Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.(H.F. Amiel 1821-1881)

I know I said I wouldn’t be blogging again until I was in my new home this weekend, but Norman Farrell -author of the popular new blog Northern Insights - has done it again.
This is something every British Columbian must read, so send this link along to everyone in your contact book.  With everything Norman has [...]

Just what kind of accounting ARE the BC Liberals using?

While the talk around the province yesterday seemed to be centered on the news that the BC government finally admitted there is no bloody way to stick to the deficit numbers Campbell was flogging during his campaign, there was something much more interesting to me to be found in those financial reports.
If you head on [...]

How would you feel about a prison in YOUR neighbourhood?

While the damage may have been done to any potential  Liberal votes in Burnaby, I think the BC Liberals did a very smart thing by placing the decision of where to build the prison into the hands of Metro Vancouver mayors.
Smart, I say, because it places the heat in the hands of those it affects [...]

Time for Wally Oppal and Gordon Campbell to go.

 Even though I’ve been on an Oprah boycott forever, I recently blogged about a portion of her commencement speech that  was damn good advice to anyone in dealing with people.
I’ll be damned if that quote doesn’t apply to Gordon Campbell and Wally Oppal.
” When people show you who they are, believe them, the first time. [...]

You know you are in trouble when…

An RCMP cruiser pulls up and parks in front of your house, and an officer knocks on your door…
It never fails.
 Whenever I have one of those days where the shower never happened, the hairs in a ratty ponytail and dark circles clearly show under my eyes, someone shows up unexpectedly at the door.  And after [...]

Bits and Bites – Wednesday February 4th, 2009

The Vancouver Sun is reporting that the man who was killed in the most recent Surrey targeted hit was 21 year old Ralph Baldini – the same person who rented the north Surrey Penthouse where 6 people were brutally murdered in October 2007. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Three+slayings+hours+Metro+Vancouver/1249778/story.html
Shot while sitting in his vehicle outside of the London Drugs store [...]

Truth of freedom in a “democratic” society

The bald eagles are back.
Running along Mud Bay yesterday, I saw three in various locations along my route. I stopped under one big Cottonwood tree to look up at the majestic figure gazing out to sea. A juvenile, he did not sport the full white headed regalia of the older birds,and yet somehow he commanded a staunch respect from [...]

Tax-paying public has absolute right to know – Obama’s commitment to transparency in government should apply here, too

 
Many times a fan of his opinions, Ian Haysom hits the nail on the head with this weeks column from the Times Colonist.

By Ian Haysom
Global BCTV News Director
Times Colonist
January 24, 2009
  
Transparency is the new buzzword among governments. Barack Obama promised openness during his campaign and reiterated his commitment this week to an open and transparent [...]

“He said, she said”, good defense when facing assault charges

Let me tell you a little story about someone I know who was assaulted – on the job –  over the Christmas season.
Said person was in a company uniform, doing his business as usual, when an Asian fellow decided that he was far more important than these men doing their job, and couldn’t wait a couple [...]

Massive snowfall debunks global warming theory, and highlights the stupid among us.

Many would have you believe the world is going to burn up to a crisp sometime in the next few years, and Gordon Campbell has used this theory as the basis for his Carbon Tax.
Only problem is, I’m currently sitting in 3 feet of snow and gas prices have dropped dramatically. And, the only people [...]