Before the vote counting began. “Unless something astonishing happens, the Wildrose Party will form the next government of Alberta: all that remained at time of writing was to discover whether it would […]
Disappearing punditry
Pardon?
Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, speaking in the House of Commons: “(Aglukkaq) has cut programs for diabetes, youth suicide, Aboriginal health human resources. Can the minister explain to this house why her cuts […]
Raeside scores
Adrian Raeside has been drawing cartoons portraying the ferry fleet for over thirty years. From breakdowns, groundings, the Fast Ferry Fiasco, the Sunshine Breakfast, German-built ferries, the Million Dollar Man (David Hahn) […]
A challenge to corporate media
British Columbia’s inept Liberals slide toward oblivion and Alberta’s long reigning Conservatives are already at the brink. No doubt, social media and online commentary contributes by impacting political dialog but the output […]
Dare we trust Enbridge with BC coast?
Sex, Oil, and Videotape, Ted Genoways, Mother Jones “…Almost every day for more than a year, this had been [John] Bolenbaugh’s daily activity—shooting video of the slow-going cleanup of one of the […]
Morton’s Fork, Alberta
In the politics of Alberta, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg vision has been bastardized to become “government of business, by business, for business.” April 23, voters can re-elect a tired, incompetent and corrupt Conservative […]
Signs of protest
Our Coast Our Decision, a slideshow by Robin Rowland
We’ll tell you what you really, really want
Is Times Colonist becoming BC’s newspaper of record? It might be the go-to place to follow BC current events, except for political commentary provided by that guy whose son toiled professionally for […]
Toward a certain end
My point to CKNW radio reporter Shane Woodford in the twitter exchange discussed in an earlier post was that too little attention has been paid to the reasons why public approval of […]
Twitter time
After last night’s by-election results were in, I had a Twitter exchange with CKNW’s Shane Woodford. He wrote: The big question in Chilliwack Hope is: can the bcndp keep the seat when […]
Your day without shoes is coming
A.A.A.D.D.KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder.Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in […]
Grown too rich, too powerful to punish
According to the Washington Post, Google has been under scrutiny in the U.S., Canada, France and the Netherlands for charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View cars. “…the […]
Willing buyers, willing seller
“There are two things that are important in politics. The first thing is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is.” – Mark Hanna, campaign architect, ca. 1900 David D. […]
Harry Bloy’s Entabulator
REPLAY FROM SEP 17, 2011 A source in Victoria leaked information to me explaining why Harry Bloy wants to redirect government spending away from small scale projects like the Richmond Recycling Depot. […]
Premier Photo-Op and friends
The candidates here holding Christy Clark erect represent two of the primary supports relied on by Patrick Kinsella’s creation and her BC Liberals. Dennis Marsden is a former President of the Chamber […]
$30K+ Liberal donations involve Charles Jago
True intermediary needs impartiality, Editorial Peace Arch News, April 11, 2012 “Wherever one stands on the current teachers’ dispute, it must be recognized that it is crucial for all sides that the […]
Truthiness in BC
Former U.S. Presidential candidate Stephen Colbert says people used to be entitled to their own opinion but not their own facts. Now, facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. An opinion […]
RCMP take a unique approach
100 B.C. Mounties to probe sex harassment within force, Tamsyn Burgmann , The Canadian Press “British Columbia’s top RCMP officer says he’s talked to hundreds of women who work for the force […]
Independent MLA’s speak out
FORT ST. JOHN – Independent B.C. MLAs Bob Simpson and Vicki Huntington’s visit to the Peace allowed them to see the region’s natural resource face to face, resulting in questions and concerns […]
Guest post from Farmland Defence League
BC Liberals Pat Pimm and Blair Lekstrom have proposed a delegation agreement for the Peace River Valley, a move that is intended to free them of political responsibility for development of the […]
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Is Reality finally having an adverse impact on The White House? https://www.rawstory.com/leavitt-miller-pretti/ "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to defend…