Duelling developers fuel city election
As the NPA goes negative, Vision and COPE get help from NDP big shots, Charlie Smith, Straight.com: “…the NPA launched its “Take Back Vancouver” campaign, which features a bunch of…
Norman Farrell
Yes minister, BC edition
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis star in BBC Radio 4 program “The Now Show.” It is British oriented political satire but still one of my favourites. You can listen to…
Coming soon
I hope to meet a few Northern Insights readers at Thursday’s event.
A suggestion for North Van District voters
This weekend, most of us have opportunity to vote in municipal elections. As an informed internet reader (you wouldn’t be here otherwise), you know the importance of the day. I…
RERUN – ‘Run of River’ – deceitful marketing term
First published February 23, 2011 Pictures From Tyson Creek, a tributary of the Tzoonie River at the head of Narrows Inlet about 20 miles from Sechelt. Learn more about this…
Central to the whole controversy
Courtesy Raeside Cartoons Vaughn Palmer writes about Attorney General Shirley Bond’s letter to Stephen Toope, “Should the government require recovery of legal fees and disbursements paid for the defence of…
Delay strategy suggests Clark plans snap election
Keith Fraser at The Province is reporting the Basi/Virk audit is blocked by the Liberal Government: “Auditor-General John Doyle is heading back to court in a bid to get access…
"Old news" – news anxieties
Alex Tsakumis today offers Open Letter to John Doyle, Auditor-General of British Columbia: The Information You Need On the Buying of Dave Basi and Bob Virk by the BC Liberals…
REPLAY – Notice to PAB media monitors
First published here April 6, 2011 from Craigslist Toronto: Supplement your income. Part-time jobs available that suit your skills and experience. Keep an eye on craigslist for the next openings.…
REPLAY: About BC politics (Oct 24, 2010)
Vancouver Sun writers and many mainstream colleagues refuse to pose difficult questions to their BC Liberal friends, instead preferring the approach of Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heroes, "I hear nothing,…
Where the morally obtuse can hide
H/T to CathiefromCanada, a great read: The Brutal Truth About Penn State, Charles P. Pierce, Grantland, November 14, 2011 "There is always something a little nauseating in large spectacles of…
Retired cop blogs
Fred Pinnock retired from the RCMP in 2008 and today, with Scot Filer, another former cop, is managing partner in Lions Gate Investigations Group. Pinnock, former commander of BC's illegal…
Appeal Court found judge has right to be stupid
Court upholds Hells Angel's acquittal, despite rude judge, Ian Mulgrew, Vancouver Sun, Apr 30, 2008 The controversial acquittal of an elite Nomad member of the Hells Angels caught with 52…
J. Leask: Questions of perspicacity and impartiality
Two Hells Angels called 'pawns of police' get short sentences for drug trafficking, Neal Hall, Vancouver Sun, March 12, 2010 Vancouver -- Two Hells Angels members received short jail sentences…
Ocean playground
Photos taken near Powell River
Would they lie to us?
Nine Months before Olympics, Province Saw Big 'Shortfall', Bob Mackin, The Tyee, November 14, 2011 "...When VANOC revealed its post-Games financial report on Dec. 17, 2010, it claimed a balanced…
Political action at the grass roots
Inside the Russell Pearce recall, Amy McMullen, Salon.com A good read about citizen-activists organizing to make Russell Pearce, President of the Arizona Senate, the first state legislator in Arizona history…
Some targets are easier to make than others
Forget land costs, management and operating expenses; BC Place still needs $2.5 million a month to break even. That represents amortization of recent renovation costs over 20 years. Of course,…
If we do not act, we bear the guilt
"Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back." Joe Paterno (Penn State) Legendary coach Joe Paterno and Penn State are…
George Monbiot explains national bankruptcy
The 1% are the very best destroyers of wealth the world has ever seen, George Monbiot, The Guardian "If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every…