Some Thoughts on the BC Budget
Five months ago, I predicted that the Liberal government of British Columbia would fail in its effort to balance the 2013 budget. Notwithstanding this week’s boastful headlines to the contrary,…
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Today in Liberal-bashing Media: Andrew Coyne
… who decides, like half of the country’s editorialists, to write off Justin Trudeau’s support as an example of the Liberal Party becoming a “personality cult.” I’m getting really sick…
Campaign Update: Where With Weir?
Well, by now everyone should have heard that Erin Weir has withdrawn from the Sask. NDP Leadership race and thrown his behind Ryan Meili. As mentioned yesterday, it was one…
Just a game
As I write this, I’m at Ted Reeve Arena, the rink in my neighbourhood. My son’s team, the Penguins, is playing Ted Reeve Thunder. If we lose, that’s the end…
Consistency – (GeoffBCampbell)
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Three Ways Anyone Can Contribute to Open Data Day
With well over 90 cities now scheduled to partake in Open Data Day and with several events expecting 50+ and even 100+ participants I wanted to outline some thoughts to…
BC’s Fiscal Mess: Hydro, LNG Numbers Don’t Add Up
The Oil and Has lobby has made it clear that unless government agrees to give 30% capital cost allowances – meaning they want a 30% subsidy on the money spent…
Bagel on a string: Collapse and the case for simplicity
When we talk about complexity, resources and economic decline, it seems we’ve learned nothing from history. In his talk in Barcelona, Tainter gave the example of the Roman Empire during…
Breaking Harper’s Siege on Science
Could the courts force Sideshow Steve Harper to take his gags off federal government scientists? Democracy Watch and the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Clinic may soon test the legality…
Fukushima’s victims show why Harper must update nuclear liability law
By Greenpeace Canada (Press Release) | Feb. 19, 2013: TORONTO – Hundreds of thousands of victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan are still denied fair compensation from a…
A Big Telecom inspired "Stupidest Thing Ever Said" Commemorative Plaque
Do you love paying through the nose for your cell phone bills? David Fuller, the Chief Marketing Officer for Telus, seems to think so. At the CRTC hearing last week…
Families Abandon Homes near Alberta Bitumen Facility
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The more the politicians of all stripes and flavours proclaim the harmless benefits of fracking, producing and shipping bitumen to wherever there is a market the more…
Russian Dash-cameras
The meteor strike last week made more people realize the prevalence of dash-cams in Russia. I’d seen shocking vehicle footage on YouTube before, one of a brick flying from a…
The BC Liberal Budget With Special Simultaneous Commentary.
This is one of the better more informed and down to earth commentaries that I have run into. Actually I did not run into it, I stole it from Laila…
Exit
Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberals may well be looking for the exit door soon. Martyn Brown, former premier Gordon Campbell’s chief of staff, doesn’t think yesterday’s budget holds good news for…
About Those Keystone XL Jobs
Keystone pipeline boosters have argued the project will create jobs, lots of jobs. US Chamber of Commerce president, Tom Donohue, has estimated the pipeline will create 20,000 jobs immediately and…