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The Duel – 24hrs, Vancouver Edition
Heads up for all my readers to pick up a copy of 24hrs Vancouver edition tomorrow, where I go head to head with Kathryn Marshall on this week’s topic: Is Bill C-377 good for Canada’s union members? My column: http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2012/12/16/conservatives-passed-new-disclosure-requirements-to-hamper-canadas-unions … Continue reading
Posted in BC Liberals, BC NDP, BC Politics, Federal politics, Laila Yuile
Tagged bill c377, conservatives, kathryn marshall, labour issues, Laila Yuile, mulcair, ndp, running, russ hiebert, stephen harper, unions
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A classic case of the blind following the blind….Harry Lali
Apparently Harry missed the outrage over gender bias of any kind.. he’s reaching out for older white males in particular. ( I can only shake my head) As my teenage son would say… ” FAIL ! ” http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/capitaldiary/archive/2011/01/06/lali-enters-ndp-leadership-race-with-a-call-for-support-from-quot-older-white-males-quot.aspx
Sea to Sky operator awards Transtoll technical advisory contract to ensure accurate shadow toll vehicle counts on the Sea to Sky highway – despite the government making repeated,public denials that shadow tolls even exist.
****Update: Sea to SkyHighway Investment Limited Partnership is the entity operating the sea to sky highway,and I have confirmed that it was in fact the concessionaire that has awarded this contract- which would make it a sub-contracting type of agreement between the … Continue reading
Carole James demonstrates BC Liberal “Omerta” doctrine – and fails to grasp how deeply she’s betrayed the parties grassroots supporters.
Omerta. Loosely defined as the ‘code of silence’ doctrine made famous by the mafia, I’ve personally always believed omerta closely described the attitudes of the BC Liberal party and its current leader, Premier Campbell. Never talk, never tell and never,ever criticize the leader - … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, bob simpson, carole james, Gordon Campbell, Laila Yuile, ndp, omerta
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Bits and Bites, Thursday February 11th,2010
After long last, Bits and Bites is making a return on this cold rainy Thursday ! The once weekly Wednesday feature has been on a hiatus for a while, as I’ve devoted as much spare time as possible to investigating and researching … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged 2010 olympics news, bc liberals, bid rigging, bits and bites, breaking news vancouver olympics, collusion in construction, conservatives, cornelia marie, corruption, deadliest catch, doug strachan, Gordon Campbell, jean charest, john gomery, kevin falcon, kiewit, Laila Yuile, liberals, ministry of transportation, montreal construction collusion, ndp, organized crime in construction, phil harris, port mann bridge, sea to sky highway, snc- lavalin, stephen harper, surrey school board, surrey school district shortfall budget, tercon contractors vs. british columbia, vancouver news
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Conservatives to pass legislation requiring Parliment to vote on BC/Ontarios plan to adopt HST
An important news item for everyone in British Columbia !!! Please read and forward to everyone you know!! Federal Tories put Liberals on hot seat over HST The Conservative government will introduce legislation requiring Parliament to vote on plans by … Continue reading
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Tagged bc liberals, conservatives, fight the hst, fight the hst rally, hst, Laila Yuile, ndp
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Sometimes I just can’t keep my mouth shut.
and this would be one of those moments. There has been a lot of discussion going on at Bill Tieleman’s blog in response to his post in support of the gun registry in Canada. I’m not going to get into all the details, … Continue reading
Just what kind of accounting ARE the BC Liberals using?
While the talk around the province yesterday seemed to be centered on the news that the BC government finally admitted there is no bloody way to stick to the deficit numbers Campbell was flogging during his campaign, there was something … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged 78 million surplus, bc liberals, bc politics, budget, coliin hansen, fudge it budget, Gordon Campbell, Laila Yuile, ndp, politics
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” The Ballad of Gordon Campbell ” & “The sale of BC Rail ”
Nothing like a little music to getcha going in the morning…so, sit back and enjoy this funny number from The Royal Canadian Air Farce, titled ” The Ballad of Gordon Campbell” And why not have a look back at these Youtube … Continue reading
Why won’t Premier Gordon Campbell and StoneWally Oppal just answer the damn question?
Why did Premier Gordon Campbells buddy( and Liberal wizard), Patrick Kinsella, get paid nearly $300,000 from BC Rail in the period around the sale of BC Rail? And why won’t the premier tell us? What more does he have to … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged 2010 olympics, basi-virk, bc liberals, Bc Rail, cibc world markets, CKNW Talk SHow Idol, cn rail, corruption, Gordon Campbell, Laila Yuile, liberals, ndp, patrick kinsella, wally oppal
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