$20 billion± procurement – no bid, no competition
The Harper Government of Canada is continuing on a path to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35 multirole fighter jets. First Canadian deliveries originally were anticipated in 2016 but the U.S. Air…
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Falcon: Revenue neutral HST an "urban legend"
When the referendum delivered an unwanted result, BC's provincial government reshaped, polished and coordinated messages to the public. One particularly troublesome claim, made by Finance Minister Colin Hansen during the…
Computer virus phone scams
Perhaps an unknown telephone caller claims your computer is corrupted by viruses and involved in alarming errors and electronic transgressions. The scammer might say, "We've had a report from your…
Jet set poseur or selfless campaigner ?
Recently, I've posed the question: Is there an inevitable journey for professional environmentalists from impecunious youthful idealists to zealous hustlers loyally serving industrial interests for personal gain?I made the inquiry…
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Globe editorial by confounded ideologue
The Globe and Mail presented an editorial this week that appears to be written by a confounded ideologue seconded from a Toronto high school paper. It really is the most…
More contempt for the public by public officials
While we consider the subject of contempt for the public by public officials, Damien Gillis provides a definitive view of its existence. In a must read report on testimony at…
Contemptuously serving the governing party
Chief Justice Lance Finch issued a release defending Gordon Campbell's appointment to the Order of British Columbia. Finch's effort at exculpation is a rare event. For the most part, Superior…
Major threat to Canada is extravagant exaggeration
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says "draconian" anti-terrorism measures that were scrapped in 2007 are once again necessary because Canada faces a major threat from "Islamicism." Interesting fact: the Christian and…
Dear Greenpeace, re Tzeporah Berman (RERUN)
Tzeporah Berman was at Capilano University Wednesday evening performing at the North Shore Credit Union Centre for the Performing Arts. Her act was promised to be an exploration of the…
Schools help fund Encana’s foreign investments
News Item, May 2011 VANCOUVER - Encana and the British Columbia government’s Pacific Carbon Trust have a new deal by which the Trust is purchasing 84,000 tonnes of carbon offsets…
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…
‘Uncontrollable’ natural disaster inevitable
Oil Exploration Under Arctic Ice Could Cause 'Uncontrollable' Natural Disaster by Michael McCarthy Published on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by the Independent/UK "Any serious oil spill in the ice of…
Horgan speaks on OBC
The Canadian Press Date: Tuesday Sep. 6, 2011 8:06 PM ET VICTORIA — The New Democrat Opposition in B.C. says the rules may not have been followed when former Liberal…
Intermittent economic storms
Speaking with his disingenuousness dial set to maximum, Education Minister George Abbott talks as if the provincial government is merely an interested observer to the teachers' labour negotiations, "We do…
A non-partisan citizen speaks a powerful message
Motorcycleguy, a regular reader here, left a comment at The Vancouver Observer in response to Tzeporah Berman's defence of her support for the industry of power producers aiming to interfere…
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…
Alexandra Morton reports an "Unwanted Trespass"
There seems to be no end to small details that paint a very disturbing picture in the coastal salmon farming industry. Why do we have to rely on private citizens…
A sad, embarrassing moment that cheapens an honour
Kudos to the Times Colonist editorialists for an honest examination of the Ordure of British Columbia fiasco: "...Campbell’s honour is premature for another reason — quite simply, it breaks the…