Forty years ago, American (and, by logical extension, Canadian) business worried about future survival of free enterprise. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce commissioned Lewis Powell, later a Nixon appointed Supreme Court Judge, […]
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 […]
Rafe Mair, The Common Sense Canadian, Hydro Report: Death Knell for BC’s Public Power? “The dice were cast and they turned up snake-eyes. The Campbell/Clark government privatized BC Ferries and BC Rail […]
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 […]
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, is a ‘citizens’ group that advocates for lower taxes. In reality, it is another part of the right wing movement to defund government, privatize public services and eliminate […]
Editors of North Shore News, a free community paper owned by Postmedia Network Inc., finally paid close attention to the Basi/Virk BC Rail scandal December 26. This is an editorial that opens: […]
Act of Defiance I’d love to know the inside stories at the westcoast newspapers now owned by American vulture capitalists and their frontman Paul Godfrey. I’ll bet there has been smoking correspondence […]
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…