Is Stephen Harper Going to Fire the Chair of the CRTC?

One has to wonder why Stephen Harper is putting so much pressure on the chair of the CRTC, Konrad von Finckenstein to allow, actually to force, cable companies to carry Quebecor’s new creation, Fox News North. You also have to wonder if Harper will do like he has done so many times before and fire/transfer [...]

Donate to The Left Coast

I have created a new category on my homepage; “Donate.” The reason I have created this link is that I want to cover more events that are further from my office and will entail increased costs to me. I cannot really afford to do this. So I am asking if you will consider supporting me [...]

New Consequences for Excessive Speed Introduced

I was listening to the radio the other day and I heard the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles talking about the new consequences for driving a motor vehicle at excessive speed. One of the consequences he mentioned was that if you are pulled over for driving at more than forty kilometres an hour over the legal [...]

Translink Musing About New Pattullo Bridge by 2015

Just a quicky this morning; Translink is publicly musing about having a replacement for the 74 year old Pattullo Bridge completed by 2015 or 16. The estimated cost of the replacement structure is around a billion dollars. You have to wonder where Translink is going to find a billion dollars to build another bridge when [...]

A Correction of Sorts to a Previous Post

A correction of sorts from our frequent contributor, Mr William Perry. Read on… On Sunday, September 5th, Catholics will gather for Mass at  to remember Mother Teresa (born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) who died that day in 1997. She was renowned for her great compassion and works of charity. For over 45 years, she served the poor, [...]

Bureaucrat’s Discussions of HST May Lead to Colin Hansen’s Resignation

Imagine it is 1996. Premier (and Finance Minister) Glen Clark, announces days after his re-election that in spite of saying during the election campaign that it was not on his government’s radar, his government is now going to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the federal GST. A couple of months after the howls of [...]

Our compassion is failing

Another very worthy submission from our frequent contributor, Mr William Perry; It wasn’t supposed to be this way. The events today, I believe, emphasize the need for key concepts in the new consciousness: subject, felt relations, internal relations, sympathy richness of experience, creative solitude, hope, faith affection new being, ultimate concern, and compassion in the [...]

Cross-country Motorcycle Ride for Dad wraps up at CFB Esquimalt

These last few days of summer have seen us so busy with other projects (like getting out and having fun in the sun) that we have not been writing much of anything. Thankfully, our frequent contributor William Perry has supplied us with a couple of submissions. From Mr William Perry; The fact is bikers are [...]

NDP to Form Next Canadian Government

I received a very funny phone call yesterday afternoon. The call came from an earnest young man doing fundraising for the federal NDP. I will be honest and up-front about things; I have been a life-long supporter of the NDP, provincially and federally. On occasion I will donate money and time to the NDP if [...]

Fight-HST Battle to Rage on for Many, Many Months

Ben Franklin oh-so accurately said, “‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” And that seems to be the case for British Columbians and the much despised HST. The provincial NDP have made no indication that in the event of them being the victors in an election would they [...]

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