tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101488342012-02-03T08:30:30.614-08:00Some things just need to be said...Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-74686065564024392252009-11-09T20:35:00.002-08:002009-11-09T20:41:42.560-08:00

Meet the newest MP from BC, Fin Donnelly.Donnelly and his NDP team wiped out the tories and the LIBS.

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-13037160900705052052009-11-04T14:36:00.002-08:002009-11-04T14:51:33.135-08:00

BC is slashing legal aid services. Here is the media release from the Legal Services Society. They stress they are at arm's length from the government, an independent society mandated to provide legal aid to British Columbians. Trouble is they are embarking on further cutbacks. The Legal Services Society is closing regional offices, replacing them with a local lawyer who will act as an agent.

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-27283455129681403622009-11-04T14:19:00.003-08:002009-11-04T14:24:45.189-08:00

Burquitlam Residents Association a group that has hosted all-candidates meetings for elections at all levels has been told to drop dead by Diana Dilworth, the Federal Conservative candidate for New Westminster—Coquitlam federal riding. It's the same game the Conservatives have been playing in the general elections. Avoid the scrutiny of the public where ever possible. I just hope the folks that

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-42498659333292013442009-10-07T07:45:00.005-07:002009-10-07T08:05:55.217-07:00

What's the cost of the new HST on consumers? $2000 on a new home, $1600 on a $20,000 renovation, $10 on your monthly cable bill, $5 a month on your bare basics phone, $1.40 more on a $20 haircut, about 90 cents more on a $12 movie ticket.Just about everything you buy will go up by 7% in BC and 8% in Ontario.See this CBC video report from the National."Yet our province's Conservative MPs have run

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-82868972155435441942009-09-24T11:42:00.004-07:002009-09-24T11:52:13.802-07:00

Dave Basi and Bob Virk have been wearing the BC Rail chain for some five years now. They were Ministerial staff in the government in 2003 when BC Rail was being "sold" to what was supposed to be the highest bidder.Its a thriller that one day could become a TV movie. Imagine hush hush backroom deals in smoky strip lounges, political interference matching Watergate, and the public hanging of two

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-27064421279206249252009-09-24T06:22:00.003-07:002009-09-24T06:34:43.374-07:00

Here we go again. There is a crisis in BC and the Government is in deep doo doo. What an opportunity for a right wing government to sell off government assets and guess who is there to help them. The Vancouver Sun. Hey I'm not surprised. These folks are just not playing straight shooter on this issue.BC has one of the most well run liquor distribution systems in the world. The profits go to

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-59014220330003983662009-09-23T16:37:00.003-07:002009-09-23T16:53:37.784-07:00

If you oppose the HST in BC here are the email addresses for all BC MLA's. Send them an email telling them you don't want this new tax and join the No BC HST site on facebook. Where to get information on the HST Fight:No BC HST Fight HST Bill TielemanOnline petitions opposed to the HST in BCSign them all!BC NDP online petition against the HSTStop the HSTBC ANTI HST Petition BC Restaurant and

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-88056811418984204932009-09-23T12:47:00.002-07:002009-09-23T13:02:47.824-07:00

A total of 42 percent said they would sign a petition recalling the Premier, including one-quarter of those who cast a vote for the BC Liberals in the last election. That's the news from a poll done exclusively within the boundaries of Premier Campbell's provincial constituency, Vancouver Point Grey.The news is startling given the "tony" make up of the riding. People feel the Liberals and the

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-5777095802557241172009-09-21T11:12:00.002-07:002009-09-21T11:18:56.659-07:00

You have got to be kidding. The BCCLA has uncovered plans to turn homeless shelters into jails and if they are right, BC just became a Police State.Instead of building adequate shelters for the homeless, or better yet, building more affordable housing, providing a decent housing allowance, the BC government has come up with this hair brained idea. Under the guise of protecting the homeless from

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-33921467197143086932009-09-21T09:15:00.007-07:002009-09-21T10:32:14.526-07:00

BC Liberals desperate to turn the discussion from HST have decided its best to attack their opponents, not on the merits of their arguement against the HST but other things.The Liberals put out a press release on Friday, Public Eye has it on their website, that goes on as to what a "bad" Premier Bill VanderZalm was.As Vander Zalm told Public Eye, "I guess when you can't win the argument (that)

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-37673676926147397772009-09-21T07:55:00.002-07:002009-09-21T08:13:00.293-07:00

The HST issue is dead in Ontario but something of a different story in BC. Read the link below for a good description of the lay of the land..."I have two words for Gordon Campbell and Colin Hansen: Be afraid. That’s right. You read that right. Be very afraid men, because in my opinion, the prospect of the HST is the proverbial straw that broke the camels back, and as everyone knows… camels

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-48108879127698645152009-09-21T04:35:00.004-07:002009-09-21T05:31:39.461-07:00

Part oneWhat the heck is going on in BC. Premier Gordon Campbell has pulled the wool over the eyes of the media and the public for eight plus years now. Lets look at his record so far. He has run the largest three and by the time he is done, four deficits in BC history. He has accomplished this despite coming to office in 2001 with a one billion dollar surplus. Campbell talked about a

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-2148450765929939912009-09-17T06:43:00.000-07:002009-09-17T06:44:53.827-07:00

Here is another of those companies doing well during the recession, trying to squeeze even more out of workers. And the Alberta government makes it so much easier to treat workers poorly. Of course that is why they left BC years ago. So much for my favourite potato chip, I guess I'll have to Lay off my Old Dutch for awhile. What's crazy about all this is Old Dutch is doing well during this

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-61074728696271578492009-09-10T08:18:00.002-07:002009-09-10T08:24:39.293-07:00

CKNW Breaking News... Prime Minster Mulroney has appointed B-C Court of Appeal Justice Robert Bauman as the new Chief Justice of the B-C Supreme Court. Bauman replaces Donald Brenner who resigned earlier this year. Sent at 7:45amThat was the breaking news I just received for CKNW folks. Did we even have email when Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister? Its likely the first time I ever thought

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-87766217701041564872009-09-04T14:41:00.000-07:002009-09-04T14:42:08.916-07:00

A man died and went to heaven. As he stood in front of St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he saw a huge wall of clocks behind him.He asked, "What are all those clocks?"St. Peter answered, "Those are Lie-Clocks. Everyone on Earth has a Lie-Clock. Every time you lie the hands on your clock will move.""Oh," said the man, "Whose clock is that?""That's Mother Teresa's. The hands have never moved

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1598823604726347962009-09-02T10:16:00.003-07:002009-09-02T10:23:01.119-07:00

This one of the funnier lil bits on the maybe soon federal election front...and it happens in the woodshed...Where do I sign up? I've never been a big fan of Michael Ignatieff, but I do need a job that would let me move back to Canada... read moreh/t to the proud hippie

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-48400923286688285562009-09-02T06:01:00.003-07:002009-09-02T06:12:02.919-07:00

The BC Budget is out and its a shocker, the largest in BC histroy. The Liberals now have the three largest deficit budgets in BC history. Not bad for people that promised during the election that they really really could keep to the $495 million deficit set in February 2009.More in the days ahead... Check out the link below for the latest!From NBC DipperMy overall first impression: it seems as

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-29411067482862653612009-09-01T14:50:00.001-07:002009-09-01T14:50:55.864-07:00

The BC LibCONS have... tabled a budget with a $2.8 billion deficit.Total provincial debt will rise over $10 billion over the next three years to almost $53 billion in 2011-2012.

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-42733695816291295292009-08-31T07:24:00.004-07:002009-08-31T08:15:49.855-07:00

How to make a budget look good for a few months....Forest fires seem to be getting worse in BC. In fact this has been known for many years. Climate change brings warmer temperatures and less rain/snow, increasing urban sprawl into forested areas and more importantly a larger degree of uncertainty. Look at the budget in BC and you will be surprised to see the Liberals were hoping this year

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-18436606938809493022009-08-31T06:48:00.006-07:002009-08-31T07:16:20.119-07:00

The Liberals are at it again. I recall when I was working for the BC NDP government, our efforts to "modernize BC Education" and to cut costs. We moved from 75 school districts to 60. That was likely as low as you can go and still have some democracy and local control over education.The current musing of the Minister of Education Margaret MacDiarmid reek of a seek and destroy mission. The

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-32607248534243671112009-08-27T07:50:00.004-07:002009-08-27T08:18:54.094-07:00

Just how long have Liberal insiders been trying to hide information from the public. It goes back to 2003 when then Deputy Minister to Premier Gordon Campbell said that he deleted emails so the media fishing expeditions would not produce anything. In 2005 Sean Holman at PublicEye found this spicy email sent to Vancouver Island Health Authority communications folks. Seems they are concerned with

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-34510464358700496372009-08-26T23:04:00.003-07:002009-08-26T23:13:00.130-07:00

The BC Liberals were caught flat footed after the election. Seems the first Campbell and Hanson knew things were going from very bad to down right disastrous was after the election, during which they said the budget deficit would not be more than the budget forecast of almost 500 million dollars.Perhaps the Libcons should have read the paper, check out these headlines at Northern Insights, that

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-18176846456704523232009-08-26T10:44:00.002-07:002009-08-26T10:47:26.119-07:00

This was cross posted at QueerThoughts... There are many examples to choose from. Most think that having a minority government means that there is a counter weight called the opposition to keep a government in line. That has not been what has happened during the successive Harper minority governments.Here are just a few short examples of how decisions can be made by any government including a

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-24347766911857959172009-08-21T19:39:00.003-07:002009-08-21T19:46:48.410-07:00

I can't get the audio for this, its on facebook, right here!Don't want no HSTby Ravi Patel2:25 Don't want the HSTDon't want no HST.Now look at that Gordo. Man, he really blew it.He made us bitter from the HST.This ain't working. Campbell can go screw it.Money they're sucking from both you and me.Now what's he smoking? HST is stupid.Let me tell you, us guys ain't dumb.People wave at Campbell with

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-19354364225772577342009-08-21T08:12:00.000-07:002009-08-21T08:14:09.482-07:00

BC headed to 3 billion plus deficit!Originally published at QueerthoughtsYeppers, you read that right. Colin Hansen, BC's Robber Minister went into an election knowing the Province's projected deficit of $495 million was way out to lunch, yet he repeatedly said that the number was good.Seems the deficit number was good for one thing only, the re-election of Gordon Campbell and his team of con

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-81720269165826213372009-08-21T07:28:00.004-07:002009-08-21T07:56:09.871-07:00

Campbell, giant among free spendersAt least he is a free spender with your money..."It's estimated that the Canada line is over 1 billion over budget, the convention centre was 500 million over budget, the Golden Ears Bridge was 300 million over budget, the Sea to Sky was over budget by 200 million $$$.... Would you call that a good job managing, how much would those revenues of helped the

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-31937128524063693462009-04-27T07:50:00.000-07:002009-04-27T07:51:03.711-07:00

For more politics, see Queerthoughts

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1164958272542480452006-11-30T23:26:00.000-08:002006-11-30T23:31:12.916-08:00

The marriage debate is back and chances are we will be addressing this issue often over the next five years before we can rest easy for awhile. The current vote will be on whether the Federal government should draft a new law that takes marriage away from same sex couples and replaces it with all the stuff of marriage but not the name.A wake up for Queer Canadians. We in queer communities need to

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1161980693628656852006-10-27T13:24:00.001-07:002006-10-27T14:23:33.303-07:00

I am pretty sure most people that come here find Rush Limbaugh to be an infuriating big old fashioned shock radio jabber that appeals to people like Alls Star Wrestling appeals to some "sports" fans. Its all hype, its all done in the name of entertainment. Rush Limbaugh physically mocks people with Parkinson's in this video ... He crosses the line again.His recent attack on Michael J. Fox is

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1161786587173786692006-10-25T07:29:00.000-07:002006-10-25T07:29:51.883-07:00

An incredible story coming out of the Rocky Mountain News October 21, 2006 of an upstanding thoughtful American being arrested because he told the Vice President what he thought of his policy in Iraq.Increasingly Americans are being seen as criminals by the US Government for speaking out against the administrations polices and in particular, the war in Iraq. Today Americans are subject to arrest

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1161648694281110672006-10-23T16:42:00.000-07:002006-10-23T17:11:45.523-07:00

President Bush astonishes us here in the Heartlands with this incredible lie on ABC's This Week in his talk with George Stephanopoulos. The passage in question went as follows:Stephanopoulos: "James Baker says that he s looking for something between "cut and run" and "stay the course."Bush: "Well, hey, listen, we've never been "stay the course," George. We have been " we will complete the

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1161644488321427782006-10-23T15:24:00.000-07:002006-10-23T16:01:28.986-07:00

Bush's worst nightmareU.S. soldier missing in Baghdad - militaryAn American soldier is missing today in Iraq. What comes to mind is kidnapping and I hope this is not the case. If he has been kidnapped, Republicans will fall like the Ottawa Senators come play off time. The perfect storm is already blowing across America. The many scandals and Bob Woodwards new book spell disaster. The pictures

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1161632265493555882006-10-23T12:37:00.000-07:002006-10-23T14:15:39.486-07:00

It amazing as I come out of my self imposed exile from the internet I discover the USA is taking to exiling convicted felons to Canada. This of course is a case where the person has been convicted, unlike Mr. Arar whom the Americans aided and abetted by the RCMP, sent off to Syria.A Buffalo New York teacher has been given a choice according to CBC, between a year in a US jail or 3 years exile in

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1156633707385614802006-08-26T15:09:00.000-07:002006-08-26T16:08:28.083-07:00

Harper is wasting much time. People running inSite in Vancouver are waiting, they are having to spend valuable time planning advocacy for their site to force a government to do the right thing. How much evidence does Stephen Harper need to make the right decision?"I'm worried, from a public health perspective, about what will happen if the site closes," said Dr. Wood, an epidemiologist at the B.C

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1155759143389885262006-08-16T13:11:00.000-07:002006-08-16T13:15:57.560-07:00

The campaign to save insite in Vancouver took to the streets in Tornto today as many delegates from AIDS 2006 conference blocked traffic at Bloor and Yonge for approximately 15 minutes in an effort to get Prime Minister Stephen Harper's attention.Vancouver is home to the only legal Safe Injection Site in North America and it will have to close should the Federal Conservative Government not

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1148321787551228012006-05-22T10:58:00.000-07:002006-05-22T11:18:12.580-07:00

Flooding in BC's interior continues and more expected.Here you can see the result on Okanagan Lake beaches, this one off Lakeshore Road at Kelowna's Rotary Beach.The debris is being swept into the lake from among the many overflowing creeks entering the lake.Just a couple of days ago the beach was the usual for the Okanagan, pristine and clean.This morning debris covered the beach including an

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1148306695528004632006-05-22T06:29:00.000-07:002006-05-22T07:04:56.623-07:00

The Dixie Chicks have done it again.The popular American country group, The Dixie Chicks have taken back their apology to George W Bush. In 2003 the group was appearing in London England when Natalie Maines, a member of the group said she was ashamed the President came from Texas.The group saw album sales fall and radio stations refused to play their records. Mainses was pressured into

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1147733901681644232006-05-15T15:50:00.000-07:002006-05-15T16:10:12.456-07:00

Hughes report was released to the public. Will future reports be released? Here is a reason the Gordon Campbell Liberal government maybe reluctant in future to release reports in a timely manner if at all...Today BC's Chief Coroner, Terry Smith told CanWest the (BC Liberal) government should be blamed for child death review mistakes not his service. Smith said Hughes' critical words ''got it

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1147477711643246702006-05-12T16:48:00.000-07:002006-05-12T16:48:32.240-07:00

What are you doing Saturday at 6:30pm?Your trusty blogger here will be on CFAX radio this Saturday, addressing a few issues affecting this province including the code purple crisis at Kelowna General Hospital. Tune in and find out whats going on in BC's most troubled hospital.Public Eye Radio is hosted by Sean Holman. Most of you know Sean via his scuttlebut blog, Public Eye Online that manages

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1147377667385277102006-05-11T13:00:00.000-07:002006-05-11T13:01:07.920-07:00

Is the BC Liberal Government going to announce inclusion of Alzeimer's drugs within Pharmacare in the face of more pressure being brought to bear upon it by the Alzeimer's Society of BC and the public? A rally will be held at the BC Legislative grounds on Monday May 15, 2006 at 11:00 am.Kelowna psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rasmusen is speaking out and he plans to be among those at the rally. Patients

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1147360022879781942006-05-11T08:06:00.000-07:002006-05-11T08:37:56.556-07:00

I am back for a bit!I am back in BC for four to six weeks as I pack and clean up a few things then wing back to the east! I have a few photos to show you what I have been up too below.I am the one in the middle, with the Kokanee beer. See the Easterner's have not yet discovered the "Beer Out Here!" Making Maple Syrup was awesome!It takes forty litres to make one litre of syrup to use! That's a

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1147357018935728332006-05-11T07:16:00.000-07:002006-05-11T08:14:52.953-07:00

Wow, what a difference a couple of months make.No same old stuff, same colour too!Code purple at Kelowna General Hospital again. Not long before I winged east KGH had issued at least three Code Purple's in a 24 hour span. Minister George Abbott was quick to point out that relief was on the way, some long term care beds would be opened for seniors currently in acute care hospital beds thus

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1144505870732742962006-04-08T07:17:00.000-07:002006-04-08T07:17:51.170-07:00

Sitting here in Ottawa, the week after Stephen Harper laid out his priorities in a throne Speech, I am somewhat surprised, at how little it really means to me and it would seem to many others here in the national capital.I know all the stuff; the throne speech has no surprises. Yet as I have winged east from the warm Okanagan Valley to be here at the pulse of the nation, its very heart, I find

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1143430661087982602006-03-26T19:37:00.000-08:002006-03-26T19:37:41.516-08:00

Ok here it is. Pictured below with yours truly is the official mascot from the Ujjal NDP leadership contest. Yes if you were there, you saw all the Ujjal supporters in their green t-shirts with the green U.The mascot had a special t-shirt made as well, a campaign that spared no expense for sure.I have had Ted E Bear since then. He was mine before the leadership, then he wanted to go to convention

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1143085390794070002006-03-22T18:40:00.000-08:002006-03-26T19:42:17.633-08:00

News of the BC Ferries Queen of the North sinking struck like a lightning bolt. I have taken this ship many times, down BC's coast to Port Hardy. Some sailings are rough but always it safely made port. It is an old vessal for sure yet it has served so well and likely could have continued to do so if it were not for striking a rock.Now half jockingly I asked some friends over coffee at Tim

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142732065590236422006-03-18T16:45:00.000-08:002006-03-18T17:45:03.580-08:00

al-Qaeda, Diapers and Beer and the Canadian connection.It seems that a Canadian with a dodgey past is in some hot water because of an invention that can be used for all kinds of activities including some illegal applications.Rencode is an invention by a Canadian man who had a tough time in school and even spent some time in jail for having some part in the design and placement of pipe bomb in a

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142703794032024282006-03-18T09:43:00.000-08:002006-03-18T09:54:14.803-08:00

We have to stay in Afghanistan according to Stephen. He says it doesn’t matter if we never talked about it before. He says he's the boss of us and that’s what we have too do.We have to be good kids and stay till Uncle George says we can go home. I haven’t met this Uncle George but the whole family keeps bringing him up. I did find this picture of him over at Rick Mercer’s blog that Mark took. It

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142661976334678392006-03-17T22:06:00.000-08:002006-03-18T01:56:31.143-08:00

"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible." Jamie Raskin, testifying Wednesday, March 1, 2006 before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in response to a question from Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142527973903340172006-03-16T08:48:00.000-08:002006-03-16T08:52:54.256-08:00

New Zealand: Support workers taking McDonalds to courtMinimum wage fast food workers in Aotearoa/New Zealand have been taking on some of the world's largest fast food brands as a part of their SupersizeMyPay.Com campaign. Workers held the worlds first ever Starbucks strike and have taken industrial action at KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King, McDonald's and a fast food call centre.McDonald's,

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142477546154186792006-03-15T18:42:00.000-08:002006-03-15T18:52:26.470-08:00

Hit Songs of the 1970s and '80s If the South Had Won the Civil WarIvory and IvoryYou Really Want to Hurt MeThe Devil Went Up to New HampshireHotel ArkansasWe Started the FireI found this list via a link at The Tyee. The site has many similar lists including this one...Activities That Might Prove More Practical Than Cleaning My Gas Mask Once aMonth as the Army SuggestsWelding additional armor

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142471111375847072006-03-15T16:31:00.000-08:002006-03-15T17:30:57.270-08:00

Now I really don't know how I feel about this but I am going to post the link to you anyway. The Government oif South Dakota has decided to ban the right to abortions in that State despite federal laws to the contrary. This will of course mean many court challenges along the way. Still in the interim as the lawyers, mostly men battle it out in court, women will be left with no access to abortion

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142292156437142662006-03-13T15:20:00.000-08:002006-03-13T15:22:36.706-08:00

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today:Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.The

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Dems Indicted; Clinton, Kerry TargetedOh my have the Dems done something really stupid? How could this happen?Nothing has happened other than CNN playing fast and loose with its editorial efforts in the newsroom...You just know that something is wrong with this headline. One would expect from reading the headline that Clinton (which one) and Kerry were indicted for some wrong doing, maybe even

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1142017147389289272006-03-10T10:42:00.000-08:002006-03-10T11:00:16.586-08:00

June 9, 2005 a houseboat capsized on Okanagan Lake. It occurred in calm water after just leaving the dock in Kelowna. The boat had over sixty people on board, likely twice as many as it was licensed for. Camille Fry, 20 years old died in the mishap.Link: Video of Houseboat sinking (Castanet link)Today we learn that a male, 27 years old is facing several charges in the fatal capsizing of a

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Today in the Kelowna Courier the Kelowna General Hospital Administrator is quoted as saying the hospital was over capacity and they have issued *3 Code Purples since January. Hospital issued three Code Purples Monday and Tuesday this week according to sources in the Hospital.My sources inside KGH state the hospital was 82 patients over capacity this Tuesday while the administrator told the

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Health care is getting worse here in the Okanagan. The Kelowna General Hospital is possibly the last place you want to be if you are in need of emergency care.Code purple, a term used when admin staff are directed to empty hospital beds of any non urgent patients to make room for more critical cases. Who makes up the patients "evicted" during code purple? They are those that have just had surgery

Ricky Barnesnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10148834.post-1141865467932569532006-03-08T16:43:00.000-08:002006-03-08T16:51:08.240-08:00

I don't usually do sports here, but this is big and it was exciting to watch. The '06 Baseball Classic is underway in Phoenix.Canada's pitchers saved the day along withj some good offence early in the game that gave them a 8 - 0 lead before the USA team put together a 6 run inning late in the game. The North remains Strong! Hot dang!PHOENIX -- Less than 24 hours after nearly falling to an

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I hate to harp on this as so many bloggers are already at it. But Stephen Harper was the guy that was screaming at the ethics commissioner to do his job when Harper was the opposition leader. Now the Harper Government is saying they won't cooperate with the ethics commissioner. Imagine, just for a second what we would hear from Harper if former Prime Minister Martin said that.Name one

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Never mind that this isn't going to hold up, and it's really just a blatant attack on Roe v. Wade by anti-choice, pro-forced-pregnancy forces; when has something as simple as legal precedent or a logical reason for things ever stopped anyone? - Moron's.orgThe South Dakota Governor has done something few have tried recently. He has decided that women have no right to abortion in South Dakota. It

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Is there anything of ours that this bunch wouldn't sell for money?That's the question The Gazetteer asks on his blog after news the BC Liberal Government sold off used computer data tapes for $300.00. Now that might be okay to do... if the content has been erased prior to sale. It wasn't. Just maybe the government should consider safely disposing such data rather than trying to grab a few extra

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I will be gone from today February 24 to March 7. In the mean time if you are looking for news from the progressive side check outmany of the Progressive bloggers, my favourite blog The Gazetteer, and other good people, Strategic Thoughts, Had Enough, The Tyee , PayingAttention, PublicEye, Rob Cottingham, CathieFromCanada and of course my other Favourite blog is My Blahg. I have a few favourite

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David Schreck as a good take on the BC Liberal Budget today. Of course what the media seem to be missing and reporting on is the Ministry of Children and Families. The Black Night of BC Evening News, BCTV in its promo asked, will their be a tax cut for you? Did they ask if there would be money for kids, did it point out in promos of the budget the to a need to address the problems caused by

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Now some people just seem to have talent. Check out The Wingnutter for some pretty good articles that will make you laugh. As the header on the blog from news fairy land says ...Wingnutter is full of it and you just want him to keep shovelling...Here is a sample of his EVIL Grinning photo shop at work, go and look for yourself.

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Could this be why Ezra is turning the Western Standard into a cartoon book for Right wing nut cases? Western Standard Cash Crunch? Simon Pole goes into the cash crunch facing Ezra's Western Standard(less) rag. Shouldn't his Calgary School buddies step up to help. "... When we started the Western Standard nearly two years ago, I never imagined that we would have been at the center of a fight for

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BC Budget available here .You can watch the Minister of Finance, Carole Taylor deliver the budget in the Legislature here. Expect the budget speech to start about 3:05 pst today.

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The former Mayor of Vernon, who resigned in controversy now faces criminal charges of fraud over $5,000 and Breach of Trust.The Mayor, Sean Harvey was a brazen right wing Mayor when first elected. Today the CBC reports he now will have to defend himself in court against charges he used his expense account for meeting that did not occur, for his own use.the original stuff is here ...Disgrace falls

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You just knew it had to happen. Ezra Levant has managed to tick off two of Canada's most powerful Conservative leaders. Aside from his rantings taken as loony by most Canadians he has held court for the social conservative set with his radical right wing Western Standard. Now he leaps forward as a defender of freedom of the press by reprinting the cartoons from Denmark.Now I have heard all the

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Ok this goes into the "don't you all feel better now" category Former VanderZalm cabinet minister and Canadian Prime Minister, Kim Campbell says Emerson should not resign. "Because I think Dave Emerson is a great British Columbian and even over here in Europe I'm getting all this news about him being hammered for his decision and I just wanted to call and say I think it's a great thing for B.C.,

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This column will focus on the last couple of weeks beginning with the stunning revelation that occurred at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Prime Minister Harper announced to us all that Champion Conservative basher David Emerson had decided to join the Harper government without even a hint he would get a cabinet post. Now that takes guts, throw all your convictions out the window and then hope the guy

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I am back and what a time to be away. For those that don't know, I have recently undergone treatment for Prostate Cancer. That has kept me from posting here regularly. I have had a good outcome. That all Depends. Pun intended as it appears everything works as it should, save the shut off valve. That apparently will right itself and I should be back to dryer times soon!Thank you to all of you that

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Where is George Bush, still back at the ranch?American troops in Iraq fire on Canada's chargé d'affaires to Iraq and three others travelling with them. I guess it just points to the State of d'affaires in what was once considered Paradise. I am not referring to the reign of Saddam here.It has been over two years now since the President of the United States declared mission accomplished. Even as

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Building more affordable housingAll Canadians should have a fair chance to own or rent their own home.The planA Conservative government will:• Work with the provinces and municipalities to develop tax incentives for private-sector builders so that low-income city dwellers will have improved access to affordable housing. Specifically, on an experimental basis to supplement existing programs we

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Can I go too?Now I know why Canadian voters acted as they did on Election day.Who ordered all those signs anyway?Its a wonder sometimes that we get anywhere!The New Parliament will sit later this spring and the Conservatives will try to steer their way through a pretty interesting and likely different road than the one they set out to take.You can expect them to steer to the middle of the road

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(s)Harper Index 001Percentage of the conservative party delegates voting to change abortion laws – 46Percentage voting to change marriage to being between a man and a woman – 75Number of Conservative candidates that could be facing charges of assault in the election – 1Number of times George Bush has seen Brokeback Mountain – 0Chances Stephen Harper has seen the same movie – 0Canadians that voted

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This is what's wrong with the system we have to elect our leadership in this country. Canada continues to make use of a system that was created in the 12th century. Yes the Parliamentry system dates back to King John.The Senate is another part of the problem, yet I hear Stephen Harper saying it is one of the checks and balances to our system. I will say from a partisan perspective it will be a

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I will have more on the election this evening. I am off to work. Just wondering though, will I have to collect the 7% GST today or do I collect only 6%?A cute item I found over at Creekside ....Attention shoppers!The following are not recorded at Elections Canada as protest votes:1. "I'm really just not into the whole political thing."2. World of Warcraft addiction3. sleeping it off - all day -

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The election was bang on from my point of view. It now appears that a party that received less than half the votes as the NDP received 20 more seats in Parliament. The Conservatives received less than double the NDP vote and took home four times the seats.If electorial reform is not a big part of this next Parliament then our elected representatives have let us down as have the big media.

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Now this is one of those funny little search things that happens with google. Someone came to my site today after searching google for "interesting person in British Columbia". I am always interested in how people find me so I clicked on the search meyself to see what google found. Moi, me at number one. It just goes to show me I may be more interesting than my friends think I am.Of course its

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One blogger says - Election Gag Law Non Applicable To Moi "Living where I do --- They ain't got no jurisdiction. So - as soon as the results come pouring in... I will be live blogging --Promise...Stay Tuned"Other sites that say they will may have the election results as they happen include...http://www.theinfozone.net/#krystal, http://www.urbanrefugee.ca/http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/

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Rob Cottingham points us to an excellent resource on the use of social media in the election in 2006."If you want the low-down on how the parties used social media (such as blogs, tagging and newsfeeds) in the campaign that culminates in Monday’s vote, then drop by Kate Trgovac’s site.She has links to five articles she wrote for the One Degree internet marketing web site, analyzing each of the

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Richard Bell a Conservative Party spokesperson says Stephen Harper's party "doesn't have a stance for, or against, same-sex marriage.""All that Stephen Harper has promised is that the House of Commons will have a free vote on the issue," Bell told CBC and posted on lifesite.net.Elsie Wayne says she is surprised by Bell's comments. She said the party has a position on same-sex marriage. "Our

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According to Lifesite news, Conservative candidate for Scarborough South West ,Vincent Veerasuntharam or one of his supporters shoved a man handing out leaflets endorsing the Liberal candidate Tom Wappel, knocking him back into his wife who then fell to the ground. A 16 year old male rushed in to help but he too was pushed back. Steve Jalsevac, the man pushed plans to lay charges of assault

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Gotta love some of these stories ....The results are in. When GATE readers were asked to name the sexiest candidate on Canada's campaign trail (in a survey we dubbed "Who's Your Leader, Baby?"), 21% of those polled said that the NDP's Jack Layton is the man who makes them think of more than just their next possible leader.

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The Conservative Cover-Up"They’re lying I tell you, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out. If the Conservatives seem more palatable to you these last few months it’s only because they are intentionally hiding their core beliefs to get votes. These guys haven’t changed their fundamental ideals, they just aren’t telling you what they are anymore. Do you really want to be reminded of

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The Cato Institute is very much a right wing Conservative think tank. Here we have some references in their support of Stephen Harper. The Cato Institute, a libertarian Washington, D.C., research group, has described Harper as "pro-Iraqi war, anti-Kyoto, socially conservative ... [President] Bush's new best friend." - Seattle Times, January 21, 2006"A Harper victory may prove to be the

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Joyce Murray is the Liberal Candidate in New Westminster -Coquitlam, while Minister responsible for environmental protection in Premier Gordon Campbell's BC Liberal government slashed hundreds of jobs and supported all of the the cuts to environment programs, a refusal to hand over data the government held on grizzly bear hunting despite a court ruling to do so, eventually supplied the data in a

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Mary Pynenburg is a Paul Martin Liberal candidate running in Burnaby-New Westminster. It appears she shares some Liberal values ...,"It must be noted that the malice was that of the defendant's employee, Ms. {Mary}Pynenburg, and that members of City Council were innocent of malice.""Her testimony in this regard strains credulity and is belied by other circumstances." - Supreme Court Case, January

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Are you ready for BIG BIG BIG BANKSThe Conservatives are looking to change this, permit the big banks in Canada to merge. Already one of the most profitable banks in the world, the banks want to team up, become bigger and that of course will mean fewer banks over all. It will mean fewer branches, fewer choices and guess what, the bank mergers will be financed with our service fees."Harper called

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"We're going to be on the job next Tuesday, no matter what the election result. Unlike the Liberal party that's going to be out of business until it cleans itself up."(Jack) Layton said that the only thing after the election will be, "the smoking hulk of a defeated Liberal party.""That's why we're working flat out in British Columbia and across the country to defeat Conservatives while Mr. Martin

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In case you needed another reason to get out and vote ... This comes from Michael Moore via a link from pinkocanuck.Now I risk a bit here, My sister over at Maureen's Garden doesn't like Michael and she might just decide if he is for something she's against it. If you could do me a favour, go over to her blog and tell her nicely that Michael is a little opininated but really, he's right this time

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Stop this from Happening.In BC that means voting NDP. Its so close, we need to be sure we don't have a repeat of Brian Mulroney and Ronald Reagan singing "When Irish Eyes are Smiling".Ok I could take it but you have to do this ...Bush and Harper:When Irish eyes are smiling, Harper: Sure, 'tis like the morn in Spring.Bush: In the lilt of Irish laughterHarper: You can hear the angels sing.Bush and

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Ok this is funny, someone will likely fix it soon, but you do have to laugh here.Bad Red Apple pointed me to this and he got it from Andrew Coyne! Go to Liberal Party of Canada on wikipedia!Also check out The Daily Show and their suggestion for negative ads to Canadians

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Whoops someone in the US did not get Paul Weyrich's memo. "Canadian voters have been led to believe that American conservatives are scary and if the Conservative party can be linked with us, they perhaps can diminish a Conservative victory. Chipeur asks that if Canadian media calls, please do not be interviewed until Monday evening at which point hopefully there will be reason to celebrate." -

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"Who is really going to balance Stephen Harper’s Conservatives in the next Parliament? A broken, defeated Liberal party? Many of whose MPs agree with Stephen Harper’s agenda? Or a strong, effective NDP?” That’s a good question. The Liberal party is at it again. If they had focused and done the job they were elected to do we would not be looking at the prospect of Stephen Harper moving into 24

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Ok it's satire and it is from August 29th, 2005. Still not much has changed. Martin is still tut - tutting though he hasn't said much in the last week about the softwood agreement. Harper wants to go down to Crawford Texas, no not to fill the vacancy left when the Village lost Bush to Washington, but to help clean up the bushes on his buddy's spread. "The United States' refusal to accept any

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As we draw closer to our election day in Canada, Americans are less than 10 months awy from theirs. An opportunity to reverse the social conservative movement that has swept its government benches.Still the Republican control of the House, Senate and the Whitehouse are not the biggest threat to Americans or for that matter the rest of us if Judge Alito is confirmed by the Senate.Today the

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Can you spot a Liberal in a crowd of Social Conservatives ...Paul Martin has been calling on progressive voters to join his team. We must join together to Keep the scary Social Conservatives of Stephen Harper out..."Martin, trying to persuade voters that Harper is an extremist who would clamp down on personal freedoms such as gay marriage and abortion, has been by hit the inability of his own

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The Wheels on the bus go ... they don't on one bus, not anymore, they came off and then this other guy offers us all a ride and he is a little wreckless...By far the best ad of this election by a political party.

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If this weren't so serious I would be laughing my head off ...It does sound to me like a lot of wasted tax dollars, and of course, we must remember that this new "no waiting" deal will guarrantee the private health sector their ever growing piece of pie. This is just a way for us to get used to having these corporations around. Once they get us in the doors they will startasking if we "want fries

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Senator Kirby has recommended Canada adopt wait time guarantees for some treatments. Sounds like a great solution to many at first blush. Stephen Harper wants it and so does Paul Martin. In essence it says if the public system doesn't get it done then you can get it done somewhere else.So here is the crux of the issue.Wait time guarantees will serve to undermine the public health system. Private

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