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…
Norman Farrell
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…
A challenge to corporate media
British Columbia’s inept Liberals slide toward oblivion and Alberta’s long reigning Conservatives are already at the brink. No doubt, social media and online commentary contributes by impacting political dialog but…
Dare we trust Enbridge with BC coast?
Sex, Oil, and Videotape, Ted Genoways, Mother Jones “…Almost every day for more than a year, this had been Bolenbaugh’s daily activity—shooting video of the slow-going cleanup of one of…
Morton’s Fork, Alberta
In the politics of Alberta, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg vision has been bastardized to become “government of business, by business, for business.” In the April 23 election, voters can re-elect a…
Signs of protest
Our Coast Our Decision, a slideshow by Robin Rowland
Tax hint
If you haven’t filed your return with a week to go in Canada’s 2012 tax season, I suggest you try approved tax preparation software at STUDIO TAX. It works perfectly…
I’ll tell you what I really, really want
Is Times Colonist becoming BC’s newspaper of record? It might be the go-to place to follow BC current events, except for political commentary provided by that guy whose son toils…
Toward a certain end
Lights are out on election night My point to radio reporter Shane Woodford in the twitter exchange discussed in an earlier post was that too little attention has been paid…
Twitter time
After last night’s by-election results were in, I had a twitterverse exchange with CKNW’s Shane Woodford: Woodford: The big question in Chilliwack Hope is, can the bcndp keep the seat…
Your day without shoes is coming
A.A.A.D.D. KNOW THE SYMPTOMS! Thank goodness there’s a name for this disorder. Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I…
Grown too rich, too powerful to punish
According to the Washington Post, Google has been under scrutiny in the U.S., Canada, France and the Netherlands for charges that it illegally collected WiFi data using its Street View…
Willing buyers, willing sellers
“There are two things that are important in politics. The first thing is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is.” – Mark Hanna, campaign architect, ca. 1900…
Premier Photo-Op and friends
The candidates here holding Christy Clark erect represent two of the primary supports relied on by Patrick Kinsella’s creation and her BC Liberals. Dennis Marsden is a former President of…
$30K+ Liberal donations involve Charles Jago
True intermediary needs impartiality, Editorial Peace Arch News, April 11, 2012 “Wherever one stands on the current teachers’ dispute, it must be recognized that it is crucial for all sides…
Competence and integrity: abject failure
John Cummins talks to Craig Oliver, CTV Question Period: “The issue really is more a matter of competence and a matter of integrity and the Liberals are abject failures on…