Act of Defiance I’d love to know the inside stories at the westcoast newspapers now owned by American vulture capitalists and their frontman Paul Godfrey. I’ll bet there has been smoking correspondence […]
Corrupt politicians believe public watchdogs should never criticize government policies and programs and must be restricted in how they engage the media. That has been a BC Liberal preference since soon after they took power in 2001.
Three of Gordon Campbell’s executive assistants hold cue cards during a recent speech to defend his government. Squatting on a large stool at mid-stage, one said, “I am sorry but I didn’t […]
I wondered when folks at the Fraser Institute would weigh in, aiming to convince people that HST is good to great for ordinary British Columbians. That predictable message arrived today. Strangely, a […]
Premier Gordon Campbell, speaking in 2009: …in these unprecedented times we must ALL take action that reaches beyond ideology . . . we are facing a situation we couldn’t plan for. We […]
Any person with reasonable observation skills knew early on that four RCMP officers erred badly when they attacked and repeatedly tasered a distraught traveler. Robert Dziekanski was unarmed, compliant, non-threatening and dead […]
TomDispatch.com calls itself “A REGULAR ANTIDOTE TO THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA” and I think it’s good medicine, to be taken often. Sign up for the mailing list and you will get three or […]
News item: ICBC paid insurance claims of $2.3 million for the 4,800 vehicle fleet used by VANOC during this year’s Winter Olympics. ICBC donated the insurance coverage, which it valued at $6.2 million. […]
There are a number of BC Liberal MLAs who should be feeling shame for their actions in the imposition of HST. They truly abdicated their duties as elected representatives. Paul Willcocks reports […]
John Stewart reacts to watching Global TV’s News Hour Final on June 15. Stewart was expecting to hear a report on the BCR/Liberal Corruption Trial underway in BC Supreme Court and still […]
An unpopular premier. A government on the slide. A resurgent New Democratic Party Opposition. According to Vaughn Palmer, those circumstances resulted in a private meeting when “some self-styled free-enterprisers began casting about […]
Gordon Campbell: “It’s time to put patient care first. To do that, we must renew public health care, through better management, adequate funding, proper staffing, and sound strategic planning.” We want our […]
I have no doubt that provincial politicians are trying to pick a fight with the Vancouver School Board to distract people from issues that sent the Liberal approval rating crashing down. Minister […]
BCR Sale Filing System Read the whole story by Mark Hume at the Globe and Mail: Government staff used private computers for some files, corruption trial told. Ministerial assistants and other senior […]
Paul Willcocks authors Paying Attention, an essential read in the blog world. He provides a delicious example of a newspaper employing one standard for political friends and another for opponents. National Post complained that […]
My inbox overflows with news reports and links, some to which I subscribe, others forwarded by readers. Stories beneath the headlines I follow with Google alerts and larger pieces present themselves through […]
REPLAY from June 2010, demonstrating the deceitfulness of BC Liberals involved in oversight of BC Ferries: The Coastal Ferry Act that received royal assent June 3 includes a number of administrative changes, […]
RossK, The Gazetter, examines the BC Railgate Rumour Mill. The participants have been wrangling for years and perhaps it was foolish to suppose this trial would progress expeditiously in a reasonable fashion. It […]
Gordon Campbell’s biography at his BC Liberal website claims that “B.C.’s job growth is leading the nation.” That would be admirable, were it true. Statistics Canada reports that British Columbia employment growth […]
Guy Gentner, MLA for North Delta offers a two part podcast conversation with Glen Clark that is fascinating. The former Premier ranges broadly, largely avoids partisanship and is not defensive about his […]
Political Logic 101-a. More Always Works Best. Political Logic 101b. Less Is More Efficient. The current economic argument (101-b) favours…
For this to work we’re going to need a lot more kangaroos! https://www.rawstory.com/trump-immigration-2675271482/ A former immigration judge spoke out on…
Is there a hot competition between Pam Bondi and Kriti Noem? A sort of Cage Match to see who can…
Is Democracy’s worst problem the “Whipped Vote”? Or are we focused on a huge vessel’s wake while ignoring the probable…
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