Thoughts on BC Politics and More

I referenced this some weeks ago that Dalhousie University was teaming up with China on the development of a Wuhan virus vaccine. No one seems to care that much that we are still involved with the Chinese over things on which we still have control.   I mean how do you square that with the fact that the Government expresses its concern over the two Canadians still being held in jails in China on fabricated charges. Are we really being consistent here?   And now we hear of a new law by Chinese authorities that will further hamper Hong Kong’s freedom.   So, while we pretend support for our imprisoned Canadians, we continue expanding our involvement with China.   How about scholarships to a Canadian university for Chinese students. There is a $20,000 one at the University of Victoria for students from the East China Normal University, for example -- and bursaries for Chinese Students. Here is a direct quote from the University’s website:   ‘ A ...

Former federal MP Jay Hill to lead Wexit separatist movement So, the Wexit independence party is reality – and for the foreseeable future -- Jay Hill has become its interim leader. For many years, Mr. Hill was the federal Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Prince George – Peace River.   He began as a Reform Canada MP (the West Wants in) ... and continued on through the formation of the Canadian Alliance Party, and then to the Conservative Party of Canada.   Now, in Wexit, the western separatist movement, he has moved to having the position that The West Wants Out. While there is independence sentiment in Alberta and Saskatchewan (not enough I believe to make it a reality – in my opinion) – I firmly believe that the majority of British Columbians will not go along with the idea. D on't get me wro ng --- I KNOW there are many issues and problems with our Confederation. That's one of the reasons why, very early on, I became a member of the Reform Party of Canada -- and...

The following is a “Bottom Line” commentary from Rick Peterson , who is currently seeking the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for the federal riding of Edmonton – Strathcona.   This is currently the only seat, held by the NDP, in the province of Alberta. Last week we all heard about a letter signed by 19 “heavyweight” Canadian foreign policy thinkers asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cave into China’s demands for a prisoner swap. Send Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou back to China from detention in Vancouver, was their message, where she’s waiting to see if she’ll be extradited to the US to face fraud charges. In return, they say, we’d get back Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who’ve spent more than 500 days in Chinese prison hellholes and are now facing trumped up espionage charges in clear political retaliation for Canada holding Meng. Kudos to the Prime Minister for quickly trashing the letter, which you can read here and see the list of signatories....