“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” Tzeporah […]
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” Tzeporah […]
In the preceding article, I quote Robert Reich from the New York Times. The words are worth repeating for emphasis because Reich’s points are so little understood but so important to our […]
It was a busy news day Sunday so British Columbia’s self described source for news, weather, traffic, events and features did not have time to report on the rising tide criticizing Gordon […]
The Order of BC awards were announced after noon on Friday preceding summer’s last long weekend, best day of all for taking out political trash. Apparently, Christy Clark’s Government was shy about […]
Thomas Paine, a great radical of the 18th-century, inspired both the American and French revolutions and is widely regarded as “possibly the most influential writer in modern human history.” He is cited often […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Who owns the global political system? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SqtM9KCKu38?feature=share Ontario's energy insanity? In 2018 Ontario dismantled a windpower project at a cost…