BC Throne Speech – Be Vigilant Lest We Become Another Alberta
The burn. Christy Clark's message to British Columbians is to be vigilant so we don't become another Alberta. Madam premier then went on to add that Alberta has "lost its…
2016
Sloppy Reporting and Secret Agendas
One really doesn’t actually expect sterling journalism, good, investigative reporting or excellent editing from a community newspaper, but we do expect factual accuracy. And we expect reporters and editors to…
Should Taxpayers Be On The Hook For Cleaning Up Saskatchewan’s Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells?
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announced Monday he asked the federal government for $156 million to help fund oil and gas well cleanup efforts. In a press release he said the…
Should Taxpayers Be On The Hook For Cleaning Up Saskatchewan’s Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells?
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall announced Monday he asked the federal government for $156 million to help fund oil and gas well cleanup efforts. In a press release he said the…
Sorry to Piss on Your Parade, But…
We've had a gutfull of wonderful, inspiring words from the new Liberal prime minister but sometimes reality gets in the way to shred that tissue of comfort.There's this, for starters.…
Enbridge Shirks Its Moral Responsibility
The National Observer reports the following:Enbridge Inc. will save $22,000 after convincing Canada's pipeline enforcement agency that it shouldn't have been punished for failing to help neighbouring landowners with property…
So Much for Democracy, Mr. Brooks
New York Times' conservative columnist, David Brooks, knows that American politics is in the hands of an elite, the "donor class." Listen as he urges the Republican donor class to…
That Nagging Thought in the Back of My Mind
After the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary the pundits are going crazy. Hillary narrowly squeaked past Bernie Sanders in Iowa only to get flushed straight down the storm…
Lobbyists Outnumber B.C. MLAs 30 to One
This is a guest post by Dermod Travis, executive director of IntegrityBC. Last month, lobbyists gathered in Vancouver for The Future of Lobbying, a one -day conference put on by…
Lobbyists Outnumber B.C. MLAs 30 to One
This is a guest post by Dermod Travis, executive director of IntegrityBC. Last month, lobbyists gathered in Vancouver for The Future of Lobbying, a one -day conference put on by…
A fast scribble review of the new stiff tip on Pencil by 53
Surprise surprise. Pencil with new stiffer tips showed up as promised. Below are some scribbles comparing used, new and old. Filed under: App, art, drawing, iPad Tagged: firm tip,…
This Should Be Interesting – Netanyahu to Delineate Israel’s Border.
Israeli prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu, has announced a plan to encircle the state of Israel with a security fence saying, "In our neighbourhood, we need to protect ourselves from wild…
Reality Check – Man Made Climate Change Will Last for Thousands of Years
We have left our mark on the Earth and our environmental footprint is going to last probably 10-thousand years or more.We typically think in terms of a decade, perhaps a…
The Game’s Afoot – Again
What is it with unattached feet, sneakers and Vancouver Island?Another solo pedibus in a shoe has washed up, this time at Port Renfrew's beautiful Botanical Beach. Between August 2007 and…
Microwaste, Big Problem
I phoned Johnson & Johnson about why they continue to sell products with microbeads after Parliament started to vote last year toward creating a law to ban their sale. The…
Podcast: Where is Quebec going after the strikes, where is Canada’s economy going after the oil crash?
I have two Canadian updates this week. The first is from Nora Loreto on what’s happening in Quebec after the fall’s anti-austerity strikes. Nora is a Quebec City-based journalist…
Neither Stephen Nor Pierre
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/Carol Goar has an interesting column this morning on Justin Trudeau's lead...
It’s Not Environment Versus Economic Prosperity
Amazingly, there are people who think that environmental protection will cause economic calamity (bankers seem to be good at causing economic collapse all on their own). This old way of…
Such A Delicate Balance
One of nature's most intelligent creatures, elephants, are facing an uncertain future in Burma thanks to government efforts to halt deforestation, a crucial step in trying to restore some semblance…