So…. does this mean Gordo’s changed his mind about the HST?

Thanks to Sean Holman and Public Eye Online for bringing us this video, starring the grand poo-bah Gordon Campbell and his guard…lady press secretary extolling the wonderful amazing fantastic progress the libs have made on child poverty in BC – which is the highest in the entire country.  Although I think Sean owes me a new coffee after making me spit [...]

The same names in all the familiar places…

From Alex G. Tsakumis’s site, Rebel with a Clause, as he comments on Bill Tieleman’s departure from CKNW :
 …I suspect, STRONGLY, that there is more to this than meets the mic…
Two items: Tieleman has NEVER backed away from naming Christy Clark as someone of interest in political issues emanating from the Basi-Virk trial (which always rankles the dimbells at NW) [...]

How many police officers does it take to get an Olympic torchbearer across the road?

Vans and vans full, according to this video! National must be making a fortune over van rentals for this security detail.  
Shot at the end of October on Vancouver Island, the video clearly shows a massive police presence that really-kinda-sorta overwhelms the torch runner in the middle… don’t blink or you will miss the torch altogether!
There [...]

Just when you think you have heard it all…

You see something like this, courtesy of Neal Hall, the Vancouver Sun:
The Mountie who repeatedly Tasered Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver’s airport two years ago has filed a libel lawsuit against the CBC.
The legal action by Constable Kwesi Millington claims that CBC’s coverage of the incident since Nov. 4, 2007 has caused him to suffer “serious [...]

” Rebel With a Clause” – Alex G. Tsakumis joins the blogosphere.

Imagine my surprise when I saw a new incoming link this afternoon, from none other than Alex G. Tsakumis! 
Yes,I checked it out and it appears to be true – Alex has joined the blogosphere ! (as explained in this link, it is partly to “  refute the incredible lies which pass for “truth” or “news” in the blogosphere, [...]

If the Queen of B.C. says it’s good for the city, then that is all that matters.

The announcement came yesterday, and to no one’s surprise, the city of Surrey is the lucky recipient of one brand spanking new remand centre.Whoo hoo! Come on now, I know a resounding cheer rang through the city on that one.  The existing Surrey Pre-trial centre that has been the bane of local residents who live around that area for [...]

Bits and Bites, Wednesday October 7th, 2009

Good morning, and a lovely one at that. The stars were all twinkling brightly during my early run today, and the air was crispy cool. This has been the perfect fall so far, at least to me. What more could you ask for than crispy leaves, warm cider and roasted chestnuts and the smell of [...]

Welcome Home facility for addicts and court-ordered offenders NOT welcome in my old neighbourhood.

Surrey city hall is going to have a couple of big fights on their hands tonight, one of  them taking the form of a public hearing that gives Newton residents the chance to voice their concerns over an unwanted and controversial rehab facilitythat The John Volken Foundation wants to build in the heart of residential [...]

Bits and Bites – Thursday October 1st, 2009

Better late than never, my dad used to say, and so today I have a special Thursday edition of Bits and Bites!
It’s been a very busy week for me, so on Tuesday I welcomed the chance to attend one of the Vancouver Peace Summits events at the Orpheum: Women and Peace Building . The summit [...]

The heart and soul of British Columbia unite to fight the HST : The Vancouver Rally

I have two words for Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen: Be afraid.
That’s right. You read that right.
 Be very afraid men, because in my opinion, the prospect of the HST is the proverbial straw that broke the camels back, and as everyone knows… camels have loooong memories – as do the people of British Columbia.You have both earned the [...]