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Anabel Hernández:

"If we remain silent, we kill freedom, justice and the possibility that a society armed with information may have power to change the situation that has brought us to this point."

In dealing with the Climate Emergency, our biggest enemy is no longer climate denial but climate delay – Ed Miliband

“Nothing is more dangerous than the illusion of action.”

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BBC Radio 4 – audience participation

By Norm Farrell on April 16, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

I get a political fix from the BBC Radio4 Now Show

When the lead story is nothing at all

By Norm Farrell on April 15, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Would you be surprised if the federal government announced they were going to begin checking airliners for missing jet engines, pilots for defective vision or horses on the payroll for signs of […]

Influence byond reason – Rerun

By Norm Farrell on April 14, 2010 • ( 7 Comments )

Update:People involved with a certain unnamed think tank have been making noises about articles in a certain unnamed blog. They are concerned about that which is politely called “publication of allegedly defamatory […]

Other inconvenient truth

By Norm Farrell on April 13, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Alex G. Tsakumis is using his opinion site to pummel a few people at Vancouver City Hall. He’s pounding the lightweights but also the presumed heavyweights. Truth is they have all been […]

Life summarized by four bottles

By Norm Farrell on April 13, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Thank you David R., who, incidentally, was an actually funny class clown 50 years or so ago. He says, “Shit, we’re on #3!” Priceless.

Why independent online journalism matters

By Norm Farrell on April 12, 2010 • ( 1 Comment )

For profit potential, newspapers are not attractive investments today. In fact, operating returns, if they exist at all, are ancillary. The primary purpose now is to affect public opinion and leverage that […]

Happy birthday to us

By Norm Farrell on April 12, 2010 • ( 7 Comments )

On today’s first birthday of Northern Insights, we’ve had more readers than ever before and also enjoyed a record for weekly readership this past 7 days. I’m proud to have participated in […]

One more raygun with scary sound fx off the street

By Norm Farrell on April 9, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

We learned this week of four brave gun-toting Quesnel RCMP officers doing a violent take-down of 90 pound Rodney Moffat, a disabled, mentally challenged, 49 year-old man. Someone had reported Moffat might […]

Quid pro quo: softball treatment of Liberal improprieties

By Norm Farrell on April 8, 2010 • ( 9 Comments )

Today, Global TV is applauding their ‘exclusive’ role in broadcasting the Kevin Falcon press release news story about patient centered funding in hospitals. Global says big changes are coming that will be […]

Save Your Skin Foundation

By Norm Farrell on April 7, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

I am discouraged by near endless stories of people who wrong society and care little because they value financial gain above all. It doesn’t matter if it is an unethical business person […]

Breaking news of broken government

By Norm Farrell on April 7, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

T. Richard Turner had a stake in a Paragon Gaming Inc. casino development in Alberta while he was chair of British Columbia Lottery Corp.’s board of directors…

Industry strongly opposes the USA approach . . .

By Norm Farrell on April 7, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

During a time when energy companies are rapidly expanding efforts in BC’s Horn River Shale Basin, the Liberals are slashing funds for environmental oversight and inspection. Cuts in the latest budget plan […]

Over-entitled old-media graybeards

By Norm Farrell on April 6, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Looking at the thinning ranks around him, A.O. Scott, N.Y. Times movie writer, considers whether there is a future for criticism in the age of the Internet. Where once reasoned debate and […]

Highly educated, still ignorant

By Norm Farrell on April 5, 2010 • ( 6 Comments )

April 3, CKNW’s Sean Leslie interviewed Professor John Stackhouse and talked about the Roman Catholic Church’s defensiveness in responding to incidents of child molestation. Dr. Stackhouse was a Professor of Theology at […]

British Columbia blog scene

By Norm Farrell on April 3, 2010 • ( 20 Comments )

As Canwest Newspapers and television news faded from legitimacy, alternative news sources became vital for any reader aiming to be informed about politics. Voices from all parts of the spectrum are available […]

Painting old lines onto today’s friends

By Norm Farrell on April 3, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Liberals cling to talking points the way the Premier clings to Hawaiian lampposts, not for illumination but to keep him standing up. Premier Campbell wallows in corruption like a rhinoceros in an […]

Eggciting photos

By Norm Farrell on April 2, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

BC Liberal spokesman speaks

By Norm Farrell on April 1, 2010 • ( 2 Comments )

Vaughn Palmer, corporate media’s main BC Liberal spokesman, was on Global TV news today explaining British Columbia’s April 1 tax and fee increases. Noting the number of price rises newly effective, Palmer […]

Keeping crème de la crème fraîche

By Norm Farrell on March 31, 2010 • ( 2 Comments )

Northern Insight’s most-read article is brought back to the top at the request of readers. It was first published July 27/09. Moving to HST by broadly applying a 12% combined federal and […]

Inflation means higher interest rates, eh?

By Norm Farrell on March 31, 2010 • ( 6 Comments )

With this week’s uptick in term mortgage rates and new federal qualification rules aimed at keeping unprosperous people from entering the housing market, I decided to bring this article back to the […]

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