Author: Norm Farrell

The U.S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and other cattle producers and meat companies have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over country-of-origin labelling rules. Many consumers and groups such as Los Angeles-based Made in the USA Foundation favour the new rules but producers enjoy the benefits of mixing imported beef

With the death toll at 35 and rising, Quebec’s Lac-Mégantic oil train disaster is not just tragedy, it is corporate crime. At the root is eagerness of big business to take ever greater risks in an interminable search for higher profits. The facilitators are captive governments consider stringent safety regulations

Failed NDP candidate Matt Toner provides commentary: Let’s reboot the Old Democratic Party into something new for the 21st century. Toner would offer much as an MLA and I’m surprised that voters selected a Liberal lightweight instead. However, the keys to his rejection might be revealed by words in the

An old friend passed a while ago. I’m sad about that and full of regret that we went separate ways long ago and never reconnected. Dave Hardon wasn’t famous outside the BC film industry but he truly was one of its most significant builders. He was a film lab manager

In 70 plus years of the communist eastern bloc, elites exercised tight control of communications. Pravda and Izvestia were mouthpieces of USSR state agencies and censorship was pervasive, including control  of radio, television, book publishing, the arts and other communications. Even copying machines were monitored and public libraries restricted. Reporters

A convergence of health and other personal and business issues consumed my attention recently and kept me from blogging. However, I expect to be back on line mid-week. Thanks for the messages of concern and your patience.

To help us decide which image best represents the Senate, Toronto Star provides a helpful resource HERE.

I’m heading off to vote. Before that, I’m joining my blogging colleagues and providing a seat count prediction: BC NDP – 58 [46%] BC Liberal – 23 [36%] BC Green – 1 [11%] BC Conservative – 0 [5%] Independent – 3 [2%] In the interest of transparency, I provide part