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Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Aug 15th, 2016
What follows below is my recent exchange of letters with federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May over her high-profile dilemma with the party endorsing the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement. But first, a few words to set the stage. I began to hear rumours as you all did that Elizabeth May was going to quit the leadership of the […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Aug 5th, 2016
This is the story of the death of our province’s once greatest institution, BC Hydro. Though the public power utility began its life under Socred Premier WAC Bennett in 1961, the story of its demise starts circa 2001, under the newly-minted Liberal administration of Gordon Campbell. Today, this once thriving institution is de facto bankrupt, without counting the […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jul 29th, 2016
I am writing today about the Trudeau government’s increasingly bizarre policy on fossil fuels, which essentially amounts wanting to have its cake and eat it too. But first, I must note that the same can be said for the government’s dealings with First Nations and myriad environmental issues surrounding Site C Dam – as yesterday’s quiet approval […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jul 15th, 2016
Everybody seems to have a theory about Brexit and I am no exception. Britain was never in Europe entirely. It is a long torturous history from the beginning of the Common Market to now but it goes back much further than that. I don’t suppose it’s too big a stretch to say that the original […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jun 28th, 2016
I always read the comments to this journal, the Tyee, Norm Farrell’s In-Sights and others and I often add comments of my own. What I’ve been interested to learn is what possible defense Liberal supporters can make for this wretched government we’ve had since 2001. It might be argued that these comments are mostly from […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jun 14th, 2016
Before I start today’s piece, a quick report on the two columns I did recently on the Canadian government, starting with the ravages of “responsible government”, moving to suggested cures. I received substantial feedback from across the country but not one word from an MP, MLA or an ex, questioning what I said about the effect […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jun 8th, 2016
Last week I talked about “responsible government” – this is the sequel to that piece. I’m horrified that we’re not taught that “responsible” has nothing to do with civilized behaviour but in fact means that government, i.e. the prime minister and cabinet, are responsible to the House of Commons, which can dismiss them on a vote of […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jun 1st, 2016
What I’m about to say is not about nit-picking technicalities or shades of meaning but demonstrates that Canadians are governed by a fraudulent charade called a “parliamentary democracy” and I challenge any educator or politician to debate me on that assertion. (Throughout I refer to the federal system, it’s equally applicable to provincial and territorial […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on May 20th, 2016
My Nova Scotia pen pal, the voice of common sense in this country, Silver Donald Cameron, is fond of saying “laws are made by those who have the power to enforce them.” My own variation is that the people who make the laws are the ones that use them and you can judge that from […]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on May 13th, 2016
Richard Zussman is B.C. provincial affairs reporter for the CBC based in Victoria, and he’s predicted that Premier Clark will win the election in a year’s time. For what it’s worth, I think he’s right and readers will know I’ve been saying that for sometime, although certainly without any enthusiasm. The economy and nothing else […]
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