Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jul 28th, 2017
Dear Premier Horgan, My congratulations to you and your new government. I can tell you that a great many British Columbians who do not usually support your party voted for you on May 9 last with the same feelings as Dr. Johnson ascribed to second marriages – a triumph of hope over experience. I realize […]
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Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jul 21st, 2017
In politics, speculation is half the fun – the other half is figuring out how, with all your experience in the field, you could have been so bloody wrong. Actually, for the new minister, the reasons he or she is usually wrong are predictable as hell to a guy like me – not because I’m […]
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Posted in The Common Sense Canadian on Jul 12th, 2017
I wish John Horgan and his new government well. He has his work cut out for him. There has been a load of pollyannish bullshit spouted by the media about what will and what will not happen to his shaky government when it finally gets going. And that’s my first note. As soon as the […]
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Posted in General on Jul 8th, 2017
On Carrots and Sticks in Parliament I’ve been an activist for too many years to count. In earlier times, I’d catch hell when my Establishment mother heard me rant on the radio, but knowing her love of nature, I think she was secretly a little proud! Do I support protesting Kinder Morgan and the proposed […]
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