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Posted in The Tyee on Dec 27th, 2012
Is a May election that puts in power true defenders of BC’s natural bounty. To me the dominant issue before all others going into May’s provincial election is the environment. Fiscal fudge-ups can be fixed as can most bad policy. But environmental damage — be it due to fish farms, pipelines, tankers, Site C or […]
Posted in The Tyee on Dec 10th, 2012
I’ll show you my Christmas, you show me your Ramadan. Why are we afraid of holidays born of history? I say let’s put Christ back into Christmas! I am a lapsed Christian, still groping for answers. Ever since I did a TV series on religion, I’ve been groping far and wide with limited success. Actually, […]
Posted in The Tyee on Nov 26th, 2012
Both parties seem oblivious to the coming natural gas glut and its economic impact. “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad”— Unknown “You make a very serious mistake believing that people in charge know what the hell they’re doing” — Mair’s Axiom I We in B.C. are on a ship of fools […]
Posted in The Tyee on Nov 12th, 2012
How to give power back to the people and their members of parliament. As long as humans are running things there will always be problems. As we have seen, democratic ideas and structures are no guarantee of government of, for and by the people. It’s instructive to remember that Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany with […]
Posted in The Tyee on Oct 30th, 2012
Why are we scared to say it? Are we afraid of a truly democratic government? This is directed at all teachers and all politicians. Our kids are not being told the truth when you teach about our system of government. This is directed to all students and to all citizens. You, I’m afraid, have been, […]
Posted in The Tyee on Oct 4th, 2012
His exodus gives BC Cons no reason to mourn, nor for BC Libs to cheer. I fail to see why there is such a big deal being made about John van Dongen’s defection from the B.C. Conservative party. He was a lightweight as a minister who likely won’t hold his own seat no matter what party […]
Posted in The Tyee on Sep 19th, 2012
That’s when they surrendered BC’s best chance to stop Enbridge’s risky pipeline. I hate a whiner, especially a political one who whines to hide guilt. (To any who asks whether or not I whined when I was a politician, I can answer truthfully that I didn’t. Premier Bill Bennett wouldn’t stand for it and my […]
Posted in The Tyee on Sep 4th, 2012
Rules of the game in BC prevent the new approach to politics he advises. Former Gordon Campbell chief of staff Martyn Brown’s much ballyhooed book about the Campbell/Clark government pleads for a new approach to politics in B.C. So does Gary Mason in a recent column in the Globe and Mail. Meaning no disrespect, these […]
Posted in The Tyee on Aug 20th, 2012
We are treated by Enbridge to full page ads extolling the pipeline company’s devotion to the environment and safety. They are, dear fellow British Columbians, not to be believed, as I propose now to demonstrate. Using data from Enbridge’s own reports, the Polaris Institute reports that 804 spills occurred on Enbridge pipelines between 1999 and 2010. […]
Posted in The Tyee on Jul 25th, 2012
Faced with Northern Gateway pipeline, no siren can be sounded too loudly. I addressed a public meeting last week to hear myself accused as a liar, an alarmist and a bad Canadian. At least that was the gist of serial remarks made by a staunch supporter of oil pipelines and tanker traffic generally, but especially […]
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