Paying attention

Liberal MLA Joan McIntyre didn't likely intend to take a shot at Premier Gordon Campbell. But she did. McIntyre chairs the legislative c...

Even if the anti-HST initiative gets the required number of signatures, there is no guarantee the tax is dead. The initiative process isn...

What if just one or two Liberal MLAs had decided it was a mistake to bring in the HST without seeking the public's views? And spoken up,...

As well as the usual sources, I suggest anyone interested in the trial check out pacificgazette.blogspot.com . Useful links to the coverage ...

Monday was a bad day for the Liberals. The anti-HST petition people passed the 500,000-signature mark - about one-third of the number people...

A proposal for a marina in the Inner Harbour across from the legislature has created a great divide in the community. The marina is to targe...

All that oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico and washing up on U.S. shorelines is going to have an impact in B.C. The provincial government...

Something has gone badly wrong when the person charged with looking after the interests of vulnerable children in B.C. ends up suing the gov...

With the Kash Heed mess, the Liberal government has stumbled closer to the abyss that swallowed the NDP regime in 2001. Heed stepped down as...

This is a case worth watching. The mistrial isn't the issue. While it's early in the process and the information is limited, the re...

Finance Minister Colin Hansen's uncharacteristically snarky reaction to an Elections BC ban on a government campaign to sell the HST is ...

Time for a little change of pace. Blogging will be highly intermittent to non-existent for a while until we return to our regularly schedule...

I admit to being a bit critical of government. Crabby, you might even say. I like to think I’m offering useful information and constructive ...

There's a certain late-1990s NDP quality in the budget's $200 tax break for "northern and rural homeowners." By any ration...

Many of us fear being trapped in our bodies in old age, unable to communicate. For some people, that's a reality long before they're...

Photo radar saves lives and reduces injuries and health care costs. It's simple. Drivers pay more attention to speed limits if they'...

There are two big problems with the economic analysis the government released this week to try and win support for the HST. It's a year...

The B.C. Association of Social Workers offers informed and balanced analysis. Thus the concerns about changes to supports for grandparents a...

The latest cuts to health services for the poorest British Columbians crossed a line. The income assistance and disability benefit cuts are ...

Question : How can this committee encourage more strongly positive collaboration and engagement between the ministry and the children's ...