For NDP reaction to the BC Budget, I joined other bloggers in a conference call with finance critic Bruce Ralston. This is the second time I’ve participated in a Ralston conference for […]
Nincompoops gather to rant, dress unknown
BC Libs love regressive taxation
The single overriding purpose of the Gordon Campbell government has been to widen the gap between rich and poor. It is a self-serving plan of 2% to enrich themselves at the expense […]
Spin, spin, spin
The Kootenay Health Authority is laying off nurses and shutting down operating rooms. Doctors at the hospital in Trail voted non-confidence in the KHA because the move reverses diligent efforts of the […]
Early thoughts on the budget
It wasn’t mentioned in the speech but budget making is one of the British Columbia government’s more successful job creation programs. Today, Colin Hansen brought down his third in the last year. […]
Wasn’t that a party
After periods of hot sweating and swelling intensity, Canadians experienced that special physical and emotional release that comes at the peak of hockey excitation, following vigorous stimulation of the nation’s love for […]
Oh, Canada!
Next, man-hugs for Gallagher and Pratt?
Mostly, Vancouver sports fans love Brian Burke. From the day he hit town in 1987 as main aide to Canucks General Manager Pat Quinn, until his return as top dog of the […]
VIP’s disguised as empty seats in sold-out game
The ticketing process for Olympic Men’s Hockey is mysterious. Only a portion of the arena capacity is available to ordinary fans while large blocks of seating are dedicated to VIPs, sponsors and […]
If you care about wild salmon
Please, view this film and send this link to all in your contact list. Sea Lice Investigation – what is government doing? Alexandra Morton warns about the movement of drug resistant sea […]
Everyone belongs to everyone else – Updated
The 1931 novel Brave New World forecast that eventual populations would be drenched by false and meaningless information and truth would drown in a sea of dross. With youngsters cultivated to not […]
Important news from Alexandra Morton
I apologize for a second email so soon, but important news on the issue of salmon farming has become daily. Most astonishing is the warning sent today to Canada from former Attorney […]
Wrong, wrong, this is all wrong
Extremely Uptight Olympics Procession Director During Opening Ceremony: ‘Wrong, wrong, this is all wrong.’ VANCOUVER—Olympic Procession director Bryan Anderson, known for his vigilant attention to detail and his violent temper, was furious […]
The Commissar orders
Iranian Edition “The artist shall at all times refrain from making any negative or derogatory remarks respecting VANOC, the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Olympic movement generally, Bell and/or other sponsors […]
Olympic souvenir
A special Olympics souvenir to remind us of what the Games are really about.
Here comes the cavalry
As part of the $1 billion Olympic protection effort, thousands of visiting policeman, armed forces and security personnel are stationed in or near Vancouver. People have been drawn from all over and […]
BCCLA Legal Observers
From a BC Civil Liberties Association website: The Olympics have an unfortunate history of being associated with government activities that repress dissenting voices and “undesirable” populations. In China, dissidents and potential protesters […]
No huddled masses please
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, and I’ll send them right back to you. Martin Macias, new media journalist denied entry to Canada, is not […]
"This won’t change a thing."
A good man and a large family is grieving in Boston this week after a tragedy of the sort every parent fears. Brian Burke, former Vancouver hockey linchpin, lost 21 year-old son […]
Once, there were giants
I have written here repeatedly about British Columbia’s mistaken policy of promoting private production of electricity. BC Hydro is forced to sign long purchase agreements at rates substantially above the likely wholesale […]
Olympics-enhancing drug use expected to rise
A leaked report from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics Integrated Security Unit indicates that authorities are worried about increased Olympics-enhancing drug use by spectators and television viewers. “We have reason to suspect that […]
in-sights.ca 
My sole comment is, it should be in the building code that every new build house/condo, have a government approved…