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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.

Posted on May 15, 2013 11:01 am by

When asked by Philip Till what the leaders needed to do in the last bit of the campaign on his show recently, I said Dix needed to get on his game and get aggressive if he wanted to win.In fact,I … Continue reading →

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This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Find the party that is accountable for its actions.

Posted on May 12, 2013 8:01 pm by

This week’s topic: What is the most important factor voters should consider at the polls? When Kathryn’s submission arrived in my email, it was clear that while we come from different positions on the political spectrum, she felt the same … Continue reading →

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From 24Hrs Vancouver : Clark ( Clarke) settles accident claim out of court.

Posted on May 2, 2013 10:23 pm by

A long-standing Supreme Court lawsuit naming B.C. Premier Christy Clark as a defendant was settled out of court just weeks prior to the upcoming provincial election, 24 hours has learned. A statement of claim for an accident that took place … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 27, 2013 10:02 am by

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, … Continue reading →

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This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: “No free pass for Dix,even if Liberals need turfing.”

Posted on April 22, 2013 6:45 am by

In this weeks column, Kathryn and I tackle the question : Does B.C. need a change in leadership? This column, was the catalyst for yesterday’s post here, because the closer I was to reaching my column word length, the more I … Continue reading →

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How Partisan Politics is killing democracy

Posted on April 21, 2013 4:34 pm by

In the grand scheme of all things political, many would still consider me a political neophyte. I didn’t take political science – business and criminology is far more useful – and my experience working in politics is limited to handling … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 6 years of blogging here at LailaYuile.com

Posted on April 16, 2013 8:01 am by

  Well, it was a bit of a shocking reminder as I logged into my blog this morning and received a celebratory congratulations on my 6th year anniversary – it was on this date 6 years ago I registered my … Continue reading →

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“In a society governed passively by free markets and free elections, organized greed always defeats disorganized democracy.” – Matt Taibbi

Posted on April 5, 2013 11:45 am by

Leave it to Matt Taibbi to peg it bang on : Organized greed always, always,defeats disorganized democracy. So get on it people! Organize yourselves! For that reason I am about to embark on an intensive work weekend during which I’ll … Continue reading →

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SNC Lavalin takes further ( damage control ?) action, replaces Gwyn Morgan and 3 directors.

Posted on April 4, 2013 8:46 am by

Stunning news this morning in the business world. Gwyn Morgan, chairman of the board of SNC Lavalin, will be stepping down following the 2013 AGM in May : http://www.snclavalin.com/news.php?lang=en&id=2055&action=press_release_details In addition, three more directors will be replaced : David Goldman, Pierre H. Lessard … Continue reading →

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Auditor Generals long awaited report on Pacific Carbon Trust finally released and surprise surprise….there are big problems all around.

Posted on March 27, 2013 2:30 pm by

This is an excerpt from a two-part post I wrote back in June of 2010, all about the Pacific Carbon Trust and their friends Offsetters Clean Technology : “I agree, few people in this province will deny the need for industry and commercial business to … Continue reading →

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