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Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Feb 17th, 2012
Bob Plecas has an op-ed piece in the Vancouver Sun – they whose recent papers are celebrating their 100th birthday have carried the art of media masturbation to new heights once thought unreachable. I assume that the editor in charge of its op-ed page, being a Fellow of the far right Fraser Institute, chooses his [...]
Posted in The Tyee on Feb 7th, 2012
Eight old dents in believability Clark’s polish hasn’t fixed. So, Adrian Dix is higher in the polls than Christy Clark. It comes as no surprise to me, who has said from the beginning that Christy Clark did not have what it takes to lead a party, much less a province. If she were not premier, [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jan 13th, 2012
Today, because events are moving so quickly, a twofer for you. First, Premier Clark is in one hell of a jam and it’s scarcely improved with a man who I bet left the inner staff of Attila the Hun to join with Madam Photo-op by name of Ken Boessenkool, who amongst other clients worked as [...]
Posted in General on Oct 18th, 2011
Rafe is interviewed by Jay Peachy on Oct. 16, near the Occupy Wild Salmon tent at the Vancouver Art Gallery. “It’ll work if one thing happens; that the people here, particularly the young people, get out and vote in the next election.”
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Mar 10th, 2011
Two very important and apparently unrelated evens occurred last week. On Friday, the Vancouver Province, after years of supporting the Campbell’s environment/energy policy, called it “folly.” On Saturday the Liberals elected Christy Clark as their new leader cum premier. What connects these events? Patience, my children, patience. Ms. Clark’s selection was scarcely a coming together [...]
Posted in The Tyee on Mar 8th, 2011
Incoming premier faces a raft of challenges. Hardest might be building a loyal cabinet. Christy Clark faces the Vander Zalm syndrome, and I question her ability to handle it. I would say the same thing about any of the other candidates had they won. Before I go there, let me express my horror at the [...]
Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jan 16th, 2011
There’s the old saw, “if a husband sends his wife flowers for no reason, there’s a reason.” So be it with the BC Rail scandal – if Christy Clark, Deputy Premier at the time of the “negotiations,” or “fix,” choose to suit, sees no reason for a full-fledged investigation into the mess, there’s a reason. [...]
Posted in General on Dec 20th, 2010
I can’t for the life of me understand why any Liberal would vote for Christy Clark nor why any sane voter would vote for her. Here again is the time I say (truthfully, I assure you), that it’s very hard to pillory people you like but as Ms. Clark evidently never learned, political journalists are [...]
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