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Posted in The Tyee on May 28th, 2013
The future of our province was at stake; the results disastrous. “And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win.” “But what good came of it at last?” Quoth little Peterkin. “Why, that I cannot tell,” said he, “But ’twas a famous victory.” As I surveyed the rubble from the recent election I […]
Posted in The Tyee on May 13th, 2013
They’ve proven to be no friends to BC’s finances, nature or the truth. The polls are “tightening”? Have we taken leave of our senses? Surely the people of B.C. can’t endure another four years of corruption and mismanagement! Here are my top five reasons why Christy Clark and her party must be refused a new […]
Posted in The Tyee on Apr 15th, 2013
Savvy tactics dictate avoiding the ‘gotcha’ trap set by one-on-one format. I think Adrian Dix would be mad to “debate” with Premier Clark one on one. I realize that as one who thinks Premier Clark and the entire BC Liberal government have been a catastrophe you might expect I would feel this way. In the […]
Posted in The Tyee on Apr 1st, 2013
Surveying the BC Liberal wreckage brings to mind Cromwell’s famous exhortation. Judging from the madness coming from Victoria the gods must be very angry indeed. The premier promises to pour more than $100 billion into a so-called Prosperity Fund (this from a government that has tripled the provincial debt since taking office). The money is […]
Posted in The Tyee on Mar 24th, 2013
At long last, muzzled DFO scientist Miller gets mandate to deepen risks study. Dr. Kristina Miller is the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) scientist that the DFO muzzled for the Cohen Commission. She is an expert if not the expert on the question of disease, its origins, and its impact on wild salmon. Well, […]
Posted in The Tyee on Mar 5th, 2013
Realistically no. Only the NDP can make the NDP lose now. Let me state my own political position. Since I have one, you’re entitled to it. I will support the NDP and hope the Liberals only get sufficient numbers to form a decent opposition. If we had proportional representation I would support the Greens. I […]
Posted in The Tyee on Feb 18th, 2013
Premier is betting the election on LNG. Where’s the opposition? Premier Christy Clark has just scored points in her Throne Speech by basing her government’s future and our fiscal future on Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) exports. The consequences don’t matter to Premier Clark for she’s only concerned about the election. But now NDP Leader Adrian Dix […]
Posted in The Tyee on Feb 4th, 2013
Keep coasting and your New Democrats could lose the May 14 election. As Damon Runyan said, “The race is not always to the swift nor the contest to the strong — but that’s the way to bet.” Similarly the “chalk” player places his couple of bob on the NDP — not the ranch, however. In […]
Posted in The Tyee on Jan 21st, 2013
Will politicians vying to lead BC forthrightly address two key fears? I am a lawyer, not a scientist or an engineer. My task is to ask questions. Today’s questions should be dealt with by the two leading contending B.C. parties before the May election but my guess is that they will trust the public to […]
Posted in The Tyee on Jan 7th, 2013
Journalists wishing to be relevant this provincial election must zero in on environment. This will be, at long last, the year of the environment in B.C. For the first time in my memory, leaders debating in the upcoming election will have to answer questions about the environment. It will be a strange feeling for those […]
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