News Item: “OTTAWA – It could soon be illegal for rioters to hide behind masks. “A proposed law would allow cops to arrest those participating in an unlawful gathering or a riot […]
"Old news" – new anxieties for Liberals
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 […]
Appeal Court found judge has right to be stupid
Court upholds Hells Angel’s acquittal, despite rude judge, Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun, Apr 30, 2008 The controversial acquittal of an elite Nomad member of the Hells Angels caught with 52 kilograms of […]
J. Leask: Questions of perspicacity and impartiality
Two Hells Angels called ‘pawns of police’ get short sentences for drug trafficking, Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun, March 12, 2010 Vancouver — Two Hells Angels members received short jail sentences Friday of one […]
Political action at the grass roots
Inside the Russell Pearce recall, Amy McMullen, Salon.com A good read about citizen-activists organizing to make Russell Pearce, President of the Arizona Senate, the first state legislator in Arizona history removed from […]
So they arrested the reporter, not the bankers
Chris Hedges arrested, Truthdig, November 3, 2011: “Goldman Sachs, which received more subsidies and bailout-related funds than any other investment bank because the Federal Reserve permitted it to become a bank holding […]
Shocking RCMP performance
Documents on tortured Canadian Almalki say he posed no terrorist threat, Andrew Duffy, Postmedia News, October 25, 2011 OTTAWA — Ottawa engineer Abdullah Almalki says new documents show the RCMP’s assessment of […]
Demonstrators and police should stay unmasked
The BC Civil Liberties Association, now in its sixth decade, does important and principled work in our province while advocating for individual rights, freedom and law reform. Their good work continues as […]
Taking action when business is slow…
“The FBI has received substantial criticism over the past decade — much of it valid — but nobody can deny its record of excellence in thwarting its own Terrorist plots. “Time and […]
Killing machines have no conscience
Is there irony in America’s rush to deploy drones and remote controlled weaponry around the world? From Joseph Nevins at the Boston Review, Robocop: In September 2010 the House Unmanned Aerial Vehicles […]
Shouts may begin with whispers
“Wall Street’s fear is understandable. If the public is ever given a voice to express its outrage, their party train will have to stop and some people will pay for their crimes. […]
Finding tax sources that fit today’s economy
Financial Transaction Tax: Making the financial sector pay its fair share Brussels, 28 September 2011 – Today the Commission has presented a proposal for a financial transaction tax in the 27 Member […]
Scapegoats. Do we have ours chosen?
Human nature leads us seemingly to need scapegoats in times of trouble and hard times. When a full economic meltdown occurs, when the one percenters have gained near the entire wealth of […]
Party with the plutocrats
From Sister Sage’s Musings “Local right-wing gadfly and embarrassment to the city, Vancouver’s Paris Hilton, Leah Costello, is hosting war criminal Dick Cheney at her very elite, very right wing Bon Mot […]
Our neighbour devours its greatness
The Fall of the United States, CommonDreams.org, John Atcheson: Welcome to the late great United States – a country in economic and moral free fall. A country in thrall to a cult of […]
More contempt for the public by public officials
While we consider the subject of contempt for the public by public officials, Damien Gillis provides a definitive view of its existence. In a must read report on testimony at the Cohen […]
Contemptuously serving the governing party
Chief Justice Lance Finch issued a release defending Gordon Campbell’s appointment to the Order of British Columbia. Finch’s effort at exculpation is a rare event. For the most part, Superior Court judges […]
Social malignancy
When a healthy body is struck by cancer, the taint can grow uncontrollably, intrude upon and destroy the host area and spread beyond. Totalitarianism is a social cancer that also might begin […]
Pervasive misinformation
After an hour with CKNW’s mid-morning talk show, I conclude that it provides misinformation more pervasive than does a jock-sniffing sports call-in show. Unfortunately, Corus Radio has a province wide stage for […]
Spreading prosperity or spreading dust all over the world
Several years ago the Fraser Institute spearheaded a drive to deregulate Canadian banks so they could act more like U.S. banks. That potential disaster was in line with the Fraser Institute objective […]
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Blair Fix at _Economics from the Top Down_ also wrote two very good papers on the converion of housing into…