If the linked article had been written by almost any other journalist in the province, one might wonder if it involved exaggerated criticism of a disrespected government. But, since the author is […]
The smoking gun is visible
Isolation in the midst of a crowd
Campbell and David McLean The bubble of power mentioned in the preceding story suffocated Gordon Campbell. Gradually, he became isolated, surrounded chiefly by people desperate to please. Track his administration from 2001; […]
We don’t see what we most need to notice
Take note America: the public is angry, Moisés Naím, Financial Times, October 26, 2011 “Over a century ago Alexis De Tocqueville wrote that Americans’ higher tolerance for inequality relative to Europe’s was […]
Patience saves a life
We are critical when violent situations involving police end badly so its appropriate to applaud an opposite outcome, when the public is protected and the threat is taken down without serious injury. […]
Will Hahnless BCF now build major ships here?
British Columbia’s shipbuilding industry is happy today, gearing up to work on an $8-billion piece of the largest marine construction program in Canadian history. The federal government takes pride in what they […]
David Cobb flees scene of the crimes
“Every man has his fault, and honesty is his.” – Shakespeare . Dear Customers, As you may know, I have confirmed that I am stepping down as President and CEO of BC […]
Redistributing wealth to pals and insiders
Private Power by the Numbers: Hugely Overpriced IPP’s Mean Soaring Hydro BillsGwen Johansson, The Common Sense Canadian, Originally published in the Alaska Highway News “…Besides having to acquire more electricity than needed, […]
Virtue in short supply
ETHICS:A matter of daily practical concern described glowingly in universal terms by those who intend to ignore them.– John Ralston Saul From West Coast Environmental Law, 11 October, 2011 In a recent […]
Online journalists saved the bacon
Gordon Campbell and PavCo’s David Podmore made an announcement in March 2010: Downtown Vancouver is getting a new $450-million casino and hotel complex to anchor its new “entertainment epicentre,” B.C. Premier Gordon […]
Street protests ignored
The one-percenters and their agents in government remain deaf. As rage at Wall Street rises, its moneymen shower cash on candidates, David Goldstein, McClatchy, October 17, 2011: “WASHINGTON — Even as protests […]
Outside noise and the jetsetter toff
No person should be surprised when Community Living British Columbia next puts its large insensitive foot into another sticky situation. Friday, after the CLBC tossed CEO Rick Mowles, Board Chair Denise Turner said about […]
Pull up some dust and sit down
This is a change of pace, i could not resist.
Willing to help with the oil resource curse
http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3523697345-audio-player.swf Aljazeera, US troops to help Uganda fight rebels “US President Barack Obama has announced he is deploying 100 “combat-equipped” troops to Uganda to help efforts against rebels of the Lord’s Resistance […]
Phony issues from self-interested fronts
Canadian Federation of Independent Business wants municipal politicians to take the CFIB Taxpayer Pledge, committing to three principles: 1. Property Tax Fairness: “A commitment to narrow the current gap between commercial and […]
Robert Reich readings
Robert Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Ford, Carter and Clinton. Reich is currently Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at […]
Screw us and we multiply
Susan Heyes says, “Best sign I saw today…..Thanks to Geoff Olson!”
Demonstrators and police should stay unmasked
The BC Civil Liberties Association, now in its sixth decade, does important and principled work in our province while advocating for individual rights, freedom and law reform. Their good work continues as […]
Solution for continued wealthcare
Report: A quarter of U.S. millionaires pay taxes at a lower rate than some in middle class, by Lori Montgomery, Washington Post, October 12/11 “A quarter of millionaires in the United States […]
Lost vision: efficient, affordable, customer focused
Gulf Islands bi-weekly newspaper Island Tides promises an eclectic mix of local, regional, national and international topics—serious and light-hearted—to give readers a “relaxed, informed ‘West Coast feeling“. One of the contributors to […]
Can we believe anything they say?
Pavco’s convention centre and stadium deals fascinate me. People residing beyond BC’s lower mainland are probably more pissed-off than fascinated. The arrangements clearly demonstrate disaster potential when public and private enterprises work […]
Thanks Skylab: Not that I’d ever have envisioned a time when I’d be ‘recommending’ anybody pay more than a New…