Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993, died on February 29, 2024. He was arguably the most controversial Prime Minister this country has ever had. His Progressive Conservative Party was elected in 1984 with an overwhelming majority of seats, and then re-elected in 1988. By the time he resigned as Prime Minister…
BC Budget 2024
Premier David Eby brought down his government’s budget on February 22, 2024. This will be his last budget before the provincial election this October and it is by far one of the best budgets the NDP has ever produced. Here are just a few of the highlights: Financial benefits included: a one-time 25% increase to…
Life and Death of Navalny
On Friday February 16, 2024, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service announced the death of Alexei Navalny. For Russians yearning for a more democratic system of government and to end state corruption, this was devastating news. Navalny died in a prison colony in the town of Kharp, which is north of the Arctic Circle — an area…
Israel – A Rogue State
On December 29, 2023 in the Hague, South Africa, concerned about the terrible conditions inflicted on the citizens of Gaza, filed “an application instituting proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, concerning alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the Convention on the…
Mayor Sim’s Accounting Woes
The end of January did not work out well for Vancouver’s mayor who appears to believe that the City should be treated like a corporation with his Council simply acting as financial managers and accountants. Through a freedom of information (FOI) request, it was revealed that the Mayor’s Budget Task Force could only be bothered…
The First Year of a One-Term Mayor
The beginning of the new year is always a good time to review how our leaders are doing. So, let’s take a look at Vancouver’s mayor Ken Sim at the one-year mark. On November 7, 2022, Sim was sworn in as Vancouver’s mayor. Very little, if anything, has been accomplished by the mayor and his…
Looking Ahead at 2024
Here are my predictions for 2024: PREDICTION ONE: The United States prison system will admit its most unusual prisoner ever – former president Donald Trump. Never before in history has an American president gone to jail. However, ex-president Trump is facing a barrage of legal problems: four criminal cases, as well as six lawsuits. From…