Harper and His Cabal, When Men get Desperate. . .
I haven’t watched the thursday political panel on The National for a while but I caught it yesterday and was somewhat surprised by what I heard. The conversation was further…
Christy Clark
Christy Clark’s Stealth Government Exposed
And I was hoping she’d survive long enough to run the B.C. Libs on the rocks in the May elections. Having thrown most of her closest advisers under a good…
Will The BC Liberal Government Survive Today’s Budget Vote?
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Good Morning, The question swirling around Victoria this morning is whether or not Premier Christy Clark will be able to weather the storm ahead and whether…
The ‘Ethnic Outreach’ Memo
In case you’ve been wondering what everyone’s all a-twitter about, here’s a link to the ethnic outreach memo: http://inci.pe/eomemo, courtesy the BCNDP. People who read this page, also read: Questions…
“None of my staff were involved in this, aside from creating it.”
From the Legislature today: On the ethnic outreach memo controversy: The Premier has made a categorical assertion, not weeks ago, days ago, that this was not the case. Now, I…
Spin Alert: John Yap out of Cabinet and Under the Bus, What about Bloy? (Updated)
Spin alert! In the quiet part of the legislative day before question period called Statements by Members, normally reserved for constituency updates, Premier Christy Clark rose and announced that Minister…
Spin Alert: Just what is Christy Clark apologizing for, exactly?
The BC cabinet has finished its non-emergency emergency meeting this evening, meeting with Premier Christy Clark, whom the media are now openly calling the “embattled premier.” Speaking to reporters, Clark…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your Sunday reading. – Chrystia Freeland comments on the disproportionate influence of the super-rich in a democratic system which is supposed to value citizens equally: “I think…
The Stench Of Death Engulfs Them
BC Libs are going down in flames, and I don’t care. They’re lucky the BC Conservatives have imploded. That might mean the difference between a mere thumping and a Dix…
A Tale of Two Provinces: B.C. NDP and Wild Rosehip Tea Party show why opposition matters
Razzle-dazzle, sis-boom-bah, balanced budgets, rah-rah-rah! Danielle Smith and the Wild Rosehip Tea Party yell squad cheers for Alison Redford’s Tory team’s worst plays on the field. The actual Alberta opposition…
Appointed Trustee in Cowichan. BC? East of Eden…
Cowichan school district eyes closures in wake of deficit CBC News Posted: Feb 14, 2013 8:03 AM PT Last Updated: Feb 14, 2013 9:22 AM PT Eden Hawthornwaite,the fired past…
Vancouver Sun Letter
Please see today’s Vancouver Sun — or click here — for my latest letter to the editor. This one is about BC Premier Christy Clark’s efforts to raise government revenue…
The BC NDP Face Grim Choices Over BC Hydro-Fracking and the Site ‘C’ Dam Proposal
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s, when under the firm grip of former Premier Gordon Campbell, liquidated much of BC Hydro, the the once proud mothership of our Crown Corps.…
Is Christy Clark Lying to Us About the LNG Tax Windfall?
I don’t know. Do you? No. And, it seems, we won’t be permitted to determine if the BC Liberal government is lying to us about their future vision of rolling…
Truth and Premier Photo Op remain strangers
David Akin’s On the Hill, November 2/12, Latest job numbers: BC is number one — in job losses ” ‘I’m going to run on (being) number one in job creation,’…
"This government has problems up the wazoo"
Two weeks before Sukh Dhaliwal was acclaimed BC Liberal candidate for Surrey-Panorama, he was served with six charges of tax evasion. Province columnist Mike Smyth wrote in November that the…
BC NDP Will Have To Be Smart, Tough and Green!
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor BC logs should be used to create B.C. jobs, says the NDP. Absolutely, and low cost B.C. electricity should be used to make BC manufacturers competitive…