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RCMP mess needs sweeping

By Norm Farrell on December 9, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

This is one of the first articles I posted at Northern Insight, written in April 2009. By the time the fifth anniversary rolls around, the article count will be about 2,000. I […]

CKNW Orphans’ Fund Financial Recap

By Norm Farrell on December 5, 2013 • ( 5 Comments )

Based on T3010 reports filed by the charity with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA):

Fraying of social safety nets necessitates charity – REPLAY

By Norm Farrell on December 5, 2013 • ( 20 Comments )

First published in 2012: I listened to parts of Friday’s CKNW Orphans’ Fund Pledge Day, wondering if they would be more forthright about shifting over $1 million from the charity to pockets […]

CKNW charity boosts corporate profits – REPLAY from 2012

By Norm Farrell on December 5, 2013 • ( 24 Comments )

The article following this update was published Nov. 25, 2011 (the first chart is revised with 2012 figures). In 2012, I reviewed the most recent Registered Charity Information Return filed by the […]

Promises made, promises waived

By Norm Farrell on December 4, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

From the 2013 platform of the B.C. Liberal Party: We need to do more to ensure coastal communities have access to a high quality ferry service that affordably meets the needs of […]

Christy Clark arrest may be imminent

By Norm Farrell on December 2, 2013 • ( 33 Comments )

Sunday, RCMP announced arrest of Qing Quentin Huang for attempting to communicate knowledge of Canadian ship construction to China. Huang is employed by an Ontario based subcontractor of Irving Shipbuilding. At a […]

Guess which photos come from Enbridge

By Norm Farrell on November 29, 2013 • ( 8 Comments )

H/T to Project-Pipeline.org

Investment in society and in human beings?

By Norm Farrell on November 27, 2013 • ( 9 Comments )

A paper published in the journal International Political Science Review considered if the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was “Democracy’s Friend or Foe.” It noted that reforms required by the American based IMF, […]

Diane, it’s even worse than you claim

By Norm Farrell on November 24, 2013 • ( 13 Comments )

Diane Francis is a writer from Central Canada whose typical view of the country is about 400 miles wide. So, it’s not surprising that in her New York Post expose, she ignores […]

An example of coastal ferry fares, 5x inflation

By Norm Farrell on November 22, 2013 • ( 11 Comments )

One of my readers lives modestly on Texada Island and comes to the city occasionally for shopping and medical treatments and to visit family and friends. He retired on this northern Gulf […]

Without fairness for all

By Norm Farrell on November 22, 2013 • ( 14 Comments )

Successful societies are based on equitable treatment of every citizen. That is not to say that individuals must be dealt with equally, rather that fairness should always be evident. Does the equity […]

They’re awesome, so they say

By Norm Farrell on November 20, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

They should have paid attention two years ago

By Norm Farrell on November 19, 2013 • ( 10 Comments )

News item, November 19, 2013: “The B.C. government is disbanding its controversial Pacific Carbon Trust…” Yeah, they should have paid attention to us, the humble nincompoops blogging in underwear, or to the […]

New exploration

By Norm Farrell on November 19, 2013 • ( 10 Comments )

I’ve been examining the financial elements of legal gambling in British Columbia. Before looking at BCLC annual reports, I assumed the agency’s revenues had grown steadily. In fact, they show a distinctly […]