Controversial
in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), Canada

* A Felon Is As A Felon Does, writes "Many would agree that ex-Premier BC Gordon Campbell's case of drunk driving in Hawaii, and his subsequent release from the burden of a conviction which many, if not most others in the same situation, would have to carry for the rest of their lives, speaks to the reality of elitism and affluence in politics in BC..."

* Not Impressed by Quitters in B.C., writes "The BC "Liberals" may have finally dumped their albatross, but Gordon Campbell's "resignation" won't fool too many people about the timing of this change of guard, nor erase the ATTROCIOUS history of this conservative party and the outgoing Premier of BC..."

* Poor Intelligence for a "News" Corporation, writes "RE: James Kirkup. (2011, July 20). Murdoch 'pie-eyed' after grilling by British MPs. The Province,A.12... For the CEO of one of the largest, if not the largest, news media corporate conglomerations, Rupert Murdoch's claims of ignorance of crimes by his companies does not bode well on the resourcefulness of his news gathering abilities..."

* SOLIDARITY, NOT Compliance on Vancouver Island, British Columbia!, writes "RALLY FOR A COAL FREE FUTURE on Saturday, Jan 21st, 2012 at 1:00pm in Buckley Bay, Vancouver Island, BC! All community stakeholders are invited to hear a variety of speakers and learn more about what's at stake in British Columbia and beyond..."

* No Coal Mining on MY Vancouver Island!, writes "When I first heard about the possibility of coal mining on Vancouver Island, BC, I just assumed that someone was misinformed. They can't possibly be considering ripping up pristine Vancouver Island to dig up and transport coal - can they? Apparently, the works in in place and the company, Compliance Energy Corporation, has significant stakes in coal mining on Vancouver Island..."

* Outsourcing Is For The Greedy, writes "There's a point where fiscal efficacy and plain old greed switch places. As far as I'm concered, this is the case of the BC Liberal Party's free market global trade economy policies and practices (as evidenced and exercised under ex-PM Gordon Campbell, well-known for getting off a drunk driving rap in Hawaii, where many others would have been behind bars and stamped felons for life)..."

* Not Easily Fooled in B.C., writes "In my almost three decades of calling British Columbia home, I have concluded that, as many in and out of BC suggest, BC politics are probably the most corrupt politics in action. And, while this notorious accreditation is not limited to a particular party, I have been most offended by the BC "Liberals"..."

* Turning The HST Referendum Into A "Sucker Bet" Does Not Help, writes ""Heads, I win. Tails, you lose." – sound familiar? When I first heard my friends talking about being uncertain of whether or not to vote "against the HST", I did not understand their confusion. But as more details of the wording related to the HST referendum are revealed, what was a clear, cut and dried, issue, is once again muddled and incomprehensible by the mass voting population. Proporportional representation seemed to fall victim to the same style of obfuscation. Points to the government for being able to turn around what should have been a slam dunk (or slam drunk if Gordon Campbell was still driving) issue..."

* Minimum Wage in BC is LOWEST in Canada, writes "Employers who pay minimum wage are bosses who want to pay the very least legally possible to their workers, and minimum wage is the tool which allows them to do so. Even after newbie PM Christ Clark's initial token bumps to the minimum wage in BC will eventually take effect, we will still hold the record of having the lowest minimum wage in all of Canada..."

* A Rose By Any Other Name in B.C., writes "Here comes Christy Clark, the new (and improved? - yah, right!) Premier of British Columbia - just in time to sanitize the BC Liberal public record and maybe to toss a few bones to the very desperate (thanks to the BC Liberals) and pick up some grand opening political points..."

* The Chinese Didn't Get FOX'd, writes "RE: Jonathan Manthorpe. (2011, July 20). Beijing outclasses London in managing Murdoch; Media tycoon's lust for a piece of Chinese market was so all-consuming that authorities there easily milked his companies of their skills. The Vancouver Sun,B.5... The Chinese clearly have understood the game of Murdoch and his media empire, so why can't working class people get their heads around the true dynamics of corporate media and dump the "Murdoch channels" from their viewing schedule..."