In all of the lather about ‘new relationships’ that Gordon Campbell shamelessly foisted on the taxpayers of B.C.–and that Gregor Robertson is now trying to spin about, here is a real story about the native elitism. The government of B.C. actually does something right and disallows a native backed IPP that would wreck havoc on [...]

From my reading pile leapt this brilliant piece by Lawrence Solomon. Truly, the climate change liars and hucksters are in a considerable depth of hot water. Not only is their propaganda dying a death of a thousand shattered thermometers, but the mainstream press is starting to pay closer attention. The sheer body of evidence clearly [...]

I’ve been a film nut my whole life. When I was a kid and my father was too busy working and I got tired of waiting around with my ball, I’d fall into watching what was then the best movie watching period on the dial: late night feeds from KVOS in Bellingham. It wasn’t so [...]

Recall, if you will how President George W. Bush was pilloried for his allegedly lax response to Hurricane Katrina. Remember that?  Remember how he was almost tarred and feathered by the mainstream media in the US (and Canada)?  Remember how all sorts of legitimate, intelligent political commentators like Whoopi Goldberg and Kanye West (never to [...]

I’ll provide you more analysis as time passes, but  Vision Vancouver are very beatable but with the right candidate(s). Enjoy this week’s ‘Front and Center’ below. I’ll be back tomorrow with more international, federal, provincial and local news and analysis–AND a new feature…’Federal Fridays’ Until then…

You have to wonder about Geoff Meggs. The most successful mayoral chief of staff in the history of Vancouver (let’s face it, making sense of Larry Campbell in a simple conversation is tough enough) is having a few problems. Ever notice how when the tough messaging is necessary, it’s not the Mayor, but Meggs who [...]

I fully realize that it is expensive flying across the country as an MP, sometimes several times per month. I also realize how taxing the distance can be on families. And I’m not surprised that it is costly, tremendously so, for MPs that travel the farthest distances. But from the list of biggest spenders, here [...]

The Vancouver Sun’s Jonathan Fowlie (one of their better writers) wrote a column on the weekend, speculating of the Premier of British Columbia’s intentions and his interest in foreign work, should he (be sharp enough to) vacate his perch in Victoria any time soon. Fowlie suggested that the Preem might be going off to some climate [...]

It’s sad, more so than I could possibly find the words to express that the Dean of local media has allowed himself to devolve into a pandering sycophant. On Friday last, ‘The Courier’ went to print with a column written by Allen, that can best be described as ‘I Need to Back Up Miro Because [...]

If you have ever wondered why it is that Gregor Robertson appears to get such fawning praise from key players in the local media…let me explain away. The Courier’s Allen Garr now sits on the Board of Directors of VanCity with Vision Clr. Geoff Meggs’ wife Jan O’ Brien, but with his beekeeping escapades from [...]