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"If we remain silent, we kill freedom, justice and the possibility that a society armed with information may have power to change the situation that has brought us to this point."

In dealing with the Climate Emergency, our biggest enemy is no longer climate denial but climate delay – Ed Miliband

“Nothing is more dangerous than the illusion of action.”

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Food for thought

By Norm Farrell on September 11, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )

Site C Dam: Food for Thought from Peace Valley Environment Assoc. on Vimeo. Produced by Damien Gillis of The Common Sense Canadian.

More Liberal devastation

By Norm Farrell on September 10, 2014 • ( 9 Comments )

A report released today shows that B.C. Liberal hikes to ferry fares are causing economic damage across the province, say the New Democrats. “This new report does the work the government should […]

Planned degradation of public education

By Norm Farrell on September 10, 2014 • ( 8 Comments )

Principal reports on devastating budget cuts to parent population. Such honesty needed for all of BC. #bced #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/aYeROVmdPh — Karen Richard (@KarenRichard14) September 10, 2014 The first comment here reminded me […]

UBC Professor of Law Joel Bakan speaks

By Norm Farrell on September 10, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

“I see a lot of sense in the BCTF’s insistence on eliminating E80 from the package for consideration in binding arbitration… “As is true of any negotiation, the respective bargaining positions of […]

Lies and Liberals, an inherent match

By Norm Farrell on September 8, 2014 • ( 18 Comments )

In November 2001, after NDP MLA Joy McPhail reported a government plan to increase medical service plan premiums, Canadian Press quoted Liberal Health Minister Colin Hansen, “Joy MacPhail needs a new Deep […]

Dignity not in anti-union Liberal playbook

By Norm Farrell on September 7, 2014 • ( 7 Comments )

Recognizing that workers have the right to bargain collectively as part of their freedom to associate reaffirms the values of dignity, personal autonomy, equality and democracy that are inherent in the Charter. […]

Qu’ils mangent de la brioche

By Norm Farrell on September 5, 2014 • ( 19 Comments )

Yeah, folks. If you’re inconvenienced and frustrated by empty public schools, Premier Photo Op may have a solution. She tried it, she likes it. And if you can’t afford the tuition, do […]

CBC dominates the Websters

By Norm Farrell on September 4, 2014 • ( 11 Comments )

I bet Jack Webster’s spirit twitches when the $175 a plate bun toss named for him recurs and this town’s higher purpose people gather to honour worthy journalists, not all of whom […]

Captives of industry

By Norm Farrell on September 2, 2014 • ( 15 Comments )

Regular readers are aware that British Columbia’s natural gas industry provides surprisingly little return to the province by way of royalties for depleting non-renewable public assets. In the last two fiscal years, […]

Yes, red tape may interfere with business

By Norm Farrell on August 16, 2014 • ( 16 Comments )

Mount Polley operator was raising height of tailings dam at time of breach, Wendy Stueck, Globe & Mail, August 15 2014 “Crews were working to raise the tailings dam at the Mount […]

When you buy yourself a government, you expect results

By Norm Farrell on August 13, 2014 • ( 19 Comments )

From RossK, The Gazetteer, Mines Are Sparkle Ponies Too?….Who Knew? But here’s something that even we, the purveyors of all that is neither established nor credible, missed from Ms. Clark’s October 2012 […]

August 11 with Ian Jessop

By Norm Farrell on August 11, 2014 • ( 5 Comments )

. More responsibilities but lower budget. From effigis.com Practice for photo-op with Polish shipyard workers Abbotsford company that beat the Mars bomber out of a provincial firefighting contract…

Investment decisions: industry or education?

By Norm Farrell on August 11, 2014 • ( 6 Comments )

Education and Economic Growth, by Philip Stevens and Martin Weale, Education and Economic Growth, Philip Stevens and Martin Weale, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London, England. “There are two very […]

Redefinition of news – Updated

By Norm Farrell on August 7, 2014 • ( 22 Comments )

It is no secret that Postmedia, owner of daily newspapers from Montreal to Vancouver, accumulates losses at rates it cannot sustain. Raising prices and reducing expenses is not a solution. Despite higher […]

We share responsibility

By Norm Farrell on August 7, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

“…we actually share some responsibility for those deaths because, for us, it is no priority whatever, to stop it. Our United Nations, our Government, our World is not that interested…” Jon Snow […]

R.I.P. Paul St. Pierre, 1923-2014

By Norm Farrell on August 3, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

In the summer of 1968, I was a naive minion of the Liberal Party, helping manage the coastal part of Paul St. Pierre’s campaign to become MP for Coast Chilcotin. It was […]

This week’s Liberal direction: lower LNG expectations

By Norm Farrell on August 2, 2014 • ( 11 Comments )

Friday, The Common Sense Canadian — a site that usually provides worthwhile journalism — posted an article written by Keith Baldrey for Glacier Media, publisher of numerous community recyclables. Not surprisingly, anyone […]

Before taxpayers spend billions on LNG…

By Norm Farrell on August 1, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Since Paul Taylor’s keys to the public sector were taken away, again, I’ve been waiting for news of his latest landing ground. The Report of the Joint Review Panel (JRP) for BC […]

Where the vision and the visionaries?

By Norm Farrell on July 25, 2014 • ( 9 Comments )

Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. government’s EPA Journal stated, “Quite simply, Love Canal is one of the most appalling environmental tragedies in American history. “But that’s not the most disturbing fact. “What […]

Norm with Ian Jessop CFAX1070, July 22/14

By Norm Farrell on July 22, 2014 • ( 3 Comments )

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