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BC Budget 2009: Vanilla, No Sprinkles (revised)
Faced with a nasty recession at its doorstep, the BC budget is uninspiring and underwhelming in its ambition. Overall there is little that actively plans…
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Charity doesn’t buy a lot of shoes
OK, this is just a little crass, but the calculation begs to be done. It apppears rather than buying himself a new pair of shoes…
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Tales from the Mouth of the Fraser
With the BC budget just 27 hours away, in today’s Vancouver Sun, you can find my pre-budget oped. Alas, as often happens, I am paired…
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Government compliance with legal obligations far from good
BC’s Freedom of Information Commissioner released his annual report last Friday. These reports are a pretty good indication of how open and transparent our government…
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Olympic Gold for the Vancouver Sun
Just when I thought I had read the worst the Vancouver Sun can provide, I caught another Olympics article that sets a new standard. I suppose…
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It’s about jobs
Next week the provincial government releases their budget and I am looking for something, anything at all, for forest workers.Now I hate to be a…
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But what about 2011?
Okay, I can understand why the Premier thinks the Olympics will be fun — even inspiring. And I accept the pitch from his boosters at…
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They don’t pay taxes in Surrey? Who knew?
Transportation Minister Keven Falcon had letters to the editor this week in both the Vancouver Sun and the Times Colonist saying, “The new Port Mann…
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End Poverty. It’s Not a Game.
That’s the catchy slogan for the Poverty Olympics, which took place in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on Sunday. The event mixed fun and games with a…
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Children’s mental health: Are we paying attention?
According to the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), 15% or about 1 in 7 children in BC suffer from a mental health problem serious…
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Budget reality check
The provincial government officially changed its no-deficits-no-matter-what tune this week with its proposed amendments to BC’s balanced budget legislation. Not too surprising. To reject the…
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“B.C. played no role in precipitating this international crisis”? Bunk.
A week ago, BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen let the cat out of the bag: the province is going to run a deficit in this…
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