Category Archives: BC Politics

The BC Rail intrigue continues

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Ian

Last night there was an interesting twitter debate between David Schreck and Gary Mason regarding John van Dongen’s questions in the house last Wednesday. If you recall, van Dongen asked AG – I can’t help but laugh – Shirley Bond … Continue reading →

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Adam Yauch

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ian

Adam Yauch died today, apparently of causes related to cancer.  A whole generation – like me for instance – made their way to rap through the Beasties.  Here’s a cut from the best record of 1989, Paul’s Boutique.

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Van Dongen Questions

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ian

Geez, two questions in Question Period and two days later a principal resigns for greener pastures…

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NDP on top Nationally and in BC

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ian

Two interesting polls, one national, the other provincial. For the first time in maybe 25 years, the NDP is running first in a national poll.  Decima Harris, in this week’s poll for the Canadian Press shows the NDP at 33%, … Continue reading →

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Van Dongen keeps his promise

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Ian

John van Dongen has kept his word. Upon exiting the BC Liberal caucus the Abbottsford MLA told the Legislature and media he was particularly troubled by the BC Rail scandal and the BC Liberal’s decision to cover the defendants legal … Continue reading →

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Fazil Mihlar and his fake elite

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Ian

Don’t pay for the Sun.  There you have it.  If you read it – and I do for about five minutes a day – read it for free. In my view the Sun is a mixed bag of boring and … Continue reading →

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Saving Christy Clark

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Ian

I was talking politics with a friend the other day.  Surprise.  In fact we were talking about Christy Clark.  Bigger surprise. We were discussing Clark’s puzzling seismic shifts in rhetoric when he said to me, “nobody can tell what she … Continue reading →

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Another mea culpa

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Ian

Sorry for disappearing.  And over one of the more exciting couple of weeks in BC politics too.  What a sorry excuse for a blogger I am. Here’s the mea culpa. One of the things with long term cancer accompanied by … Continue reading →

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By-election time

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ian

I have a love/hate relationship with horse race politics.  After all I did polling for a living for over a decade.  There is no doubt that for a certain kind of numbers nerd, it can be exciting watching the numbers … Continue reading →

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Plumbing the depths with the BC Liberals

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ian

BC Liberal MLA Harry Bloy: Clark’s only caucus supporter, incapable of answering a question, an appallingly bad minister, forced to resign for leaking private information, demonstrates his loose grasp on facts and even looser grasp on honour and decorum. Today … Continue reading →

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