Recent Posts
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Recent Posts
- Aneal Basi and BC rail – take another look.
- ***UPDATED w/ new photo *** WARNING: Extremely dangerous sexual predator released from custody… but RCMP refuse to show you his face.
- The calm before the storm.
- ** UPDATED – Daniel is home again, safe ** Have you seen this man?
- Certain inalienable truths.
- And the Oscar goes to… Wally Oppal, for “Worst Performance in a Public Inquiry” …
- ” How the Conservatives stole environmental protection.”
- From the office of the still, un-elected premier in passing…
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What people are saying
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Top Posts
- 100 reasons the BC Liberals must go.
- Aneal Basi and BC rail - take another look.
- Playing with the Dragon: Who is looking after Canadian interests while China outwits our governments?
- Newton neighbourhoods still rife with prostitutes,drugs and crime - despite city's Newton Revitalization Plan
- Surrey ranks in the Top 10 Most Dangerous cities in Canada - so why not add slot machines to one of the poorest neighbourhoods?
- Breaking news - Homes destroyed as wild-fire burns in West Kelowna
- ***UPDATED w/ new photo *** WARNING: Extremely dangerous sexual predator released from custody... but RCMP refuse to show you his face.
- 25 days to save the environmental sovereignty of British Columbia ? Who is willing to take a stand?
Blogroll
- Bill Tieleman
- Blog Borg collective
- Bourque newswatch
- Creekside
- David Berner/The Berner Monologues
- Dope City Press
- Doug Pyper's Photography and Similar Visions
- Eloise Charet – Waterwalk
- Fight the HST!
- find a womans shelter and resources
- Galloping Beaver
- Gansters Out blog
- Gordon F.D. Wilson
- Harper Valley
- Harvey Oberfeld’s Keeping It REAL…
- Honestly Shared Taxation -Consumer Boycott of HST-supporting businesses!
- House of Infamy
- Iain Halls blog from Down Under
- Ian Reid: The Real Story
- Manic Tapas- A blog by Dave Gerry !
- Newswatch BC
- Northern Insights
- Opinion 250 : news & views from the North
- Paul Willcocks
- Public Eye- BC politics
- Rafe Mair
- RCMPWatch
- Sister Sage's Musings ( Kim posts here!)
- The Commonsense Canadian
- The Galloping Beaver
- The Gazetteer
- The JLS report
- The Legislature Raids
- The Straight Goods
- The Tyee
Monthly Archives: August 2009
The human condition
If you want to see every example of the human condition,spend some time in a hospital waiting room. It doesn’t matter which one, or where you are, because I guarantee that you will see the same sorrows, the same pain, … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, humour, Laila Yuile, politics
Tagged bc liberals, breast cancer, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Gordon Campbell, hospitals, Laila Yuile
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Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.(H.F. Amiel 1821-1881)
I know I said I wouldn’t be blogging again until I was in my new home this weekend, but Norman Farrell -author of the popular new blog Northern Insights - has done it again. This is something every British Columbian must … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, crime, humour, Laila Yuile, lifestyle, politics
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, corruption, Gordon Campbell, Laila Yuile, lies, norman farrell, politics
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Deconstruction
It’s official. Having signed off on the rest of our lives at the lawyers, we are now the proud owners of a new home. Possession and move will take place this weekend, so of course, I’ve been packing and cleaning … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, humour, Laila Yuile, lifestyle, politics
Tagged Bc Rail, beginnings, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, college, family, Gordon Campbell, Laila Yuile, love, moving
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Campbell’s Harmonized Sales Tax and the Working Joe ( and Jill)
Time for a blast from the past. I originally wrote and posted this piece over a year ago- July 24th, 2008. Reading it tonight, I found myself shaking my head and laughing. A year later, not a lot has changed … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, crime, humour, Laila Yuile, lifestyle, politics
Tagged basi-virk, bc liberals, Bc Rail, carbon tax, colin hansen, Gordon Campbell, harmonized sales tax, hst, missing emails
3 Comments
The Pacific Gazetteer weighs in on media coverage of Basi/Virk pre-trial hearings
RossK, author of the The Pacific Gazette, has something to say about blog coverage versus media coverage of Monday’s Basi-Virk pre-trial hearings, that resulted in some pretty nasty comments directed at myself here in the comments section under that days … Continue reading
Upsize Surrey Mega-homes to a whopping 6,500 feet? No thanks.
Coming from someone who lived in Steveston for nearly 10 years, moving to Surrey was a bit of a culture shock. And to be honest, in the 4 1/2 years I’ve lived here, I’ve never adjusted to this neighbourhood. Part … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, crime, lifestyle, politics
18 Comments
” I believe in truth. I believe in truth and honesty, and in doing the right thing. Most of all, I believe in justice…”
~ Susan Heyes, owner: Hazel & Co. Maternity, ( Victorious Cambie Street Merchant,), on why she was in attendance at the Basi/Virk/Basi hearing yesterday. It is interesting to note that all lawyers who appear in the Supreme court, refer to each … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, crime, Laila Yuile, lifestyle, politics
Tagged basi-virk, bc liberals, Bc Rail, Bill Tieleman, bruce clark, canada line, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, corruption, Gordon Campbell, james sullivan, Laila Yuile, missing emails, patrick kinsella, railgate, susan heyes, Translink
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Do we really need another raindrop in a city where it rains for months on end? Do we?
The details behinds the latest health and welfare cuts become known today, and I for one, am pretty pissed off. Especially since this news came on the night CTV ran a very interesting story. Here are just a couple of the … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, crime, humour, Laila Yuile, politics
Tagged adrian dix, bc liberals, Bc Rail, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, cuts to seniors care, cuts to surgeries, Gordon Campbell, health cuts, Laila Yuile, raindrop art, vancouver convention and exhibition center
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Say, Gordo … Is this a date?
Guest commentary by BC Mary The Campbell Government is good at dating. They nailed three election campaigns just right. They’ve managed to delay the date of the Basi Virk trial for 3 years and counting. Their CanWest minions made it … Continue reading
BC liberals place little value on quality of life for the average B.C. resident.
Now, I don’t have a degree in political science, but I like to think that I know a thing or two. In my opinion, you can tell a lot about the relevance a governing party places on the quality of life experienced by the people under … Continue reading
Posted in bc politics, Blogroll, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Credits, crime, humour, Laila Yuile, lifestyle, politics
Tagged 2010 olympics, bc liberals, Bc Rail, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, Gordon Campbell, health care cuts, Laila Yuile, student aid, vanoc
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