I quoted from a Lewis Carroll poem The Walrus and the Carpenter in a comment thread at the Vancouver Observer. My obvious suggestion was that Tzeporah Berman had been like oysters that naively went for a stroll on the beach to be consumed by their ushe…
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Northern Insights / Perceptivity: Crimes in progress (another 2010 article brought forward)
News item:
British Columbia Liberals announce the new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency.
Definition:
Self-sufficiency: The ability to satisfy one’s basic needs without outside help.
News item:
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Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Campbell’s BC Liberals didn’t abandon principles, they never had any
Thomas Paine, a great radical of the 18th-century, inspired both the American and French revolutions and is widely regarded as “possibly the most influential writer in modern human history.” He is cited often in libraries of great political quot…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Honours for sale in British Columbia?
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The above is from a search of the FRPCS site of Elections BC done September 3, 2011. Searching on the name ‘Aquilini’ returns a listing of donations with a total of $530,130. This is the distribution between parties:
BC NDP – $2,500
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Northern Insights / Perceptivity: We can, but we won’t (2010 post worth revisiting)
I recall voting Liberal in the 2001 provincial election and for years now, I’ve been wondering what led me to that regretful choice. Perhaps, I suffered early onset of age-related intellectual impairment but I prefer to believe there were other causes…
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#hst #bcpoli #bcndp #bclib
So, we’re about to get our vote on the BC HST that was rudely dropped on the province. I have to admit that I am on the fence on the tax and I hate that fact.
I want to oppose the HST. I am just as furious about how former …
Continue readingmike watkins dot ca: The Fall of Christy Clark?
B.C. by-election Wednesday to decide if the un-elected Premier of British Columbia gets a seat in legislature
One incredibly obvious plant was from a woman named Anna Lilly.
I’m rarely going to be in perfect agreement with Alex Tsakumis on any topic…
Challenging the Commonplace: Well, that was fun! But a fond farewell
Over the past three months, I’ve written extensively about the BC Liberal leadership race and made public my struggles to make the right choices. First, I wondered if I should join the BC Liberal Party. No other way existed to vote so directly for British Columbia’s 35th premier. Therefore, I
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: Well, that was fun! But a fond farewell
Over the past three months, I’ve written extensively about the BC Liberal leadership race and made public my struggles to make the right choices. First, I wondered if I should join the BC Liberal Party. No other way existed to vote so directly for British Columbia’s 35th premier. Therefore, I
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: Well, that was fun! But a fond farewell
Over the past three months, I’ve written extensively about the BC Liberal leadership race and made public my struggles to make the right choices.
First, I wondered if I should join the BC Liberal Party. No other way existed to vote so directly for Bri…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Party Leadership Race – Done
VOTED! As a spanking new member of the BC Liberal Party, I have just voted for the party’s next leader and this province’s 35th Premier. It came down to a matter of choosing among flavours of vanilla, but ultimately the choices were clear given the candidates’ proposed policies. Here’s how
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Party Leadership Race – Done
VOTED! As a spanking new member of the BC Liberal Party, I have just voted for the party’s next leader and this province’s 35th Premier. It came down to a matter of choosing among flavours of vanilla, but ultimately the choices were clear given the candidates’ proposed policies. Here’s how
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Party Leadership Race – Done
VOTED!
As a spanking new member of the BC Liberal Party, I have just voted for the party’s next leader and this province’s 35th Premier. It came down to a matter of choosing among flavours of vanilla, but ultimately the choices were clear given the c…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership: (Final) Order of preference
The three top issues guiding my decision remain as they have been throughout: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. We work, play, live and die in communities. Local elected officials are the closest to the people and best positioned to identify their communities’
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership: (Final) Order of preference
The three top issues guiding my decision remain as they have been throughout: Democratic reform. Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments. We work, play, live and die in communities. Local elected officials are the closest to the people and best positioned to identify their communities’
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership: (Final) Order of preference
The three top issues guiding my decision remain as they have been throughout:
Democratic reform.
Support for greater independence and return of powers to local governments.
We work, play, live and die in communities. Local elected officials ar…
Challenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership – Community Gaming Grants
Non profits throughout British Columbia rely on the province’s Community Gaming Grants program for their funding. For many, it’s their sole source of desperately needed dollars. The important work that these non profits do toward addressing social needs in their communities cannot be overstated. They deliver far more for the
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership – Community Gaming Grants
Non profits throughout British Columbia rely on the province’s Community Gaming Grants program for their funding. For many, it’s their sole source of desperately needed dollars. The important work that these non profits do toward addressing social needs in their communities cannot be overstated. They deliver far more for the
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: BC Liberal Leadership – Community Gaming Grants
Non profits throughout British Columbia rely on the province’s Community Gaming Grants program for their funding. For many, it’s their sole source of desperately needed dollars.
The important work that these non profits do toward addressing social nee…
Continue readingChallenging the Commonplace: In case you missed it…
You may have missed the news hidden in an ETA at the bottom of my post on the BC Liberal Party’s weighted vote proposal. I suppose it deserves a post of its own: … drum roll please … I. Am. Now … a Liberal. A BC Liberal, of the BC
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