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 […]
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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 […]
Liberal MLA Bloy embarrasses the Legislature
John Horgan, critic for energy, mines and petroleum resources, spoke to the Legislature Monday about directing the B.C. Utilities Commission to do a full and comprehensive review of the Smart Metering Program: […]
An opportunity for us to learn
30 year-old William Housty’s powerhouse presentation to the National Energy Board’s Enbridge hearings in his community of Bella Bella. William describes the history, language and culture of his people in fascinating detail […]
Canada’s most transparent government
Ian Reid is reporting that thousands of pages of BC Rail documents are newly released under FOI rules. All but five are blank. The word ‘five’ is not a misprint but I […]
What’s up at PavCo besides operating losses?
Whispered leaks say that PavCo’s professional managers are arm wrestling with political hacks who want only happy talk reaching ears of the public. Trouble is, good news at PavCo is mostly spin […]
8 BC Liberal donors = $1.3 million in 2011
Premier Photo Op: Your rich friends mislead
Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators, Nick Hanauer, Bloomberg Businessweek “I’m a very rich person. As an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, I’ve started or helped get off the ground […]
Diet for a dying planet
And You Thought It Was Just ‘Pink’ Slime, Lena Groeger, ProPublica
Serving the greedy, not the needy
Wading through financial reports of BC’s two main political parties leads me to the conclusion that BC Liberals have lost interest in honest and ethical government and are now focused on lining […]
Cash for kids
Former Judge on Trial in ‘Cash for Kids’ Scheme, JON HURDLE and SABRINA TAVERNISE, New York Times, February 8, 2011 “SCRANTON, Pa. — A former Pennsylvania judge went on trial in federal […]
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