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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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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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The Tamil ship

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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Latest on HST initiative

The decision by the Chief Electoral Officer to hold up the referendum process because of lawsuits pending does nothing to help the government even though they bravely says it does. The Chief, Mr. Fraser, is said to be free of the political process and we must take him at his word. That may be demonstrated […]

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Earlier this year Winston Churchill II died. The magazine of the Churchill Society – a wonderful magazine I must say – paid tribute to the late long time MP, and grandson of Sir Winston Churchill. I felt the need to write the editor Richard Langworth and I thought you might be interested in the letter. […]

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