Author Archives: Ian

Margaret Wente: Class warrior

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Ian

“It’s a little hard for the rest of us to muster sympathy for Quebec’s downtrodden students.” wrote the paragon of privilege Margaret Wente in the Globe and Mail a couple of weeks ago. And my thought is ‘when has Margaret … Continue reading →

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Better stupid, nah nah

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Ian

Last night I had a short twitter exchange – I could not have written that a year ago – with a diehard BC Liberal supporter.  The gist of it was he called BC voters stupid for their refusal to accept … Continue reading →

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Forum + Angus Reid = BC Liberal endtimes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Ian

That mysterious Angus Reid poll that trolled Kevin Falcon’s name through the fires of public opinion is out.  The conclusion?  The same as the recent Forum poll. The BC Liberals are toast. Maybe this is what accounts for the desperation … Continue reading →

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Austerity fails

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Ian

While it’s been poorly covered here, recent European elections have shown a distinct trend in favour of good, old Keynesianism. And why not?  Austerity isn’t working.  In fact, it’s harming the recovery. Two weeks ago economists made it official.  The … Continue reading →

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Bad politics

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ian

This morning I was racing around between hospitals and doctor’s offices with MRI results as I gear up for another operation tomorrow.  And I happened to catch Kevin Krueger phoning in on the Bill Good show. God, he made me … Continue reading →

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Krueger’s lies

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Ian

I think Kevin Krueger suffers from delusions, period. That the BC Christy Clark Liberals are reduced to using Kevin “Sack of Hammers” Krueger as their hit man tells you just about everything you need to know about the state of … Continue reading →

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North Carolina is the new ugly

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ian

By a vote of 61% to 39% North Carolina voters outlawed same sex marriage, civil unions and stripped same-sex couples of domestic partnership benefits. Voters have eliminated health care, prescription drug coverage and other benefits for public employees and children … Continue reading →

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The Vancouver Sun’s helping hand

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ian

You’ve got to love the BC Liberal lovin’ Vancouver Sun.  Even in the depths of despair they can be counted on to… help. Today’s help comes in two forms – the worst headline ever that obscures the intent of Vaughn … Continue reading →

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Indemnities and inducements: Today in QP

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Ian

From Hansard, May 7, 2012 PAYMENT OF LEGAL FEES IN B.C. RAIL COURT CASE L. Krog: In an e-mail to the Vancouver Sun over the weekend the Ministry of Justice said that the order to forgive the $6 million in legal fees for … Continue reading →

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Van Dongen’s application to the court

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Ian

John van Dongen has filed an application for intervenor status in the Auditor General’s court case seeking documents on the BC Rail indemnity.  A copy of his application can be found here (courtesy of Bob MacKin). Paragraph 21 of Mr. … Continue reading →

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