Canada’s Best Known Political Commentator
Posted in General on Sep 1st, 2010
There is something brewing in the environment – the disintegration of BC Hydro by this government – deliberately. This has been obvious to my partner Damien Gillis and me for 18 months. All signs point that way and the brilliant analysis by economist Erik Andersen which you can see at thecanadian.org lays it all out. [...]
Posted in General on Aug 30th, 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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 26th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 25th, 2010
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’s and his steely confidence has, until now, screwed up the heads of his opponents. The cock of the [...]
Posted in General on Aug 24th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 21st, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 20th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 18th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 17th, 2010
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 [...]
Posted in General on Aug 14th, 2010
As many Canadians set their hair on fire over two ship loads of Tamils, alleging to be refugees reach our shore, perhaps it would be a good idea to examine our options. Canada is a signatory to the UN Protocol on refugees and perhaps a couple of definitions will help us understand who is and [...]
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