Recently, I was amused by a certain radio news-talk host angrily sputtering in response to callers’ claims that he was partial and passive in political coverage. He replied that, in a very long career, he’d followed his own conscience; management had …
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Northern Insights / Perceptivity: Good tax, bad tax
News item, The Guardian, November 3, 2011:
“Bill Gates will tell the G20 group of developed and developing countries on Thursday that they could raise an extra $48bn (£30bn) a year to fight global poverty by levying a small tax on share and bond tr…
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Medicare’s Orphans: The Fight for Healthcare for Children with Autism Disorders
The film Medicare’s Orphans – A film about the fight to get healthcare for children with autism in Canada is now available online. I encourage everyone with an interest in autism disorders, anyone interested in advocating …
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: REPLAY: "It’s a tough spot but Premier Clark is thriving, I mean, she seems to really. ."
First published April 3, 2011 but worth another read. Be sure you listen to the audio clip at the end.
CKNW’s Bill Good and producer Jessica Hyatt want you critics of Christy Clark and BC Liberals to be quiet. You are all greedy beggars, demanding se…
Continue readingFacing Autism in New Brunswick: Determined Autism Advocates Jean Lewis & David Marley Fight for Medicare Coverage for Autism Disorders
David Marley and Jean Lewis of Medicare for Autism Now!Oakville, Ontario, 2008
David Marley and Jean Lewis of Medicare for Autism NOW! have been fighting for medicare coverage of evidence based treatment for autism disorders for many years. I f…
Northern Insights / Perceptivity: Can we believe anything they say?
Pavco’s convention centre and stadium deals fascinate me. People residing beyond BC’s lower mainland are probably more pissed-off than fascinated. These deals clearly demonstrate the disaster potential when public and private enterprises work together …
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Tossing the myth of impartiality
CKNW’s Bill Good took a little heat this week from callers but did his best to defend Gordon Campbell’s appointment to the OBC. Good’s ire rises quickly if callers slip through the screening and point out puffball treatment of the former Premier, his g…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: A crime family depends on its enablers – rerun
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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