News item: Kevin Falcon, former BC Liberal Minister of deregulation, applauds Prime Minister Harper on plan to reduce business regulations. Falcon says, “. . . regulations are job killers, plain and simple, […]
When profit ranks before morality
They don’t need us anymore
Harold Meyerson, an American journalist and opinion columnist, was named one of “the most influential commentators in the nation” by the Atlantic Monthly in 2009. Editor-at-large of The American Prospect, he wrote […]
Is there truly an ocean of apathy?
On an earlier article Ole left a comment that ended: …If only more people would become engaged, but sadly I look around at an ocean of apathy. Blogs like this and online magazines […]
Thieves get rewarded even when thievery goes awry
A charitable group I follow is Coffee Kids, an organization that works in Latin America to improve education, health awareness, microcredit and food security in small coffee-farming communities. An item in the regular […]
A shepherd persuades sheep their interests and his are the same
Ten days ago, I offered Twit, piled higher and deeper in which I took a shot or three at the Global TV news operation. My blog indicated that in the Kash Heed […]
. . . on whether BC Rail was a steal.
North Van’s Grumps is a diamond digger, extracting gems from institutional effluent that others ignore. Don’t miss this one.
Dirty business that blackens Canada’s name
Policy Note, the blog of The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, noted last summer that, with attention focused on HST, few observers noticed the latest Carbon Tax increase and its regressive nature. “When […]
It is one thing to get growth going, another to share that
News item: Egyptian security forces have used rubber bullets, tear gas and water canon in running battles with tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators demanding that Hosni Mubarak, the president, step down. […]
And justice for all
I argued here that BC Liberals provided Basi and Virk with a sweetheart deal in exchange for guilty pleas that allowed their trial to be ended. Here is more evidence – if we […]
Don’t drink the water
This issue is vital to British Columbians. Hydraulic fracturing will play an important role in northeast shale gas fields. Despite known and probable risks, BC Liberals have ceded oversight of the environment […]
What has never been gone into impartially has never been properly gone into
Though the mills of God grind slowly, Yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, With exactness grinds he all. (von Logau / Longfellow) Most devout folk, even dedicated agnostics, […]
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas Overstated
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated, by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, 2011 The United States is poised to bet its energy future on natural gas as a clean, plentiful fuel that […]
Mythbusting
Small Hydro Power from Tom11 Films on Vimeo.
Circle the wagons, blame the victims
The BC Civil Rights Association has formally complained about public statements of the RCMP following their violent arrest of Buddy Tavares. The Kelowna man was kicked in the face by Cst. Geoff […]
The biggest problem is YOU !
I notice today the BC Business Council summoned Colin Hansen to receive instructions today on new policies. In the new compact Liberal cabinet, Hansen is Minister of Finance, Minister of Small Business […]
Horgan speaks wise words
Academic economists, those not doing Faustian deals with the likes of the Fraser Institute or Colin Hansen, determine that consumer taxes such as HST can be a worthwhile element of fair taxation. […]
The fix is in. Thank the mainstream media.
Rafe Mair, writing at The Common Sense Canadian, has a great analysis of BC politics. Follow the link to read the whole article; there is more than these highlights. “Let’s start with […]
Palmer gives us laugh lines and party lines
Vaughn Palmer remains respected by many of his colleagues in the mainstream media. At times though, I wonder if he stood too long near the mosh pit at an early eighties Motörhead […]
Like babies, promises easy to make, hard to deliver
Paul Willcocks asked at his blog Paying Attention why MLAs don’t get more respect. He then proceeds to give a number of good reasons, including this: “MLAs do have a high opinion of their own […]
Who represents true conservatives?
George Abbott warned BC Liberals their right wing is fragile, at risk of coming apart. Who represents true conservatives? The answer: no one.
Thanks Skylab: Not that I’d ever have envisioned a time when I’d be ‘recommending’ anybody pay more than a New…