Tag Archives: china

On everyone’s Christmas wish list

Posted on December 5, 2012 7:04 am by

At long last! Finally, a break for me, means a post for you, later today… For now, enjoy some lovely, pointed Christmas humour from Rick Mercer.

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“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near” ~Sun Tzu( otherwise known as Rant #1 – there is another one coming)

Posted on October 20, 2012 11:41 am by

“Only one thing to it: a strong stomach.  The guts to gladhand a man you’re going to stab in the back; pledge allegiance to principles you stomp on every day; righteously denounce some despot in the press and sell him … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, over in Alberta….

Posted on October 10, 2012 1:01 pm by

It was just over a year ago I first wrote about Chinese companies who allegedly couldn’t find one single skilled worker in Canada to staff their mines up north… http://lailayuile.com/2011/10/04/if-you-build-them-mines-they-will-come-workers-from-china/ Of course, this week the outrage begins anew with news … Continue reading →

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One of the most important graphs and the two most important posts, you will ever read about BC’s coming debt load.

Posted on September 13, 2012 10:29 am by

Source: http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/PT/dmb/ref/netDebt.pdf Our good friends over at Blog Borg Collective has a very important post up this morning that clearly show the amount of debt the province is carrying – without including crown corps etc. The chart  above is from … Continue reading →

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Christy being authentically authentic in China raises questions.

Posted on September 10, 2012 5:05 pm by

Thank goodness I’ve resolved all technical issues, seems the takedown of Godaddy by Anonymous had a trickle down effect around the world. Anyways, stay calm and carry on and all that…but  it’s too late for your post today so watch … Continue reading →

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“And if you call right now, you can get two BC jobs plan for the price of one!” ~ Christy Clark and the ten worst infomercials of all time

Posted on August 24, 2012 1:18 pm by

God help us. Not only does she not know that she hasn’t been elected yet ( for those who don’t yet know, in a recent news clip she actually said ” British Columbians elected me.. ” ) but she still thinks … Continue reading →

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Canada, we stand on guard for thee…

Posted on June 21, 2012 8:56 pm by

Tonight, I have two special items for you, at least special to me because of where they came from, and why. They both concern Canada. Our country - for some like myself, a birthright, for others a choice to find a better … Continue reading →

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Two thumbs up to the PG Freepress.

Posted on June 19, 2012 7:11 am by

 While we breathlessly await Harpers announcement on the next step in  ” deeper trade integration” with China  down at the G20 leaders summit in Mexico, these chuckles and giggles from my hometown of Prince George could not be more…brilliant!!  Enjoy. The corruption in construction and … Continue reading →

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If you build them…(mines)… they will come( workers) – from China.

Posted on October 4, 2011 1:03 pm by

Sarbjit touched on a very important point in his letter, which is posted directly below. Sarbjit states: “In the coming years, jobs will require more skills and training, particularly in this region in forestry and in mining.  We need more funding … Continue reading →

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More about the impact of raw log exports.. from my hometown.

Posted on October 4, 2011 10:59 am by

An edited version of this letter appeared recently in the Vancouver Sun online… here is the unedited version from  Bobby Deepak,  a reader of mine who is a lawyer in Prince George, as well as a concerned community member. Bobby poses … Continue reading →

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