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**Updated:Millionaires, money and political influence in BC: What you should be reading this week.
I’ve got a really busy week and a half ahead and while I’ll still be watching activity on the blog,posts during this time will be sparse unless something earth-shattering comes up. However because I know many of you don’t use twitter or other forms… Continue Reading “**Updated:Millionaires, money and political influence in BC: What you should be reading this week.”
Summer catch-up: Last two columns for 24Hrs Vancouver.
Yes, I know…. but there is only so much summer and not enough time to get it all done. And considering I generally dedicate about 10 months of the year to politics, summer is a welcome reprieve. So, as this weeks column comes out… Continue Reading “Summer catch-up: Last two columns for 24Hrs Vancouver.”
Last weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Transparency hit new low during plebiscite
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2015/06/17/transparency-hit-new-low-during-plebiscite Twenty-three is the number of elected representatives in Metro Vancouver who are members of the Mayors’ Council on Transportation — 21 members are mayors, one represents Electoral area ‘A’, and another is the chief of the Tsawwassen First Nation. Collectively, they are supposed… Continue Reading “Last weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Transparency hit new low during plebiscite”
“Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.” ~ Oliver Goldsmith aka “The day politicians closed a bridge to do yoga.”
It was hot yesterday in the suburbs. So hot that when I first heard the Burrard street bridge was being completely closed for 7 hours on the first day of summer to do yoga.…I went and poured a glass of ice water to make… Continue Reading ““Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.” ~ Oliver Goldsmith aka “The day politicians closed a bridge to do yoga.””
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