Guest Post re Enbridge Northern Gateway
Hi Friends, I just registered to make an oral submission to the National Energy Board panel reviewing the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. I encourage you to do the same. Enbridge…
Norman Farrell
Hands-on, results driven, action oriented corpspeak
DuPont's Herbicide Goes Rogue, Jim Hightower, OtherWords.org In the corporate world's tortured language, workers are no longer fired. They just experience an "employment adjustment." But the most twisted euphemism I've…
Non-thinking tank
During the lead-up to the HST referendum, business advocate Fraser Institute complained, "...opponents of the harmonized tax have filled newspapers, broadcast media, and the blogosphere with inaccurate – and often…
Cluster bombs on aisle 4, torture gear on 3
British Defence Minister Liam Fox is proud of U.K. arms traders. He welcomed dealers and customers from around the world to the 2011 Defence and Security Equipment (DSEi) arms fair…
Harry Bloy’s Entabulator
A source in Victoria leaked information to me explaining why Harry Bloy wants to redirect government spending away from small scale projects like the Richmond Recycling Depot. Bloy thinks that…
People in NE BC, prepare for this
ProPublica, Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields, September 16 By Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz Wallace-Babb was so sick she could barely move. She vomited uncontrollably and…
Disabled losing jobs to get "real jobs"
People with disabilities in a Ridge Meadows supported work program will be out of work if the province withdraws support after 20 years. A September 10 report in the Maple…
He suffers annoyance and anger
When taking aim at individuals on this blog, I try to avoid false assertions. Readers may argue with my analyses and opinions but I intend those to be based on…
Mark Steel’s Boston Tea Party
Mark Steel Lectures at BBC Open2.net
Gains-burgers
Ian Reid is back at his computer station this week and that is good news for blog readers. He wrote a piece at The Real Story last October that is…
Credibility: M.I.A.
In another liberal surge of empathy, Sun pundit Vaughn Palmer described the "post-HST fiscal triple whammy" faced by "action man" Kevin Falcon. He described the aggravation of replacing HST with…
Fueling jihadist sentiment
The Terrorism Issue That Wasn’t Discussed by Gareth Porter, CommonDreams.org In the commentary on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the news and infotainment media have predictably framed the discussion by…
Everything by the book, but books were wrong
High-rise tank is new solution in farming fish, by Arthur Max, Associated Press, from Seattle PI KAMPERLAND, Netherlands (AP) — Adri Bout trawled Dutch waters for 25 years until he…
Demand Creates Jobs
10 Years Of Capital Gains Tax Cuts Proves: Rich Win, You Lose, by Dave Johnson Why are "capital gains" taxes so much lower than taxes on other income? The reason…
$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…
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…
ProPublica guide – trusted coverage of 9/11
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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…