An ebbing tide may beach many yachts
In the preceding article, I quote Robert Reich from the New York Times. The words are worth repeating for emphasis because Reich's points are so little understood but so important…
Norman Farrell
Labour Day – Canadian heritage moment – Rerun
First published here in 2009 I was flipping the radio dial on Labour Day and noticed that CKNW's Christy Clark featured a guest who seemed a strange choice. It was…
Smile and learn
Strange Animal with Mike O'Brien - A short but wonderful CBC radio series
Global TV’s strange news priorities
It was a busy news day Sunday so British Columbia's self described source for news, weather, traffic, events and features did not have time to report on the rising tide…
Don’t judge the world while standing on your head
The Order of BC awards were announced after noon on Friday preceding summer's last long weekend, best day of all for taking out political trash. Apparently, Christy Clark's Government was…
Crimes in progress (another 2010 article brought forward)
News item: British Columbia Liberals announce the new Clean Energy Act sets the foundation for a new future of electricity self-sufficiency. Definition: Self-sufficiency: The ability to satisfy one’s basic needs…
Campbell’s BC Liberals didn’t abandon principles, they never had any
Thomas Paine, a great radical of the 18th-century, inspired both the American and French revolutions and is widely regarded as "possibly the most influential writer in modern human history." He…
Social media can expose the latest BC Liberal outrage
Readers, spread the links to this blog and the many others that provide information the mainstream media ignores. The Order of British Columbia to Campbell, Dobell, Emerson and Aquilini is…
Honours for sale in British Columbia?
= (?) The above is from a search of the FRPCS site of Elections BC done September 3, 2011. Searching on the name 'Aquilini' returns a listing of donations with…
The unworthy are poor company for the worthy
CBC reports: Former premier Gordon Campbell is among 14 people soon to be awarded the honour of the Order of British Columbia. The office of B.C. Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point announced…
Big box and chain store retail policies, a polite rant
We bought an electronic device yesterday from London Drugs in North Vancouver, a bubble wrapped connector to recharge a cell phone. I selected one from a mobile phone accessory rack.…
How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger
Speculating with Lives, by Horand Knaup, Michaela Schiessl and Anne Seith, Spiegel Online "In recent years, the financial markets have discovered the huge opportunities presented by agricultural commodities. The consequences…
Message from Alexandra Morton
"Hello, the media is not reporting on this so please forward this email to your contacts. "Testimony at the Cohen Inquiry Aquaculture Hearings hit a new low yesterday. The lengths…
They won big but it’s still not enough
Forty years ago, American (and, by logical extension, Canadian) business worried about future survival of free enterprise. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce commissioned Lewis Powell, later a Nixon appointed Supreme…
Corporate tax dodging out of control?
Interesting report from the Institute for Policy Studies in the USA: "Guns don't kill people, the old saw goes. People do. "By the same token, corporations don't dodge taxes. People…
"The corporate coup is over – they won"
In politics today, trolls live in the sewers of think-tanks, communications firms, corporate media, old-line political parties and government ministry offices. They provide material to fill the airwaves and pages…
Outbreak of postpartum compassion
Jon Stewart, most trusted newsman in America, if you are under 40, laughs at the hypocrisy of Faux News bubblehead Megyn Kelly. Recently returned following birth of a baby, Kelly…
We can, but we won’t (2010 post worth revisiting)
I recall voting Liberal in the 2001 provincial election and for years now, I've been wondering what led me to that regretful choice. Perhaps, I suffered early onset of age-related…
Elections BC and the charade of secrecy
Shortly after 11 am Friday, August 26, Acting Chief Electoral Officer Craig James delivered HST vote results to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Clerk of the Assembly and…
Financial report for all days
Updown Court, Surrey England - yours for only $115 million 150 carats & other flawless points, $30 million Not everything is perfect Vancouver near Abbott Street