A BCer in Toronto
Blog URL http://bcinto.blogspot.com
Located Toronto, Ontario Canada
Tags Liberal Party of Canada, Ottawa, Canada, Federal Politics, Media, Progressive politics
News, thoughts and opinions on Canadian politics by a British Columbian journalist living in Toronto.
Latest Blog Posts
- It's not the torture, it's the cover-up on Nov 20, 2009 in Rick Hillier Afghanistan Richard Colvin
I haven’t followed the ins and outs of Richard Colvin’s testimony and the ensuing Conservative smear campaign super-closely, but I do have some thoughts here on what the issues are and how the opposition should be pursuing them.To me, this isn’...
- I think the Conservatives owe Colvin a cash reward on Nov 19, 2009 in Conservative Party of Canada whistleblowers Richard Colvin
Once again, the gap between Conservative rhetoric and Conservative reality is gaping. This time, whistleblowing is in the spotlight.Here's what the Conservatives had to say about whistleblowers in their 2006 election platform, Stand-Up for Canada:And...
- New DonOLO team too experienced on Nov 18, 2009 in
I really should weigh-in with my insight and thoughts on the highly important and critical re-organization of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition yesterday, as no blogger can let a story as important to the future of the nation as the hiring o...
- Harper Conservatives: Soft on white-collar crime? on Nov 17, 2009 in Conservative Party of Canada Crime
Once again, the gap between Conservative rhetoric and Conservative reality is gaping. This time, white-collar and financial crime is in the spotlight.The Conservative rhetoric:Today, the Conservative government announced new legislation to crack down...
- Jason Kenney to imported poor children: Forced labour and abuse, so what! on Nov 16, 2009 in apologies Jason Kenney Immigration
You may have read that Britain is apologizing for shipping thousands of poor children off to the colonies in the 19th century, including Canada, where they often faced abuse and forced labour. You may have heard that, on behalf of Australia their Pri...
- Video: Scenes from the 2009 World Blogging Forum on Nov 16, 2009 in Romania World Blogging Forum
YouTube is being uncooperative, but here's one video I have managed to get uploaded so far from my week in Bucharest, Romania for the World Blogging Forum that gives a bit of a taste of the event.More to come.
- Video: Bucharest at night by speeding bus on Nov 16, 2009 in Romania World Blogging Forum
More video from my week at the World Blogging Forum in Bucharest, Romania. Here are some snippets from out night-time speeding tour of Bucharest on a speeding bus filled with noisy bloggers. I think I may have been the only one listening to our poor...
