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Posted in General on Oct 20th, 2010
It has been brought to my attention that I may have misconstrued the following statement attributed to Bill Berardino, QC, Crown Counsel in the Basi-Virk case – Berardino said outside court that he didn’t see a copy of the agreed statement of facts, signed by the Crown and defence, until 9:40 a.m. — 20 minutes [...]
Posted in General on Oct 20th, 2010
Today a question for the prosecutor in the Basi Virk trial and a letter to the Vancouver Sun. Prosecutor Bill Berardino says, in the Basi/Virk trial, that he didn’t see the “deal” until the morning it all happened. Here is a direct quote: Berardino said outside court that he didn’t see a copy of the [...]
Posted in General on Oct 18th, 2010
It’s with great sadness I learned of the death of Bill Otway, the sports fisherman’s constant warrior. Bill was a mainstay of the BC Wildlife Association and its executive director for many years. I got to know Bill when I was a BC cabinet minister and I was one of three to hold a hearing [...]
Posted in General on Oct 17th, 2010
Well, now, the leaders of both major parties in BC are in deep doo-doo especially Gordon “Pinocchio” Campbell at 9%. Actually I’m amazed and wonder who the devil are those in the 9%! At the same time the wheels on Carole James’s bandwagon have fallen off with the Caucus in revolt over the heaving of [...]
Posted in General on Oct 16th, 2010
I am a hypocrite. At least insofar as this article is concerned because I eat meat and use dairy products and everything I say hereafter will demonstrate hypocrisy. You’ve been warned. For many years such horrible spectator “sports” as bear baiting, cock fighting and dog fighting have been against the law and in the case [...]
Posted in General on Oct 13th, 2010
The decision by Crown Counsel Bill Beradino to reduce his witness list in the Basi-Virk trial is disturbing, very disturbing indeed. This case is, of course, all about the “lease” of BC Rail to CN and the Campbell government’s role in it. Mr Berardino has a huge experience in litigation, having been involved in many [...]
Posted in General on Oct 12th, 2010
If there’s one thing certain to raise the ire of the left it’s questioning Medicare. Any time I raised issues when on air I could almost be certain that Shirley Douglas, daughter of St Tommy, would call and want to be a guest. (Incidentally, Tommy Douglas was not the first to bring Medicare to Canada; [...]
Posted in General on Oct 10th, 2010
There is no way I’m going to stop electronic progress but I can still bitch about it. Why do people email me in pale blue? I must hit the reply button then raise the font and make the print black. This pale blue bit seems to be spreading. Why is there such an interest out [...]
Posted in General on Oct 9th, 2010
Last Thursday Wendy and I had the privilege and pleasure of seeing Andrew Petter, former Attorney-General, former Dean of the University of Victoria Law School, sworn in as 9th president of Simon Fraser University. I first met Andrew in the early days of the NDP government in 1991 and we became friends. During those years [...]
Posted in General on Oct 8th, 2010
I’ve just finished David Remnick’s The Bridge, a biography of Barack Obama, and it’s a first class read. Not coming directly out of the book, but always in the overall scenario of a black man becoming President, is the cultural and economic straitjacket most Afro-Americans are born to, and have an enormous struggle escaping from. [...]
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