One interesting result from Saturday’s municipal elections was Abbotsford voters’ indisputable rejection of water supply privatization. New mayor Bruce Banman, an opponent of water delivery through a proposed P3, believes the single […]
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 […]
Of course, this wouldn’t be a story if the provincial government ever decided to impose spending limits on municipal-election campaigns. They already exist in provincial and federal elections, but in the banana republic known as British Columbia, they don’t apply at the local level…
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis star in BBC Radio 4 program “The Now Show.” It is British oriented political satire and one of my favourites. You can listen to current programs on […]
First published February 23, 2011 Pictures From Tyson Creek, a tributary of the Tzoonie River at the head of Narrows Inlet about 20 miles from Sechelt. Learn more about this project at […]
Vaughn Palmer writes about Attorney General Shirley Bond’s letter to Stephen Toope: “Should the government require recovery of legal fees and disbursements paid for the defence of an indemnified employee who is […]
Keith Fraser at The Province is reporting the Basi/Virk audit is blocked by the Liberal Government: “Auditor-General John Doyle is heading back to court in a bid to get access to documents […]
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 […]
Vancouver Sun writers and many mainstream colleagues refuse to pose difficult questions to their BC Liberal friends, instead preferring the approach of Sergeant Schultz from Hogan’s Heroes, “I hear nothing, I see […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nine Months before Olympics, Province Saw Big ‘Shortfall‘, Bob Mackin, The Tyee, November 14, 2011 …When VANOC revealed its post-Games financial report on Dec. 17, 2010, it claimed a balanced budget after […]
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 […]
Forget land costs, interest, management and operating expenses; BC Place still needs $2.5 million a month to break even. That represents amortization of recent renovation costs over 20 years. Of course, the […]
“Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back.”Joe Paterno (Penn State) Legendary coach Joe Paterno and Penn State are in the news […]
The 1% are the very best destroyers of wealth the world has ever seen, George Monbiot, The Guardian “If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in […]
Today, media conglomerates are not only influenced by Big Money interests, but they are often themselves Big Money interests.– Cameron Gaut I wrote earlier that the Toope Report helps the Liberal Government […]
BC Agriculture Minister Don McRae, coordinating with federal agencies, claimed last week there are no confirmed cases of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) in British Columbia salmon. Mcrae said, “It is vitally important […]
BC Liberals paid $6-million in public funds to Dave Basi and Bob Virk as part of enticements to end the BC Rail political corruption trial. The criminal court action had been embarrassing […]
In 1908’s New Worlds for Old, H.G. Wells examined a nascent movement that he supported avidly. He wrote, “The early Socialist literature teems with rash, suggestive schemes. It has the fertility, the […]
If Mr Burns was born in America would he stay? US records new depopulation figures? https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americans-leaving-the-us-migration-a5795bfa In its 250th year,…
I believe Canadians made the right choice in the last general election. Mark Carney has represented us well on the…
Aside from "The Chosen One'" PhD niece, Mary Trump, who is investigating the psychological side of DJT? Erika Jordan. Erika…
The first indication that the UK could shift focus on energy resulted in a nation-wide ban on fracking. The next…
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