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I’m a regular online listener to BBC News Quiz, a panel show created by John Lloyd 36 years ago. It has been hosted by Danish/British author and presenter Sandi Toksvig…
Norman Farrell
Harper channels Nixon
Harper’s Audit-the-Enemy Strategy Fulfills Nixon’s Dream, Mark Grandia, DESMOG CANADA “…Not only do we now know that Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s office maintains a political enemy list, we also saw…
Liberal operatives and Whac-A-Mole
Premier Photo Op’s deputy chief of staff resigned over her role in the Liberals’ ethnic outreach artifice. The Liberals and their faithful media partners emphasized that Kim Haakstad took no…
Tall tales in the post-truth era
I’ve often wondered why Grouse Mountain’s single wind generator sits idle, even as the breezes blow. Talking about the wind machine standing above North Vancouver, BC Hydro’s CEO said, “Grouse…
Are public facilities really for the public?
I’ve been out and about with grandkids this week but it is not something I can afford to do regularly. Our trip to Science World was an example. Admission, including…
Returning soon, probably
I’ve been absent from the blog world for a few weeks and regular readers deserve an explanation. First, I’ll describe what started this one person blogging effort more than four…
Government we collectively deserve
A significant week just passed. Great days for some; difficult moments for others. Like many observers of British Columbia politics, I was surprised by the election result. Believing facts clear…
Without core values, fake and phony
H/T RossK, The Gazetteer
Choose the coast you want for British Columbia
Tuesday’s vote provides a rare opportunity for citizens to choose a course for our province and our children and the children of our children. Do we want this: Or, this:
An open letter from a concerned citizen of BC:
If ever the people of BC needed the power of the press, now is that time. The Basi-Virk plea agreement made public yesterday lays bare the corruption of our courts…
NOT for the people
In an 1830 speech, Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster said that government should be “Made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.” British Columbia’s present ruling…
Patients exposed to harm on a staggering scale
This item first published here in September is worth republishing as the BC Liberal Gov’t takes more action against Therapeutics Initiative, a science based reviewer that troubles major pharmaceutical companies…
Boardroom theatre
The concept of a Kitimat bitumen refinery may have reasons to exist at this moment but none are connected to serious business objectives. Accordingly, David Black’s proposition, which if built…
Tax issue the Harper Gov’t prefers not to address
Read Committee studying offshore tax evasion will not question revenue minister at The Globe and Mail. This story comes from the USA but Canadian companies employ similar schemes of tax…
One value Premier failed to learn: truthfulness
In Sunday’s thirty minute TV commercial, Christy Clark said that leadership involves, “holding true to the values you were raised with…” If I were one of the people that parented…
One "news reporter" is feeling sad
“The Liberals could come out with an announcement heralding the sky for being blue and a good portion of the electorate would respond by criticizing them for ignoring the clouds.”…
More "CRAP!" from the blogosphere
Contrary to the claims of retired newsguy Bill Good, blogs are not invariable distributors of CRAP! Instead, the good ones are sources of information and commentary that Bill Good and…
16 yr-old talked to NEB, before new regulations
I first published a link to this video February 2 and it has been viewed by thousands of Northern Insight readers. Additionally, most major Canadian news operations paid close attention…
No free lunches… ever
Update April 9: I heard that CKNW’s Bill Good responded on his April 5 morning show to selected critics, people he declined to identify other than through reference to hated…