Northern Insight: Subverting democracy

A month after Jim Shepard resigned as CEO of BC’s second largest forestry company, the Liberal government appointed him Senior Policy Adviser. After a year, Shepard, 73, is leaving to form The Concerned Citizens for British Columbia, another campaign to reelect government friendly to large developers and industrialists. This is

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Northern Insight: Hey, Bill Good

Good job. You won’t find much here that is complimentary about a broadcaster whose work I once respected. But, he deserves credit for working Canada’s Coast Guard story on the west coast, nailing the Conservative government for stupidity, disrespect and callous disregard for public safety. This government keeps chauffeured limousines

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Northern Insight: Welcome to Alberta

“Alberta’s expansive wilderness boasts some of the most spectacular scenery and authentic outdoor experiences you can imagine… “With its vast blue skies, magnificent Canadian Rockies, rolling fields of wheat, boreal forests and the Canadian Badlands, there is something for every visitor…” Photos from Business Insider: The Canadian Oil Sand Mines

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