Thoughts on BC Politics and More

We’ve come to the end of another week and many voices were heard … commentaries from myself, along with op / ed pieces from Stewart Muir, John O’Fee … The Armchair Mayor, Mel Rothenburger … Cathy McLeod … The North matters … and from Adam Olsen. Resource development has been a topic … suicides … the election … and much more.   So here they are once again, just in case you missed any, or would like to refresh yourself once again on any of these topics. Let’s begin and get things underway with #10 … When I joined Amnesty International , it was because you fought for prisoners of conscience in dictatorial regimes. Today, you are fighting on the side of foreign billionaires ~~ Jason Kenney (September 13 th ) … I am disappointed to see that you continue to squander the moral authority accrued in those brave campaigns on smearing the most responsible and rights respecting major oil-producer in the world.   There was a reason I singled Russia,...

A couple of days ago I noticed that Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb had shared a poster for an event taking place in the community ... it was being held by a group called #TheNorthMatters. Apparently, according to Walt, the group started mainly due to Cariboo protection in the north that is closing mills, and has grown to include a list of things that are not happening that should.  As a former MLA, business owner, and now Mayor of the community of Williams Lake, Walt is well aware of land use issues that threaten interior communities and rural and northern BC. “ Land use and access issues have become a huge topic here, as the treaty process progresses with no consultation with local government or regional districts ”, he told me. Mayor Cobb then continued, “ They are all sworn to secrecy.  We are tired of out of province or out of country telling us how to do things ”. Here though, are the words of the organizers of #TheNorthMatters...