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Robbers in the vault
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.Pretending Parliament. Pretending Democracy. Robbers in the Vault.By Robin MathewsOne of the keepers of the democratic system has gone, for all real purposes. The wholesale sell-out of press and media in Canada is serious - and easy to explain. It's an important, smaller part of the grim picture. Permitted by governments to concentrate ownership and control beyond all reason, press and media have paid back. They've not only agreed to support government; they've become government, sharing its views and advocating privatization, favouring reactionary think-tank propaganda, parroting the...
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Political fraud and corruption in B.C. (repeat posting)
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.NEAL HALLVancouver Sun - April 06, 2007The investigation into political fraud and corruption that led to the raid on the B.C. legislature in 2003 stemmed from information gathered during a drug investigation that started in July 2002.The Vancouver I...
33 views | aggregated: 16 weeks 6 days ago
topics: investigation, political, supreme-court
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How to Think about the Recent Row Over Bureaucratic Pay Raises
It is no coincidence that every time I take a summer vacation the BC government announces a major pay raise for top officials and the Opposition deplores it. It is August and the Olympics are on, so the Games begin, in more ways than one.Just over a ...
31 views | aggregated: 16 weeks 3 days ago
topics: bc-government, elected, employment, health-care, mla
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Valley light rail is worth a look
The Province today has a surisingly positive approach to the re-opening of the old BCER Interurban line.They tie it toLast Monday, however, visiting rail expert Brent Graham from Melbourne, Australia, advised Langley Township councillors to go for li...
24 views | aggregated: 16 weeks 2 days ago
topics: langley, political
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Gassy Jack
"Gassy Jack" by The Evaporators (SOCAN). Video directed by Jason Margolis from the CD/LP &...
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When Jesse Was Born
Explores the turbulent, sometimes painful, and often humorous lives of one blue-collar family as the...
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A Piece of Glass
With the 2010 Olympics rapidly approaching, many people are concerned about the issue of homelessnes...
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