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Tag Archives: Bc Rail
BC government pulls $40 million worth of promises out of provincial budget- yet no money to hire new staff for Jimmy Pattison Outpatient /Christy Clark photo op.
Here is a conundrum, and tell me what you think, and how you feel about this. I am all for job creation in BC, I really am, in particular in trades, but today the BC government pulled $40 million of promises … Continue reading
” Circumstances do not make the man… they reveal him.” ~ James Allen, former defence minister of New Zealand
They say a picture is worth a thousand words.. what does this one tell you? ( And a reminder to scroll down and read the HST agreements that the government would rather you not see, and how far they would … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, fight hst, HST agreement., kevin falcon, sea to sky, sfpr
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Shame on you, Mr. Harper, shame…
Canada’s New (really) High Commissioner in the UK Gordon Muir Campbell (former ‘High’ Comishn’r in Hawaii) Credit: Ivana C. Justice.
Meet British Columbia’s best friend in government – Auditor General John Doyle
In CBC this morning: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/06/21/bc-basi-virk-auditor-general.html B.C.’s auditor general is going to the province’s Supreme Court to get information about defence costs related to the Basi Virk corruption trial. John Doyle filed a petition Tuesday seeking an order for access to records … Continue reading
Posted in BC Rail, crime
Tagged basi-virk, bc liberals, Bc Rail, christy clark, john doyle, Laila Yuile
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” Looking beyond…to future P3 projects, there is a need for stronger public accountability requirements.” ~ Office of the Auditor General of B.C.
No kidding. With the recent combination of distractions revolving around strata president duties, my sons highschool graduation and my garden, a very important report I have waited on nearly escaped my attention. I say nearly, because thanks to a wonderful reader who knows I have … Continue reading
Lessons in big money,bad politics and blind ambition.
Politics, n: [Poly "many" + tics "blood-sucking parasites"] ~Larry Hardiman Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage. ~Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary,1911 Politics is the gentle art of … Continue reading
An open letter to Christy Clark ( and one I welcome her to respond to via this site)
I received this from a dear man and reader, Ray Eagle, who so kindly shares with all of us this letter he recently sent to Christy Clark. Dare I say… it is hard to soar like an Eagle when governed … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, cambie street merchants, canada line, christy clark, Gordon Campbell, gwyn morgan, kevin falcon, ray eagle, snc-lavelin
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“Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed.” ~ Irene Peter
Never would you find a more fitting quotation to apply to our newly unelected Premier’s cabinet appointments. Just because everything is different, doesn’t mean anything has actually changed at all. I, like many others, watched the live feed of yesterday’s undemocratic … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, bill good, christy clark, CKNW, ctv, global, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, mary polak
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“The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.” ~Jack Anderson
” The Team” at launch of South Fraser Perimeter Road Construction From the Fraser Surrey Docks press release: Fraser Surrey Docks was a fitting background for the official launch of the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR)project on Monday, January … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, christy clark, duke point, fraser surrey docks, gateway, ipp, kevin falcon, macquarie, run of the river, sea to sky, sfpr
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We are all Egyptians.
Fighting the good fight I believe that any individual who has spiritually awakened in our time, to the degree that he or she finds a higher and deeper motive for living, is going to be driven to fight the good … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, canada line, Laila Yuile, RAV, sea to sky, shadow tolls, susan heyes, tercon
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