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Tag Archives: sea to sky highway
Just an opinion from a “retired Businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region.”
Gwyn Morgan, a “retired Businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region.”, penned an article in the Alberni Valley News yesterday. http://www.albernivalleynews.com/opinion/206277021.html?fb_comment_id=fbc_156711017836202_280258_157028854471085#f6ac7ecd047de Here is an excerpt: We also need to focus on balancing the provincial budget, rather than taking money away from … Continue reading
A must read. “Are Tax Havens robbing the government of P3 revenue?”
There are a couple of people who I really admire and follow with regards to their work on P3′s in the province, among other items of concern. One is Erik Andersen , who in the embedded link talks about the … Continue reading
Posted in BC Liberals, BC NDP, BC Politics, Corruption, Federal politics, P3 projects in BC
Tagged bc liberals, bc ndp, business, contractual obligations laila yuile, economy, fiera axium, golden ears bridge, government, keith reynolds, kicking horse canyon, macquarie, p3, politics, sea to sky highway, transportation, william r bennett bridge
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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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Why is the BC government paying over $63 million dollars a year to the private partners of the Sea to Sky highway?
Could it be, that just might have something to do with the cost of the shadow tolls on the highway for the year ending March 31st, 2011? Hmmm? Can the Liberals answer that question for us please? My very good friend at … Continue reading
” Looking beyond…to future P3 projects, there is a need for stronger public accountability requirements.” ~ Office of the Auditor General of B.C.
No kidding. With the recent combination of distractions revolving around strata president duties, my sons highschool graduation and my garden, a very important report I have waited on nearly escaped my attention. I say nearly, because thanks to a wonderful reader who knows I have … Continue reading
Sea to Sky highway changes hands as Macquaries Essential Asset Partnerships sells 100% of their stake in the project
**** Breaking News update: In an interesting development which is relevent to the sea to sky news I posted today, I received inside information from an overseas source early this evening that Macquarie Bank has shut down Transtoll, which is a subsidiary of Macquarie Atlas Roads. I was … Continue reading
” Truth will only make you unpopular.” ~ Wolfgang Borchert
I had my first taste of how true this statement is Friday night, with an incident that happened while I was out enjoying the Stanley Park Christmas train with my two youngest children, and some close friends of mine who joined us. I share … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged bc liberals, Bc Rail, Gordon Campbell, kevin falcon, Laila Yuile, patrick kinsella, sea to sky highway, shadow tolls
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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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Shadow tolls on Sea to ‘Sly’ highway, the William R. Bennett Bridge,and the BC Rail connection.
snowball effect (n.) 1.(figurative)the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) **** Story updated at the bottom: 5 am, November 1st- UK … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Laila Yuile
Tagged Basi-Virk Trial, bc liberals, Bc Rail, corruption in bc, gary collins, Gordon Campbell, hidden tolls, kevin falcon, kiewit, Laila Yuile, macquarie, phase 1, proceeds from BC rail, sale of bc rail to fund phase 1, sea to sky, sea to sky highway, shadow tolls on sea to sky
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“Bad news Friday” becomes bad news Monday for Campbell and Liberals on November 1st.
“One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come to the ground” ~ Baltasar Gracian A follow-up to the Sea to Sly highway shadow toll story will be posted for Monday morning, … Continue reading
