The above is from a search of the FRPCS site of Elections BC done September 3, 2011. Searching on the name ‘Aquilini’ returns a listing of donations with a total of $530,130. […]
Honours for sale in British Columbia?
The unworthy are poor company for the worthy
CBC reports: Former premier Gordon Campbell is among 14 people soon to be awarded the honour of the Order of British Columbia. The office of B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point announced the 2011 […]
How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger
Speculating with Lives, by Horand Knaup, Michaela Schiessl and Anne Seith, Spiegel Online “In recent years, the financial markets have discovered the huge opportunities presented by agricultural commodities. The consequences are devastating, […]
Message from Alexandra Morton
Testimony at the Cohen Inquiry Aquaculture Hearings hit a new low yesterday. The lengths scientists are going to cover up the marine anemia outbreak that occurred on salmon farms in the Fraser […]
They won big but it’s still not enough
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, […]
Corporate tax dodging out of control?
Interesting report from the Institute for Policy Studies in the USA: “Guns don’t kill people, the old saw goes. People do. “By the same token, corporations don’t dodge taxes. People do. The […]
"The corporate coup is over – they won"
In politics today, trolls live in the sewers of think-tanks, communications firms, corporate media, old-line political parties and government ministry offices. They provide material to fill the airwaves and pages of the […]
Outbreak of postpartum compassion
Jon Stewart, most trusted newsman in America, if you are under 40, laughs at the hypocrisy of Faux News bubblehead Megyn Kelly. Recently returned following birth of a baby, Kelly defended her […]
We can, but we won’t
I recall voting Liberal in the 2001 provincial election and for years now, I’ve been wondering what led me to that regretful choice. Perhaps, I suffered early onset of age-related intellectual impairment […]
Elections BC and the charade of secrecy
Shortly after 11 am Friday, August 26, Acting Chief Electoral Officer Craig James delivered HST vote results to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Clerk of the Assembly and the Attorney […]
Financial report for all days
http://www.box.net/embed/y9fqjne9qr551o0.swf Updown Court, Surrey England – yours for only $115 million 150 carats & other flawless points, $30 million Not everything is perfect Vancouver near Abbott Street
Your application to express opinion is denied
Globe and Mail editorial, August 26/11, Licensing journalists in Quebec would stifle press freedom “A licensing system for journalists being discussed in Quebec is a form of press regulation that would put […]
Lifetime appointment starting at $250,000: a fine reward
Charlie Smith at the Georgia Straight wrote Craig James helps minimize sting of B.C. Liberal government’s HST loss: By releasing the numbers on a Friday in late August, James chose one of the […]
Question not answered that still needs answer
Charlie Smith: “What do you say to someone who wonders if the government hasdirected government advertising to Canwest in return for political contributions?” Off camera Bridgitte Anderson, Gordon Campbell’s PressSecretary interrupted and […]
Liberal truthiness after HST decision
Canucks & Clark fall short in big tasks Premier Clark and Finance Minister Falcon say the return to PST will cost BC $3 billion and warn of required spending cuts and austerity […]
More small dams for me and you
Small Hydro Power from Tom11 Films on Vimeo.
Real messages of the HST vote
In response to the vote rejecting the massive shift in consumption taxes from business to consumers, Christy Clark seems to have learned nothing, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon only a little. Falcon today […]
Is it still bigger, better and largely empty? – updated
Global TV is reporting that Vancouver tourism is down slightly in 2011 but says, “It might have been much worse if not for the new convention center.” Is that good news? It […]
A new style at the former Top Dog?
Corus Radio ran a promo at 8:35 am today that included Bill Good saying, “At CKNW, we make sure we bring you the news with a balanced perspective.” I wonder when this […]
One man’s history with BC Ferries
I first travelled as a coastal steamship commuter over sixty years ago. I was a city kid but spent summers with a cousin on a beach south of Powell River until moving […]
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