Evildoers prefer secrets stay secret
Sins of colonialists lay concealed for decades in secret archive, Ian Cobain and Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, Apr. 18, 2012 “In June 1957, Eric Griffiths-Jones, the attorney general of the…
Norman Farrell
When they don’t care about the answer
Jack Knox column: Students show the way to a fair hearing, Times Colonist, May 13, 2012 “…This is what all of Canada could use right now: a listening competition. “Had…
Taxpayers carry financial risks for IPPs
In Kleptocracy: rule by thieves, I repeated news that BC Hydro spent $676 million with private power producers. Through idiocy or corruption, the public utility has been forced to buy…
Coastal discouragement
Before being elected government in 2001, BC Liberals promised to appoint an independent inquiry into the “mismanagement of BC Ferries.” That promise, like many others made by Gordon Campbell, fell…
Recognizing real radicals
Britt’s Patterns of national behavior and abuse of power #3: “Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause…” Bill C-38, Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist, May 9, 2012 “…Over the past few…
Need we say more?
Link to The Michigan Messenger Be sure to read: Dare we trust Enbridge with BC coast?
Chapter from Heller’s Catch-22 ?
A comment that speaks for itself from the article Kleptocracy – rule by thieves: “I installed a 10 kW wind turbine on my Okanagan property 3 years ago, buying into…
American dichotomy
Mitt Romney is preparing for next week’s commencement speech at Liberty University. Appearance at an anti-evolution, anti-gay school rated America’s 535th best college by Forbes seems fitting for the GOP…
Foreign leader compliments Canadians
Admiral General Aladeen of the North African nation of Wadiya speaking to CBC interviewer George Stroumboulopoulos: “I commend your leaders on silencing your media. For the last 10 years, I…
Hypocrisy revealed
Federal Conservatives complain that environmental charities use money from outside Canada to campaign for effective regulation of energy industries. Contradicting the rhetoric, CRA records show that environmental groups are not…
Kleptocracy: rule by thieves
BC Liberals claim to be the “free enterprise” party of British Columbia but scams in play at BC Hydro are not examples of free enterprise. These are old fashion economic…
Jason Alexander considers joining the 99%
Jason Alexander Joins the 99% from Jason Alexander h/t Monica S.
Demonstrating empty headed desperation
Yesterday, I noticed a small gem in Rod Smelser’s informative twitter stream: “BC Govt Communications & Public Engagement has budget of $26M for spin, Environmental Assessment Office, $9M. Sierra Club:…
Growing discomfort
This week, we learned that Stephen Harper, in Nixonian tradition, is using federal tax authorities to harass political opponents. From The Globe and Mail: “Tides Canada is having its charitable…
Krueger not near the worst
MLA Kevin Krueger’s unprompted outburst in the legislative hallway Wednesday lasted 10 minutes before Liberal Party staffers dragged him away from delighted reporters. Acting tired and emotional, Krueger may have…
Record of lethargic indifference
Considering amounts extracted from taxpayers for BC Ferries brilliant management team, imagine the tab if they’d been competent and successful. David Hahn departed to enjoy one of the most costly…
Message to Adrian Dix and all opposition MLA’s
I repeat the comment by scotty on Denman left this afternoon at BC Liberal closing out sale. It deserves to be featured and we must demand that Adrian Dix, John…
Spread this story and these links
Ian Reid adroitly captures the question to be answered about BC Rail: “Why did the BC Liberals want to shut the trial down? What were they so afraid of that…
BC Liberal closing out sale
Monday, I linked to Guardian columnist George Monbiot, a writer whose work I often find compelling. He said: “Since the 1980s, in Britain, the US and other nations, the primary…
A false notion of the purpose and end of law
A replay from June 2010 that seemed to me worth repeating because, after almost two years, Vaughn Palmer, the Vancouver Sun’s main pundit, finally noticed the BCR scandal keeps BC…