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…
Norman Farrell
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
Your application to express opinion is denied
Globe and Mail editorial, August 26/11, Licensing journalists in Quebec would stifle press freedom "A licensing system for journalists being discussed in Quebec is a form of press regulation that…