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Monthly Archive for August, 2010

I want to expand a bit on what I said on the Political Panel this morning (August 30) on the CBC. Although it may seem ephemeral, a government’s attitude is important – very important indeed. The Liberal government hates social programs and it shows. This morning my remarks were dealing with parks but they cover the […]

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Let’s take a trip down memory lane today – my memory lane anyway, for I suspect that a lot of you weren’t even gleams in your father’s eye in the 1950s. In 1961 I was in my 30th year – it was the year I articled with the late Tommy Griffiths and was, on May […]

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Is Tiger finished (II)?

Can Tiger come back now that his divorce is final, Elin had been paid off and the children suitably dealt with? There is no question that his self confidence has been impaired if not shattered and that his steely confidence has, until now, screwed up the heads of his opponents. The cock of the walk […]

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Fish farms operating on expired leases

This week, biologist Alexandra Morton announced that she has learned that the fish farms in the Broughton Archipelago are on leases that have long ago expired. In a move combining defiance and a wicked sense of humour Alex has applied for the leases which she will devote to returning the ocean bed “to their natural […]

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Five ‘vectors’ spell doom for once-solid Crown corporation. Blame Campbell’s energy policies. Erik Andersen is a former Transport Canada economist with a long and interesting pedigree of examining the affairs of business and government. He has done a report for The Common Sense Canadian — I am a co-founder and regular contributor — on the […]

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My three axioms of politics and the HST

For starters, and just for the record, here are Rafe’s three axioms of politics. I.      You make a serious mistake in assuming that people in charge know what the hell they’re doing. II.    You don’t have to be a 10 in politics, you can be a 3 if everyone else is a 2 III.   Never […]

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The Republicans will slaughter the Democrats next November according to those who know about these things. And I’ve no doubt that they will. All the House of Representatives and 1/3 of the Senate are up for grabs and the Democrats are in bad shape and could even lose control of the Senate. I will take […]

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More on legalized theft

Please tell me that I haven’t gone mad. Tell me that people in this province really do care for their environment; that they want to continue with public power through BC Hydro. Thanks to the work of Economist Erik Andersen, we now know that Gordon (Pinocchio) Campbell has set BC Hydro on the road to […]

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A report on legalized theft

Posted on thecanadian.org you will find a report on BC Hydro by economist Erik Andersen, Sinister financial vectors at BC Hydro, and it should shock all British Columbians. I must add that I feel vindicated since I’ve been saying these things for 2 ½ years based on inferred evidence fortified by the lack of rebuttal […]

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They never say why they need so much info. I just don’t trust them. Gadfrey Daniel! I’m on the same side as Stephen Harper, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and Gadfrey Daniel! once more, the Fraser Institute! I say NO to the census “long form.” I must say, without intending to hedge, that my opposition takes […]

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