Too bad about Lake Michigan. Where did you say hundred of thousands of gallons of data…