Canada and Afghanistan
As we approach 2014 Canada will be preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. However, at the request of the US Pentagon, the Prime Minister has opened the door to leaving behind a contingent of Canadian Special Forces beyond the NATO withdrawal date to assist with Afghan Commando training. Our Special Forces have ...
BCGEU begins rotating strike action Tuesday
The B.C. Government Employees Union took to the streets Tuesday with picket action in Campbell River, Surrey, 100 Mile House and Kelowna to put pressure on their employer. “We’re striking for a fair and reasonable agreement and to support BCGEU members’ wage proposal,” the BCGEU website said. “Our members identified wage increases as a priority. […]
Return to PST should prompt tax reform, says Fraser Institute
If BC wants to reduce the negative effects that reintroducing the provincial sales tax will have on the province’s investment climate, it should consider exempting all business inputs from the PST, among other reforms, says Charles Lammam, Fraser Institute associate director of tax and budget policy research. The recommendations...
Story reports RDCK spent too much on HB mine site lands
The CBC is reporting the Regional District of Central Kootenay paid $600,000 more for the HB Mine site near Salmo than the previous owners. Documents obtained by CBC show in the summer of 1997 a company from Panama called Seattle Corporation purchased the land for $149,000 and sold it to the RDCK a few months […]
OP/ED: ” We pray God will give you judgement and the leadership you require…"
I sat down this morning to write a followup post on the mess in the legislature, checked my Facebook and stumbled right onto the latest bunch of bafflegab from the premier–on 100 Huntley Street of all places! Well giddyup folks and hold your hats, because I’m asking you to give up five minutes of your life to […]
OP/ED: The Northern Oil Pipeline is 2013′s BIG Election issue
The battle lines are being drawn--maybe even purposefully manipulated--to give the Liberals at least some hope of retaining power in BC’s next provincial election. It would have seemed implausible and statistically impossible only a few weeks ago for the Liberals to have a chance, given every poll over the past year. However...
Women's rights activist won't be silenced by right wing political tactics
By: Wikinews In an opinion piece published by CNN on Tuesday, Georgetown University law student and women's rights advocate Sandra Fluke insisted she will not allow slurs from critics to silence her and other women from continuing to speak out on issues regarding women's health and contraception. Fluke has faced slurs and...
Minister Terry Lake addresses environmental concerns
Environment Minister Terry Lake wrote to environmental groups Wednesday to reiterate government’s position on heavy oil pipelines and the key environmental conditions that must be met in order for any proposal to be considered in British Columbia. The letter in its entirety is copied below: My government recently released technical analysis related to proposed heavy […]
RDCK calls for public input for temporary light industrial application near Ymir
Local officials anticipate some opposition to a temporary light industrial application near the Village of Ymir to construct the material necessary to resurface 16 kilometres of Highway 6. If approved by the Regional District of Central Kootenay board (RDCK), the 90-day temporary use permit will allow the government contractor, Selkirk Paving, to remove gravel from […]
OP/ED: B.C.'s Auditor General short changed by government
It's time to give B.C.'s Auditor General the necessary financial resources and tools to do the job, according to figures released by IntegrityBC today which compared the budget of B.C.'s Auditor General with that of his counterpart in Alberta For the fiscal year 2012-13, B.C.'s Auditor General has an annual budget of $15.75...
