And Let the Chips Fall Where They May – BC Plunges Into Money Laundering
And, when those chips fall, a lot of them will probably land at the feet of the former BC Liberal governments and their premiers, Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. My…
The Mound of Sound
"We’ve Run Out of Elections to Waste" – McKibben
Bill McKibben has a warning – “We’ve run out of elections to waste – this is the last chance to make a difference on climate change.” McKibben, of 350.org, has…
When All That Held You Together was Graft
The British Columbia Liberal Party, successor to the market fundamentalist, social conservative Social Credit party, had a good run governing British Columbia. Good for the BC Libs, not so much…
Climate Change Denialism Still Lurks in the Heart of New Dems
Many thanks for veteran New Democrat Cam Holstrom’s acknowledgement that NDP doctrine is to do just as little as possible even on existential threats such as climate change. Holstrom reveals…
Stiglitz – Neoliberalism has Gutted the Middle Class
Nobel laureate and former World Bank chief economist, Joe Stiglitz, contends we urgently need to replace neoliberalism with progressive capitalism. Three years ago, President Donald Trump’s election and the United…
It’s a Manly Thing. Jagmeet Now Opposes Fracking.
Just days after the New Dems were tossed in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith by-election by the Green Party candidate, Paul Manly, a clearly panicked Jagmeet Singh has become “woke” on climate change.…
Sure, Jagmeet, But How?
When a New Democrat talks about climate change they need to be very specific and entirely candid. We’ve heard their talk before and it’s usually just empty words. Jagmeet Singh,…
What Would It Really Take?
We all know the injunction – cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 and entirely by 2050. To some that conjures up visions of the end of fossil fuels,…
Will We Be Putting Our Leaders on Trial?
An aboriginal claim hits the United Nations tomorrow. It is brought by Australia’s Torres Strait Islanders. A coastal group facing devastating sea level rise, they contend that their government and,…
Is This the Set-Up for War?
The timing couldn’t be more obvious, not with a US navy carrier task force bearing down on the Persian Gulf and Trump spoiling to kick a little Iranian butt. Four…
So, Like, Where Do You Find Your Truth?
This being the Sabbath and all I thought it a good time to consider the idea of truth and what it means to us, to me and to you. As…
I Know, You Know, So Does Antonio
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says the political will to fight climate change is “fading.” From Deutsche Welle. Guterres said the world was “not on track” to confine the rise…
Confused About Climate Change? Worried About Mass Extinction? Why Not Ask an Expert?
These dire scientific questions that confront us today can become overwhelming. Why not leave that to the experts? How about someone who studied English literature? The Globe’s in-house contrarian, Margaret…
As the United States Gears Up for Another Illegal War of Aggression
There was this giant war thingee, see. And we all said “this shit has to stop.” And so we created the United Nations. And then we prohibited wars of aggression.…
They Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
Despite all the Liberal whining, don’t blame yourself if Justin Trudeau is unseated by Andrew Scheer in October. First thing. Don’t panic. Remember 2015. The NDP were charging ahead. Harper…
"Revenge of the Coastal Elites"
An article in today’s New York Times offers inspiration to coastal British Columbians fed up with the federal government. It’s a story of how this thin band of territory along…
"A Globe-Spanning Murder-Suicide" I Guess That Sums It Up.
If you’re planning on being around for another two or three decades you’ll be witness to a world like you’ve never known it. What’s in store for you is a…
Bigot Beyak Booted
Tory senator, Lynn Beyak, has been given the boot. Beyak was suspended from the Senate for refusing to remove racist letters about First Nations from her web site. Beyak has…
The Cost of Dirty Money
British Columbia’s oh-so-Liberal government earned a reputation for looking the other way on certain criminal activity, especially money-laundering. That’s Asian money-laundering. Dirty money spirited out of Asia, mainly China, and…