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This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: “Spending money on day care better...
Columnists Laila Yuile and Kathryn Marshall battle over the issues of the day. Winner of the last duel on the provincial deficit was Kathryn Marshall with 55%. This week’s topic: Should B.C. bring in...
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How Partisan Politics is killing democracy
In the grand scheme of all things political, many would still consider me a political neophyte. I didn’t take political science – business and criminology is far more useful – and my experience working...
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This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: “No free pass for Dix,even if Liberals...
In this weeks column, Kathryn and I tackle the question : Does B.C. need a change in leadership? This column, was the catalyst for yesterday’s post here, because the closer I was to reaching my column...
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This weeks column for 24HRS Vancouver: Money needs to be restored to starved...
This week, Kathryn and I didn’t so much duel, as we did bring light to a big issue in British Columbia that has yet to make an appearance in any campaign to date. The question this week is: What should...
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“There has always been, and there is now, a profound conflict of interest...
On the eve of what is most likely going to be a change in government in this province, one would think that I would be exceptionally excited about all of it. After all, I’ve spent many years...
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One of the best graphic images: The Election Web ( would the person who...
I started getting hits from this link today, and would love to both share it with all of you: http://www.thewebworks.bc.ca/bcpoli/htmlwebs/the_election_web_v1.0.htm I would really love to hear from...
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This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Find the party that is accountable for...
This week’s topic: What is the most important factor voters should consider at the polls? When Kathryn’s submission arrived in my email, it was clear that while we come from different positions on the...
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“The man of thought who will not act is ineffective; the man of action who...
When asked by Philip Till what the leaders needed to do in the last bit of the campaign on his show recently, I said Dix needed to get on his game and get aggressive if he wanted to win.In fact,I even...
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Future of BC NDP may be “Error 404 Not Found”
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results ~Albert Einstein Since the election, I’ve taken a step back from the what has essentially become the netherworld of...
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A bold new post from Ian Reid on the BC NDP.
I greatly admire Ian for many reasons, and this new post is one of his best. Here is an excerpt: This weekend the BC NDP Provincial Council meets to begin the review of the disastrous 2013...
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Links and stories you might have missed: Critical state of rail...
“I’m just catching up with yesterday, by tomorrow I should be ready for today : )” – unknown To be honest, I totally relate this summer!! Busy, busy, busy and most writing is...
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Detailed new photos show state of aging BNSF Bridge in South Surrey as...
In recent weeks, the state of an aging railroad bridge that spans the Little Campbell River in South Surrey - owned and maintained by the U.S. based BNSF Railway – momentarily attracted the attention...
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Why ‘Renewal’ for the BCNDP really means nothing: The story behind the BC NDP...
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” -John Steinbeck One call could have been ignored or passed off as sour grapes following the election of Craig Keating as...
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Politics without principle 2.0: “Just because you can,doesn’t mean you should”
And oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse. ~William Shakespeare Partisan snipes from both sides of the house have been fairly silent today on twitter and for good...
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A little history on the gold standard of ‘being the best’ at BC Hydro
The news that BC Hydro would not release the amounts of the other bids for recent Site C contracts, is not surprising – at least not to me. Having written extensively on many of the biggest...
View Article” Many staff who tested positive for the virus were in shock as they...
…so why won’t Dr. Bonnie Henry mandate proactive, frequent, blanket testing of all long term care home staff to prevent outbreaks before they happen? We still don’t know, but we do know many,many more...
View ArticleHow blind partisanship continues to breed a government without accountability...
It was May of 2015 when the Triple Delete scandal broke, after a whistleblower came forward with disturbing allegations. Former B.C. government staffer Tim Duncan revealed more than a dozen emails...
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