"Call falsehoods precisely what they are"
Don’t miss The Gazetteer today. RossK offers What’s That You Say…Both Sides Don’t Do It?, providing this advice to MSM: “…We understand the values of mainstream journalists, including the effort…
Norman Farrell
Guest Post – Ben Islett
Over time, we have seen employer and government initiatives to replace the self-activity of workers with cumbersome bureaucratic procedures. Too often, these new procedures are designed to serve the interests…
The power of new media
Paula Simons of the Edmonton Journal writes of tweets posted April 14 that might have started the downward spiral of Danielle Smith’s Wildrose Party Alliance: “The first read: “A blog…
Longest undefended border in the world
U.S. Customs & Border Protection Predator Drone Was Used in Brossart Arrests, WDAZ Television, Dec. 12, 2011 “Armed with a search warrant, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke went looking for…
Deregulation and death
Government Press Release, January 2012: “Finance Minister Kevin Falcon has won the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Golden Scissors award for cutting red tape for small business by more than…
How bigotry survives
For more than 25 years, the Catholic Church has been entangled in sexual abuse scandals, costing billions in settlements, debasing the church and wrecking the faith of many devout members.…
Fraud, fear and greed
If Romney Hates Government And Its Workers So Much Why Is He Running For President?, Dave Johnson, Campaign for America’s Future Mitt Romney says government workers are paid too well…
Public consultation without the public
More fine work from the at The Victoria Times Colonist. Katie Derosa explores the provincial government’s fake public consultation about police reform. Province’s policing consultation called a ‘farce’: BC Liberals…
New shoes make everything seem right
Two stories that will leave you wondering about the direction Canada is taking under Stephen Harper. This is not the Canada we once knew… nor the one we voted for.…
Worksafe BC, not net-zero land
In its mandate, Worksafe BC lists a cardinal purpose: “To promote the prevention of workplace injury, illness, and disease.” Following the Burns Lake and Prince George sawmill explosions, both in…
The rest of the story
Monday’s Lakeland sawmill tragedy provides evidence that British Columbia’s hospitals are routinely stressed to the breaking point and incapable of responding adequately to a major emergency. Monday’s sawmill fire resulted…
Covering for mistakes, folly & stupidity
Palmer: Taxpayers overpaid by millions to prevent more Liberal dirty laundry from being aired in court, Vancouver Sun, April 24, 2012 “After months of delay, the B.C. Liberals finally released…
Austerity and recession, invariably linked
UK is back in recession, OECD says, Phillip Inman, The Guardian, March 29, 2012 “The UK is heading back into recession and will be among the slowest of the world’s…
Ethics and competence not germane
Phil Hochstein is worried about the politicians who served his interests so well in recent years. In present form, most of those men and women now seem unelectable. As a…
Connecting actions to results
A few days ago, a Postmedia telemarketer called, aiming to revive a subscription cancelled years ago. “For less than 50 cents a day…” I declined, despite knowing the contributions of…
A new new name?
A twit from Victoria reports: I thought they’d already changed. It is the BC Christy party now, according to the LINO website.
Secret shared
Jim Newell, Salon.com “The dirty little secret about political punditry, that is not actually a secret to anyone who watches and reads it, is that it’s all lies. It requires…
Disappearing punditry
“Unless something astonishing happens, the Wildrose Party will form the next government of Alberta: all that remained at time of writing was to discover whether it would be a minority…
Pardon?
Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, speaking in the House of Commons: “(Aglukkaq) has cut programs for diabetes, youth suicide, Aboriginal health human resources. Can the minister explain to this house why…
Raeside scores
Adrian Raeside has been drawing cartoons portraying the ferry fleet for over thirty years. From breakdowns, groundings, the Fast Ferry Fiasco, the Sunshine Breakfast, German-built ferries, the Million Dollar Man…