Questions for SFU and Wilf Hurd
April 5, I sent an email to Wilf Hurd, Simon Fraser University’s Director, Government Relations, (Contact info), posing three questions: Have you issued a public statement responding to Jonathan Fowlie’s…
BC Liberals
Has dam protecting the Libs now broken?
Ex-MLA expensed over $2,000 to attend party fundraisers, Jonathan Fowlie, Vancouver Sun “VICTORIA — A former B.C. Liberal MLA now working as a director at Simon Fraser University has been…
Hypocrisy "R" Us
According to cash strapped TransLink, senior executives are eligible for bonuses of 15-20 % as part of the company’s incentives plan. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom is outraged, sort of. He…
BC NDP ahead of Libs and Cons by a whopping 20 percent popular support. Media: Look at those Conservatives rise!
The news, in terms of rest of Canada, is breathtaking. In a survey by Angus-Reid, BC’s NDP is not just far ahead of the Cons and Libs, but gaining with…
Premier Photo-Op’s annus horribilis
While aging corporate media types like Bill Good and Les Leyne rally to protect the BC Liberals, Bob Mackin, a reporter with no family member seeking government employment, recaps Premier…
C’mon Adrian Dix, you’ve got to be better than this
The BC Liberals are faltering. Their leader is disliked across much of the province. They are prime for a smart, disciplined opposition to pounce. The stakes are too high –…
I guess hiring all those Harper henchmen wasn’t such a great idea after all, eh Christy?
I don’t think hiring Sara MacIntyre and other Harper enablers has had the impact Christy Clark had hoped. B.C. Premier Christy Clark has among the worst approval ratings of premiers…
Gary Mason tweets about van Dongen
Globe and Mail columnist Gary Mason has never been a docile follower of the Liberal-friendly press gallery clique. He demonstrates independence this week in his column and especially in his…
A little late but the right thing to do
British Columbia Hansard, March 26, 2012 J. van Dongen: I rise and ask for the attention of the House to make a personal statement. Mr. Speaker: Proceed. J. van Dongen:…
Read The Real Story, then get mad, stay mad
Stay mad until every single BC Liberal politician is sent home in disgrace. If any single situation demonstrates conclusively that BC Liberals continue to hide from the truth, this is…
More By-Election Talk: Port Moody-Coquitlam
Awhile ago (well, the end of January) I did an overview of the BC provincial riding of Chilliwack-Hope, where BC Liberal incumbent since ’96 Barry Penner had stepped down, triggering…
Did BC taxpayers finance American TV ?
American cable TV producers moved taping of three of 18 episodes of Bravo’s Top Chef: Texas to British Columbia. That may seem unlikely because of the high costs of transporting…
BC teachers to fight Bill 22
With the federal Conservatives trying to destroy unions and bully working men and women, the BC Liberals are following suit with teachers. Unlike Air Canada employees, BC’s teachers are not…
Christy Clark Will Answer Questions When She’s Damn Good and Ready, Thank You!
What? You expect me to be Premier EVERYDAY? Thanks to the Vancouver Sun for linking this telling video where newly minted Director of Communications Sara MacIntyre tells reporters essentially that…
Deep down, she is shockingly shallow
Game Change, an HBO movie about the 2008 McCain / Palin campaign is more about éminence grise Steve Schmidt than the Senator or his running mate. A central element is…
Queen Christy Clark further apes her King Stephen Harper. Refuses to talk to press.
And doesn’t Sara MacIntyre sound like such a lovely person. The more I read and hear about Christy Clark, the less I like the Liberals. Since when did the centre-left…
A No Era for British Columbia
The British Columbia Liberals promised a number of things when they aimed to form government in 2001. This is from page three of their 36-page campaign document A New Era…
BC Liberals Need To Stretch the Truth, They Already Know We Don’t Believe Them
There is a lot of rhetoric going around in the current BCTF/BC Liberal Government battle over teachers contracts. To set a context; BC teachers have been without a contract since…
BC Liberals Need To Stretch the Truth, They Already Know We Don’t Believe Them
There is a lot of rhetoric going around in the current BCTF/BC Liberal Government battle over teachers contracts. To set a context; BC teachers have been without a contract since…
BC Liberals reward friends
When Kevin Falcon presented his budget, corporate media cheerleaders turned immediately to the reliables for comment — people like John Winter (BC Chamber of Commerce), Jock Finlayson (BC Business Council)…