U.S. stays mum as Iraqi security forces kill, detain and abuse protesters
By Marian Wang in ProPublica. As the Mideast protests and government crackdowns continue, one country to watch closely is Iraq, with whom the U.S. has along-term partnership and where clashes between protesters and government forces recently turned violent. Even as Iraqi security forces detained and abused hundreds of intellectuals and journalists, the U.S. government—in keeping with a […]
Low attendance at SD 20 meeting disappoints
Local officials are disappointed with a meager turn-out to last night’s School District 20 (SD20) public consultation meeting at Stanley Humphries Secondary School. Only about 40 people, including at least 15 SD 20 staffers and three Castlegar city councillors, were on hand to discuss the district’s options in moving forward...
LETTER: Selkirk students' union rep refutes B.C. minister's defense of education budget
To the Editor: Ida Chong: Out to Lunch on Budget I would like to set the record straight. On Wednesday, Minister Ida Chong condemned the NDP for spreading fear about the government making cuts to student aid programs in the 2011/2012 budget; calling these claims “not true”. While the NDP may have reported a larger cut […]
A party of thugs, liars, cheats, crooks, dirty tricksters--and Christians
Do any of the alleged Christians who support the government of Stephen Harper have any trouble with the fact that his government is the most morally corrupt party in Canadian history? Does their fantasy that he will end abortions sometime in the future allow them to rationalize what he does on an almost daily basis […]
Premier Christy Clark….Now, will the media please do their job?
There’s a really BIG difference between being an aspiring politician and being an elected one; and there’s a huge difference between being an aspiring premier and holding the office, especially when not elected to the post by the people. The people must therefore depend more than ever on the media to speak our concerns, raise our […]
“The incestuous relationship between government and big business thrives in the dark.” ~Jack Anderson
From the Fraser Surrey Docks press release: Fraser Surrey Docks was a fitting background for the official launch of the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR)project on Monday, January 12th 2009, which was attended by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Gordon Campbell along with the provincial Minister of Transportation & Investment, Kevin Falcon, and federal International […]
OPINION: Three more reasons to love the Canucks
As I write this, the Vancouver Canucks are in the number one spot in the National Hockey League (NHL). Canucks forward Daniel Sedin currently has the most points in the league, and his twin brother Henrik has the third most points (Henrik won the Hart Trophy for most points in the NHL last season). The […]
Layton caves on corporate tax cuts
>When Jack Layton announced last week that he was no longer pressing the Harper government to cancel its next round of corporate tax cuts (cost: $6 billion) he revealed that the NDP cannot figure a way out of the trap it has been setting for itself since Stephen Harper got elected five years ago. Stuck at 15-17% […]
The real story behind Liberal leadership contributions
The release of the preliminary contributors list for BC Liberal leadership candidates makes for an interesting read, but the most intriguing part goes well beyond the totals. Naturally, most of the media highlighted who has so far taken in the most: Kevin Flacon $708,000; Christy Clark $519,000; George Abbott $427,000; and, Mike De Jong […]
City's public budget meeting draws only five people
The city of Castlegar unveiled its provisional 2011 budget and five-year financial plan last night to an audience of only five people. Councillor, chair of council’s finance committee and current acting mayor (mayor Lawrence Chernoff is recovering from knee surgery) Kirk Duff said he’s not concerned by the lack of attendance...
