Tales from the True History of a Young Man’s Adventures as a Fortune-Teller, Grafter, Knocker-Worker, and Mounted Pitcher on the Market-Places and Fairgrounds of a Modern and Enterprisingly Romantic British Columbia: April […]
Definition: An op-ed (opposite the editorial page) is a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of a writer who is usually unaffiliated with the newspaper’s editorial board. These are different from editorials, […]
Gordon Wilson was the BC Liberal leader pushed aside when business interests decided to install Gordon Campbell as the politician best able to deliver their wishes. Wilson remains a man who understands […]
BC Liberal spinmasters say that recovering any or all of the $6 million paid in lawyer bills on behalf of Basi and Virk is not worth any effort. Shannon Daub, writing at […]
I remind people often to pay attention to how friends care for friends. The biggest media fans of BC Liberals are the Vancouver Sun and Global TV. The newspaper and the TV […]
The Times Colonist is certainly a newspaper that walks on more than one side of the street. Another don’t-miss contribution from the Times Colonist and Jack Knox: Breakdown in the System This […]
Once upon a time, bribing a public official with $50,000 would be a serious crime, one particularly offensive to public trust in government. I don’t know if developers Anthony Ralph (Tony) Young […]
Has the BC Government also agreed to look after income tax accruing to Basi and Virk after their former employer paid $6 million in personal legal bills? That could add more millions […]
The Vancouver Sun is actively campaigning for BC Liberals. That may not be new but this week they plumbed new depths in presenting false news to readers. As recipient of countless millions […]
In June of 2009, I posted A country of ugly Canadians? examining a few ideas of Ottawa law Professor Amir Attaran. His statements about Canada’s tolerance of corruption need re-emphasis in the light of the BC […]
This criminal paid his own legal costs: Steve Ellis, former immigration adjudicator, stood impassively in court [July 29/10] as a judge sent him to jail for 18 months. Ellis, 51, was found […]
Ian Reid, writing in Why the BC Rail deal sucks. And why you should care: . . . The defence won the closed door argument about admissibility. The Special Prosecutor lost. That […]
Ministerial responsibility is the notional idea that a minister takes the blame if something goes wrong in his department, even if it is not his fault. Even BC Liberals can no longer […]
from G to good@cknw.com date Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 9:32 AM subject Public Inquiry Basi/Virk mailed-by telus.net hide details 9:32 AM (1 hour ago) Bill, In the first half hour of your […]
Well, now I understand what Thorstein Veblen meant when he wrote that serious research makes two questions grow where only one grew before. Gwen and I returned yesterday from 5 weeks traveling […]
No person acquainted with the young Gordon Campbell is surprised that his political career is ending in disgrace rooted in greed. Without a patriarch, the Campbell family struggled, not in abject poverty, […]
If you get frustrated waiting for a ferry ride in British Columbia, take a look at the service we used in 2010 for a short crossing of the Strait of Tiquina on Lake Titicaca in the Andes between Bolivia and Peru.
Paul Willcocks again writes a piece that should outrage each one of us. Yet, how can we be surprised? It was probably just a sideshow in terms of the B.C. Rail trial. […]
If George Carlin was a scholar in Confucian China he’d fit nicely into a period of history when “The Rectification…
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…
If Mr Burns was born in America would he stay? US records new depopulation figures? https://www.wsj.com/us-news/americans-leaving-the-us-migration-a5795bfa In its 250th year,…
I believe Canadians made the right choice in the last general election. Mark Carney has represented us well on the…
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