Category Archives: Government
I Hear the Flapping of the Flipping
Once again there is controversy all around. Years ago, the NDP government wanted to open a casino/hotel on the Burrard Inlet waterfront, close to the cruise ship terminal. They felt it would be a boon to the development of an … Continue reading
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B.C. Votes
May 12 is election day here in B.C. It’s hard to know which way it will go. Gordon Campbell has lined so many pockets and made so many of his friends rich that the business sector loves him. His list … Continue reading
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Tagged BC-STV, choice, election, gordon campbell, Liberal, May 12, Vancouver
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It’s Silly Season in B.C.
We are plagued by our second election in so many months. Everyone knew it was coming, and people were busy getting their ducks lined up in a row. Now the nastiness has started and we are inundated with commercials slagging … Continue reading
Taxation Gone Wild
As I sit here enjoying my “pre work” morning coffee I find my blood pressure rising (and not because I have to leave for work in half an hour). The news announcers are all over the fact that the powers … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Ranting, Vancouver, BC
Tagged public, taxes, transit, translink, Vancouver
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Obamamania…or is it the Church of Obama?
Today is historic. The first African-American man in history has been sworn in as the U.S. president. I have watched with interest as I was one of the people who wasn’t convinced that the Americans could elect a black president. … Continue reading