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Four More Years

Kim — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 02:38:02 +0000

…of a (neocon)liberal majority.

Those of you in the rest of Canada need to understand that the Liberal “brand” has become synonomous* with conservative values.

British Columbia has been the test case for disaster capitalism in Canada. Gordon Campbell initiated the doctrine with BC Rail. “Creating Crisis to Facilitate Change”. Break it, . . . → Read More: Four More Years

Austerity for me but not for thee?

Kim — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:41:33 +0000

Today the news sites are jam packed with interesting tidbits about government spending and the disparity of wealth in this country. First out of the gate is the fact that CEO’s and CFO’s earned the median Canadian income by noon today.

According to a report by economist Hugh Mackenzie, of the CCPA, reported by . . . → Read More: Austerity for me but not for thee?

Privacy

Kim — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:11:07 +0000

The unelected premier of BC. Christie Clark and her caucus are trying to ram through changes to the Privacy Act. According to an article written by Rob Shaw, of Postmedia.

The proposed legislation would make it easier for government to share people’s private information across ministries, something the current law prohibits. Government officials have . . . → Read More: Privacy

An Unprecedented Friday Afternoon Document Dump, cont…

Kim — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:27:27 +0000

A message from BC. Last Friday in BC, Christy Clark announced that there will be no fall election. This amounts to a bloodless Coup of our fair province. Clark has no mandate. She is unelected. She sailed into power by the grace and deep pockets of the same group of suspects that may have . . . → Read More: An Unprecedented Friday Afternoon Document Dump, cont…

Smart Meters? Not so fast!

Kim — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:18:19 +0000

Bill Tieleman posted on his blog this morning about his objections to the SmartMeter Program that BC Hydro is attempting to foist upon us.

BC Hydro claims the completely safe wireless-transmitting smart meters will save you money and the environment by letting you — and them — monitor electricity usage. Then you can reduce . . . → Read More: Smart Meters? Not so fast!