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• Scandal Smorgasbord

  
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  So many to choose from! Take your pick and share your impressions. Options include but not limited to: U.S. Benghazi, IRS , AP Canada  [ Anthony Furey covers many of the following in one tidy column. Warning: Paywall-monitored] Federal : Duffy, Wright Provincial: Gas plants (Ontario) ...
  5 days ago

• “There has always been, and there is now, a profound conflict of interest between the people and the government…” ~ Howard Zinn

  
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  On the eve of what is most likely going to be a change in government in this province, one would think that I would be exceptionally excited about all of it. After all, I’ve spent many years researching and writing stories on the current Liberal government, holding them to account. Sadly, over the last two ...
  1 week ago

• Four world elections in four days: Pakistan, Bulgaria, the Philippines, and British Columbia

  
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  It’s an incredibly busy weekend for world elections, with four key elections on three continents coming in the next four days. Pakistan First up, on Saturday, May 11, are national elections in Pakistan, where voters will determine the composition of the 342-member National Assembly, of which 272 seats will be ...
  2 weeks ago

• Canadian Politician Makes Arrested Development Reference

  
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  Posted on ANDPOP : Canadian politics is hard to decipher. At first glance, it looks like Canadians are just too nice with each other and thus, it’s hardly the political theatre that is American politics. If you’ve ever had to sit through any question period session, there’s a lot of yelling (sometimes in ...
  2 weeks ago

• No touching

  
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  Two worlds collided for me today when Arrested Development was thrust into centre stage of Canadian politics. And, while part of me pumped my fist with enthusiasm, a larger part of me cringed. In case you haven’t heard, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair used a quintessential Arrested Development reference in Question ...
  2 weeks ago

• BC Liberal members decline and ignore requests for interview with leading LGBT blogger and advocate as ‘too risky’.

  
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  News today that Liberal MLA Mary Polak’s campaign manager has  resigned over anti- gay comments might surprise some, but not many in the LGBT community in BC. The entire story brings to light the issue of lesbian,gay, bi and transgender rights in the province, and why for many youth and adults, this is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Just an opinion from a “retired Businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region.”

  
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  Gwyn Morgan, a “retired Businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region.”, penned an article in the Alberni Valley News yesterday.  http://www.albernivalleynews.com/opinion/206277021.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_156711017836202_280258_157028854471085#f6ac7ecd047de Here is an excerpt: We also need to focus on ...
  2 weeks ago

• This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Tackling child poverty essential to fixing broken school system

  
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  This week, Kathryn and I debated the education platforms of the BC Liberals and the BC NDP. ( would have been nice to debate all the platforms,but column space simply wouldn’t allow such a large overview- we have to choose a focus for each column) Whose platform for education is more effective: the BC Liberals or ...
  2 weeks ago

• My response to Gordon Wilson’s endorsement of Christy Clark? The updated list of 100+ reasons the BC Liberals need to go

  
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  Just when you think you’ve seen it all in BC politics…. well… you have a surprise on the evening news like we all had tonight. I’ve rushed to get this done and there is more to come – right now my fingers are numb and my eyes are crossing and twitching from being parked at this computer so long. Enjoy, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Saturday Morning Links

  
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  This and that for your weekend reading. - Helene Leblanc argues that we should make sure the Internet is treated as a commons accessible to all, rather than a privilege denied to many (particularly in rural areas): Many Canadians living outside urban centres do not have access to high speed broadband Internet and ...
  2 weeks ago

• In My Humble Opinion

  
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  There are certain things – injustices if you will, that continue to bother me, and frankly burn my cookies. Therefore, to find out how other Vancouverites are feeling, I am going to throw out some suggestions and rants on some of these major issues that bug my brain, such as:   1. TRANSIT : Downtown ...
  3 weeks ago

• Normalizing secrecy

  
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  I havent commented yet on the story surrounding Tom Mulcairs request for basic investigation into back-channel information between the Trudeau government and the Supreme Court of Canada - which seems best classified as a minor but reasonable request which has been blown out of proportion. But Ill take a moment to ...
  3 weeks ago

• ‘Blow The Trumpet In Zion!’ by Pastor Mark Tross

  
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  Paul The Apostle says, ‘Pray Without Ceasing.’ This month I celebrate my natural and spiritual birthday, along with the Nation Of Israel, born May 14, 1948 and the birth of The Church on Pentecost, so where do I begin. The Faith Column is here to keep you inform, encourage, empower and enable you to experientially ...
  3 weeks ago

• This weeks column for 24HRS Vancouver: Money needs to be restored to starved justice system

  
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  This week, Kathryn and I didn’t so much duel, as we did bring light to a big issue in British Columbia that has yet to make an appearance in any campaign to date. The question this week is: What should the next government do about crime? Oddly enough, crime is an issue that hasn’t been spotted yet on the ...
  3 weeks ago

• When the government goes rogue, who will bell the cat?

  
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  Like most lawbreakers, Greg Selinger, Stan Struthers and Theresa Oswald think theyre smarter than everyone else. In their arrogance, theyre convinced the law doesnt apply to them. They can always rely on their apologists to run interference for them, whether its Winnipeg Free Press columnist Dan Lett, ...
  3 weeks ago

• That Decision Just Got a Lot Easier

  
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  Looks like Ill be voting NDP in the upcoming British Columbia elections.  I had some qualms about backing the NDP or my party of choice, the Greens, especially when it appeared the NDP already have this election in the bag.  Problem solved.  The Greens arent fielding a candidate in my riding.   Theyre contesting ...
  3 weeks ago

• Paul Martin accuses residential schools of ‘cultural genocide’

  
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  ‘Call a spade a spade,’ former prime minister says Residential schools engaged in “cultural genocide,” former prime minister Paul Martin said Friday at the hearings of the federal Truth And Reconciliation Commission, adding that aboriginal Canadians must now be offered the best educational system. “Let ...
  3 weeks ago

• I guess the message from our premier is…. ‘ It’s ok to do it as long as you don’t get caught.’ ?

  
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  I absolutely had to pick my chin off of my desk this morning when I read Jonathon Fowlie’s feature on the premier. In particular, the portion where her son ( I do hate bringing anyone’s child into politics,but damn it, Christy, you keep doing it yourself) dares her to run a red light, at an empty intersection, at ...
  3 weeks ago

• Painful media scrum for Adrian Dix on his Kinder Surprise

  
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  After a BC election radio leaders debate, NDP leader Adrian Dix faced the press, and questions on his Kinder Surprise . And it wasnt pretty. Between back-dating memos and forward-dating decisions , Dixs messaging is more difficult to follow than the plot of Inception.
  3 weeks ago

• The Liberals Renaissance in Quebec.

  
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  Quebecs federal and provincial Liberals appear to be enjoying something of a renaissance.  The Toronto Stars Chantal Hebert figures the Trudeau Libs now give Mulcairs New Dems Quebec-centric power base a serious challenge. In an ever-expanding forest of positive polls for the Liberals, the latest CROP ...
  4 weeks ago

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