mary polak

All you need to know about the Auditor Generals report on mining compliance & enforcement

May 3, 2016 1:24 pm // 22 Comments

“We found over a decade of neglect in compliance and enforcement program activities within the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and significant deficiencies within the Ministry of [...]

One tough question for the BC Government

August 6, 2014 5:13 pm // 34 Comments

In the days since the horrific failure of the tailings pond dam at the Mount Polley Mine, and the silence that initially followed from our government and the company, one thing is clear to me. Sadly, [...]

BC Liberal members decline and ignore requests for interview with leading LGBT blogger and advocate as ‘too risky’.

May 7, 2013 1:02 pm // 13 Comments

News today that Liberal MLA Mary Polak’s campaign manager has resigned over anti- gay comments might surprise some, but not many in the LGBT community in BC. The entire story brings to [...]

Bait and switch toll reduction won’t help BC Liberals.

September 12, 2012 5:00 pm // 20 Comments

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 [...]

Returning Monday September 10th with new stories, new posts.

September 7, 2012 1:09 pm // 10 Comments

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. [...]

“Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed.” ~ Irene Peter

March 15, 2011 12:01 pm // 14 Comments

Never would you find a more fitting quotation to apply to our newly unelected Premier’s cabinet appointments. Just because everything is different, doesn’t mean anything has actually [...]

Self-conceit always leads to self-destruction…

November 17, 2010 5:28 pm // 19 Comments

By now you may have heard of the days events – Bill Bennett was kicked out, literally it seems, of the caucus, perhaps even the building. CKNW has been the best source of news on this so far [...]

” Just the tip of the iceberg…” : Why Railgate and the Basi-Virk trial are about so much more than just Basi and Virk.

May 24, 2010 1:41 pm // 11 Comments

* * * * * Facts are technically accurate statements made by the mouth or penned by the hand. Truth is a larger statement, a holistic statement. Truth is not just factually accurate, but also utterly [...]

Breaking news: Supreme Court rules in” Tercon Contractors Ltd. vs British Columbia(Ministry of Transportation)

February 12, 2010 9:15 am // 10 Comments

” The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA033983, 2007 BCCA 592, dated December 3, 2007, heard on March 23, 2009, is allowed, the [...]

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