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The top post of 2012 on LailaYuile.com: “How money and corruption are ruining the land.” originally posted June 19th, 2012
Corruption in government has been on many readers minds this year, backed up by this story, first posted here back in June, which received a whopping number of unique views, catching the attention of readers and governments alike, around the world. As a precursor … Continue reading
Posted in BC Liberals, BC NDP, BC Politics, BC Rail, Corruption, crime, Federal politics, Laila Yuile, P3 projects in BC, The China Connection
Tagged Bc Rail, christy clark, corruption in bc, kevin falcon, kiewit, macquarie, port mann bridge, sea to sky highway, south fraser perimeter road
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Port Mann Bridge builder Kiewit faces construction concerns in the U.S.
Intrepid reporter Dave White of News 1130, came across a big story today…. http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/420521–concerns-raised-in-us-around-bc-highways-contractor “SEATTLE (NEWS1130) – Some alleged major problems with massive construction projects have been exposed in the US, involving a contractor also hired to build and maintain BC highways. The accusations … Continue reading
Bait and switch toll reduction won’t help BC Liberals.
From my new post headlined over at HuffPost BC : “The Port Mann Bridge project has been steeped in controversy from its humble beginnings as an economically prudent plan to twin the existing bridge at a cost of $1.5 billion … Continue reading
Posted in BC Liberals, BC NDP, BC Politics, Laila Yuile, P3 projects in BC
Tagged bc liberals, bc ndp, Laila Yuile, mary polak, port mann bridge, rich coleman, stephanie cadieux, Surrey, tolls
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Returning Monday September 10th with new stories, new posts.
Generally speaking, summer is a bit of dead zone for political stories, however this summer has been a non-stop series of eyebrow raising news items that have continued right into September. I’ve taken a bit of break for the last … Continue reading
Tax cuts + ensuing loss of revenue = a deliberate financial crisis…and a reason to introduce the P3 method of building
I have never seen more senators express discontent with their jobs. … I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices to doing something terrible and unforgivable to this wonderful country. Deep down … Continue reading
Posted in Laila Yuile
Tagged abbotsford hospital, Bc Rail, enron, golden ears bridge, Gordon Campbell, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, liberal income tax cut, partnerships bc, port mann bridge, rav line, sea to sky highway, shadow tolls on sea to sky, shirley bond, transportation investment corporation, william r bennett bridge
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Breaking news: BC liberals inked ‘hidden toll’ into Sea to Sky highway deal – and we all pay for the next 25 years.
*** STORY UPDATED – STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST**** For years, I have often wondered why, in such ’tough economic times’, the very expensive Sea to Sky highway was not tolled. I’ve called for … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile, Laila Yuile Photography Portfolio
Tagged bc liberals, bc ndp, breaking news vancouver, Gordon Campbell, hidden toll on sea to sky, kevin falcon, kiewit, Laila Yuile, macquarie, port mann bridge, s2s partnership, sea to sky highway, shadow tolls, shirley bond
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Corruption is complete authority plus total monopoly, minus transparency.
corrupt [kuh-ruhpt] –adjective 1. guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge. 2. debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil: a corrupt society. 3. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text. 4. infected; tainted. … Continue reading
Straight from the horses mouth: Premier Campbell and Huggies Hansen tell it like it was – back in 2008.
Watch this video, and listen carefully. Listen to Gordon Campbell talk about how bad the economy is, and how changes will have to be made. Listen to Colin talk about how if a P3 financer can’t get financing, another company … Continue reading
The truth will set you free…but first, it will piss you off.
And can anyone tell me what is the biggest, as of yet relatively un-reported story of the week? Can you ? Didn’t think so, unless you happened to be listening to News 1130 recently, or reading the blog of the … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, collusion and corruption., dave white, flatiron, Gordon Campbell, kevin falcon, kiewit, Laila Yuile, news 1130, port mann bridge
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When is a losing bidder, NOT a losing bidder? When it involves bidding on a Ministry of Transportation project!
Without a doubt, it’s when the losing bidders have bid on a Ministry of transportation project with the BC Liberals! It came as a shock to me, anyways, when I recently read in the South Fraser Perimeter Road Request for … Continue reading
