

“There are political penalties for overreacting, but fatal consequences for underacting. For overconfident leaders, the true enemy may not be the virus, but their own hubris…”
A timely quote from a mid November Macleans column serves as todays blog headline, this brief line is small, but […]

So much at risk if Site C continues… yet I still don’t think John Horgan has the courage to stop it. Where does this leave residents downstream?
The Globe and Mail editorial board has delivered a piece worthy of reading and since we know the Milburn report […]

A look back at 2020 and ahead to 2021
It’s a weird Christmas this year. To me,it feels like I’m living in parallel worlds and I wonder how many […]


Cullen Commission Heats up as testimony puts former BC Liberal minister Rich Coleman right into the spotlight.
A former British Columbia RCMP officer testified he was informed in 2009 that Rich Coleman, then-minister responsible for gaming, was […]

FOI documents reveal extensive and serious issues at SIte C, 3 days before election
Sarah Cox has a stunning story today, and it gives a good overview into why so many cabinet ministers likely […]

What you need to see in BC today
It is a stunning day here on the west coast, but this is little consolation to the families of the […]

So much at risk if Site C continues… yet I still don’t think John Horgan has the courage to stop it. Where does this leave residents downstream?
The Globe and Mail editorial board has delivered a piece worthy of reading and since we know the Milburn report […]

*updated* This one is for Dermod: When is arms length decision making, not?
Of all the valued friends or colleagues I’ve had who have passed on in recent years, Dermod was the one […]

A repost from 8 months ago because we are still making the same mistakes: “Lessons not learned from the SARS inquiry: The Precautionary Principle be expressly adopted as a guiding principle”
A question of hindsight: Why did officials wait so long? Many may not know that following the deadly SARS outbreak […]

A matter of Conscience: Why we need to act on long term care right now, and why transparency with Covid data is more critical than ever
It came as a surprise to no one, that the recent report from Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie revealed that many […]

“There are political penalties for overreacting, but fatal consequences for underacting. For overconfident leaders, the true enemy may not be the virus, but their own hubris…”
A timely quote from a mid November Macleans column serves as todays blog headline, this brief line is small, but […]
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