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- “When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained. ” ~ Edward R. Murrow.
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- “The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.” ~ Richard Nixon.
- This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Find the party that is accountable for its actions.
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- "When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained. " ~ Edward R. Murrow.
- Updated with readers photos of their BC** I'm not saying that it's going to be easy.... I AM saying it is going to be worth it. The future is yours if you rise to the challenge.
- 100 + reasons the BC Liberals must go.
- “The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who will not think is dangerous.” ~ Richard Nixon.
- Surrey ranks in the Top 10 Most Dangerous cities in Canada - so why not add slot machines to one of the poorest neighbourhoods?
- (updated ) How Christy Clark set the standard for vulgar questions and innuendo - a rebuttal to David Obee, Editor in Chief of the Times Colonist.
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- "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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Tag Archives: hst
One of the most important graphs and the two most important posts, you will ever read about BC’s coming debt load.
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
Posted in BC Liberals, BC NDP, BC Politics, crime, Enbridge, forestry, Independent power projects, Laila Yuile, P3 projects in BC, The China Connection, The Environment
Tagged bc liberals, bc ndp, blog borg collective, china, christy clark, election 2013, fracking, hst, kevin falcon, lailayuile, mke de jong, natural gas, P3s, port mann tolls
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“Official truths are often powerful illusions” ~ John Pilger
” Hi Laila…Remember the Principle of Parsimony, aka Occam’s Razor that says: “simpler explanations are, other things being equal, generally better than more complex ones.” The illusion of a fixed price contract is great optics even though its an illusion. As you quite … Continue reading
Falcon’s “dire” financial estimates of HST reversal misleading – but “more effective if one were looking to lay the blame for provincial fiscal challenges onto the referendum results.”
I’m playing catch-up this weekend and next week after some new information came forward on an old story Friday, taking my attention away from more current news. However, before I leave you this morning, I wanted you to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, christy clark, hst, hst reversal, kevin falcon, provincial deficit
19 Comments
A message from Christy Clark to her supporters: ” I have a Great Job Plan, Dix is evil, please give me money!”
Ok, ok, so I paraphrase, but this is essentially what Christy Clark told her supporters via an email update this evening, here for your reading pleasure after making its way to me from a former supporter. Please ensure you do … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged adrian dix, bc liberals, christy clark, hst, Laila Yuile, the job plan.
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Incongruity of HST fallout and “repercussions” signal new low for BC Liberals and media messengers alike.
Yes, I am still on vacation- some lovely photos on the way - but two things happened in the last 24 hours that made the bile rise in my throat, and I can no longer contain myself. First bile raising incident: I had … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, bc truckers association, christy clark, conservatives, harvey oberfeld, hst, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, stephen harper
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Surely this must be a violation of the Elections Act…
Forwarded Message —– From: Kevin Falcon <k.falcon@bcliberals.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:37:04 PM Subject: Down to the wire Down to the wire Dear Friends:As we enter the final days before voting ends on the HST referendum I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, corruption, dianne watts accident 2010, fight hst, hst, kevin falcon
30 Comments
For those of you who don’t read the Globe and Mail… you should.
And here are a just a few reasons why- you won’t read any of this in the Sun or Province. Just like you won’t read about Dianne Watts lawsuit there either. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/firms-with-bc-liberal-ties-awarded-secret-contracts-in-pro-hst-campaign/article2109375/ ( and here is a beta form of … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, christy clark, Dianne Watts accident, dianne watts lawsuit, fight hst, hst, hst secret contracts, Laila Yuile, Sean Holamn
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Letter from a new reader
” Message: Hi: I listened to you on John McComb’s program yesterday….after studying all the reports on the HST, we determined that if all the economists suggested it was good for the province, we should put our personal feelings against … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged anti hst, christy clark, fight hst, hst, hst referendum., Laila Yuile
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Kevin Falcon admits with HST, not everyone is coming out on top
ON CBC tonight: http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/BC/1258521056/ID=2022903172 What gives? Falcon openly admits HST hurts some, not everyone is coming out on top but tells business owners ” we should overlook that for the overall benefits” Sniff.. sniff… what’s that I smell? Victory? In … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, christy clark, hst, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, mike jagger, smart tax alliance
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10% instead of 12% HST is goooood…. right? Not So Fast!!! Reality check from a reader.
Via email: The Liberals are SPINNING! With 2 or more kids it’s not hard to spend $1000 for back to school. This summer when you shop for school supplies, computer items, clothes & shoes* ( based on purchases for kids … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, chamber of commerce employer letter, christy clark, f, fight hst, hst, mike jagger, poverty, smart tax alliance
18 Comments
