Posted in General, Uncategorized on Dec 4th, 2024
I am stating up front that there is no pretense of objectivity in this review. The Chilcotin is my favourite area of British Columbia, and I had the good fortune to see a herd of the wild horses that are the subject of this book. They were magnificent. This book addresses several topics. One of […]
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Posted in General on Nov 8th, 2017
Here: Politically Incorrect: How Canada Lost Its Way and the Simple Path Home
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Posted in General on Oct 31st, 2017
by Simon Little and Niki Reitmayer at Global News: Iconic broadcaster and political commentator Rafe Mair remembered at private service
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Posted in General on Oct 20th, 2017
Article by Trevor Lautens in North Shore News: Rough Rafe: It was never anything personal Earlier article by Lautens: Bombastic broadcaster recalls talk radio heyday Excerpt: He wore an XXL-size personality and brandished a Napoleonic bravado in attack. (Daring a one-way ticket to Elba?) Always in motion, Rafe kicked up so much dust that his […]
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Posted in General on Oct 20th, 2017
CKNW broadcaster John McComb salutes his mentor Rafe Mair for unparalleled journalistic excellence and talking publicly about depression.
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Posted in General on Oct 9th, 2017
Article by David Beers at The Tyee: Rafe Mair: A BC Legend’s Journey of the Soul Rafe left us a final book Jon McComb and Vaughn Palmer on CKNW Story from CBC News: B.C. broadcasting giant Rafe Mair dead at 85 2012 interview with Fanny Kiefer – part 1: Part 2:
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Posted in General on Aug 20th, 2017
If you contribute your cash to a man in a bar selling expensive watches for $10, or get into card games with people you don’t know, or believe the man on the phone you’ve never met before who tells you that Consolidated Moose Turds is going to go to $25 tomorrow morning so buy now, […]
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Posted in General on Aug 15th, 2017
It’s not hard to figure out the reason the Horgan government has hired Tom Berger as counsel in the Kinder Morgan matter – it’s called politics. The government looked like first graders who forgot their hankies in their first foray into the fray with the Prime Minister, who gave them a dressing down to which […]
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Posted in General on Aug 7th, 2017
I’ve done many things involving government, including being a City Councillor, Cabinet minister and several years in charge of BC Constitutional Affairs. In a 25 year radio career concentrating on current affairs, I was the only major journalist in Canada who opposed the Meech Lake Accord/Charlottetown Accords and I played a major role in spawning […]
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Posted in General on Jul 8th, 2017
On Carrots and Sticks in Parliament I’ve been an activist for too many years to count. In earlier times, I’d catch hell when my Establishment mother heard me rant on the radio, but knowing her love of nature, I think she was secretly a little proud! Do I support protesting Kinder Morgan and the proposed […]
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