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Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on May 17th, 2013
Over the years I have done blogs, editorials and the like unto the thousands. This is the all time shortest. Within the next four years, BC Hydro, once as good a power utility as there was in the world, will be broken up. It is, you see, presently bankrupt by private corporation standards, and only [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Apr 9th, 2013
I was recently asked by a reader what it is I want, presumably in the way of government. I’m not so naïve as to think I’ll ever be satisfied, but neither is anyone else. Unless we’re members of a party or one of its cheerleaders we understand that human institutions will contain the human frailties [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Feb 21st, 2013
The famous bordello keeper of the 20s, Texas Guinan, used to greet her “guests” with, “Hello suckers!” Texas Guinan has her presence today in the form of BC’s Finance Minister Mike de Jong. First we must understand some underlying facts about BC finances. A balanced budget – your style and mine – has us forecasting [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on May 29th, 2012
Yesterday morning, listening to Suzanne Anton, one of my co-panellists on Rick Cluff’s Early Edition political panel, avoid the issue of BC Hydro rates rising because of the scandalous sums they are forced to pay private power companies – and government avoidance of the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) – fill the airwaves with hot air and non [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Oct 23rd, 2011
How about a bit of totally nonsensical speculation of the order of “Hitler is alive and well living in Argentina”. Something utterly absurd. I bring to this speculation a very unique history – I’m the only person in captivity who’s been fired twice by Jimmy Pattison. I rather like Jimmy – going out for dinner [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Aug 20th, 2011
I have called it the Campbell/Clark government because that’s what it is. Premier Clark was in on the beginning of most policies including the disastrous energy plan that sees private power companies (IPPs) destroying our rivers to produce power for BC Hydro which it doesn’t need and must take anyway, bringing Hydro to the brink [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Aug 15th, 2011
This will be a short blog because the point is simple… and devastating. Mark down August 12, 2011 as the day BC Hydro all but concluded its suicide mission, with the Campbell/Clark government and the Review Panel playing the role of Dr. Jack Kervorkian. When you sort through the announcement by Rich Coleman and the [...]
Posted in General on Sep 1st, 2010
There is something brewing in the environment – the disintegration of BC Hydro by this government – deliberately. This has been obvious to my partner Damien Gillis and me for 18 months. All signs point that way and the brilliant analysis by economist Erik Andersen which you can see at thecanadian.org lays it all out. [...]
Posted in The Tyee on Aug 23rd, 2010
Five ‘vectors’ spell doom for once-solid Crown corporation. Blame Campbell’s energy policies. Erik Andersen is a former Transport Canada economist with a long and interesting pedigree of examining the affairs of business and government. He has done a report for The Common Sense Canadian — I am a co-founder and regular contributor — on the [...]
Posted in General on Aug 18th, 2010
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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