Trust in God, but not in Enbridge
Not long ago, an animated parody by editorial cartoonist Dan Murphy offended oil transporter Enbridge. The company tried to make Murphy’s troublesome work disappear by pumping up pressure in the…
Norman Farrell
Hero – redefined
Bravery and drone pilots, Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, July 10, 2012 “The Pentagon is considering awarding a Distinguished Warfare Medal to drone pilots who work on military bases often far removed…
Being fracked
Clark’s fracking registry: a fractionary issue, Vanessa Annand, The Martlet, Sep 22, 2011, Volume 64 Issue 7 “…Fracking, a process that allows companies to pump out hard-to-reach deposits of oil…
Deregulation and privatization – a cautionary tale
Terrance Heath writes a story of frequent and ruinous power outages in territory served by The Potomac Electric Power Company, a utility supplying electricity to Washington, D.C. and surrounding communities…
Fisheries Canada: "Virus, what virus?"
450,000 salmon to be destroyed after outbreak of anemia in Newfoundland and Labrador, Globe and Mail, July 7, 2012 “Newfoundland and Labrador is dealing with its first outbreak of infectious…
Vancouver voters dodged their own disaster
The November vote was not close but Vancouver and British Columbia dodged a disaster when Susan Anton’s mayoral campaign disappeared underwater. If you want to confirm that view, read David…
Cameron Ward on RCMP, Picton and Oppal Inquiry
RCMP officer Jim Brown is a sexual sadist-so what’s the big deal? Cameron Ward, July 6, 2012 “…Willy Pickton didn’t kill up to 49 women by himself, not according to…
What’s the next dump of grungy news?
There’s more bad news coming about the RCMP, including information on unprofessional conduct in the Surrey Six gangland murder investigation. In a May internal memo, Commissioner Bob Paulson warned that…
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
The Calgary Herald, usually a loyal Conservative Party supporter, recently editorialized about the RCMP: “When the RCMP dispatched disgraced Alberta Staff-Sgt. Don Ray to B.C., it was reminiscent of how…
Nobody hides evidence of innocence
BC Liberals spent millions to halt the Basi/Virk trial. They are spending more on court actions fighting the Auditor General’s access to documents. They’ve rejected calls for public inquiry and…
More Ingrid Rice
Hard Working Conservative MP Canada Day Ingrid Rice archives here.
Inevitable outcome of overreaching
Christy Clark shuffled staff in the premier’s office again today. However, when the critical fault is at the top, shuffling of underlings will do no good. Any Liberals who want…
Thumb in the eye of BC taxpayers
The BC Liberal policy is firmly established. Reward your important friends and give the rest – teachers, paramedics, etc. – a firm kick in the ass. Of course, agency directors…
History’s mistakes repeated
A Manifesto for Economic Sense, Paul Krugman, Princeton University, and Richard Layard, LSE Centre for Economic Performance “More than four years after the financial crisis began, the world’s major advanced…
Little research on effects of diluted bitumen
A Dilbit Primer: How It’s Different from Conventional Oil, Lisa Song, Inside Climate News, June 26, 2012 “Bitumen extracted from tar sands has the consistency of peanut butter and must…
Move on folks, nothing to see (or smell) here
Adrian Raeside, author of 14 books, resident of Whistler, is one of British Columbia’s most perceptive cartoonists. Visit his site regularly and be entertained and informed. Here is one of…
Friends caring for friends
Bill Good mounted a defence of Christy Clark today following release of David Basi’s accusations that Premier Christy Clark was very much involved in the corrupt sale of BC Rail…
Video Enbridge (and Postmedia) wants hidden
Enbridge is presently engaged in an expensive advertising campaign. It serves two purposes. One aims at convincing Canadians that what they do is benign and beneficial. The other is to…
The Schultz Theory, Applied
Alex Tsakumis’ release of Dave Basi’s 2003 memo to file was an interesting test for British Columbia’s corporate media. The results were mixed. NW’s Bill Good managed to do 3½…