Accounting ploys kept rates down, government revenue up — but at big future costs. Storm clouds over the W.A.C. Bennett dam — and BC Hydro. Photo by Tad McIlwraith, from Your BC: The Tyee’s Photo Pool. The Liberal government in Ontario is facing a major political crisis due to opposition to the rapid increase…
BC Pays a ‘Huge Premium’ for Contracting Out Health Admin: Analyst Cost of Maximus contract has ballooned over its 10-year term. By Andrew MacLeod Today | TheTyee.ca Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of A Better Place on Earth: The Search for Fairness in Super Unequal British Columbia (Harbour Publishing, 2015). Find…
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Horgan pledges to curb raw log exports and increase value-added manufacturing. By Andrew MacLeod Today | TheTyee.ca Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria and the author of A Better Place on Earth: The Search for Fairness in Super Unequal British Columbia (Harbour Publishing, 2015). Find him on Twitter or reach him here. …
Privatization, lack of investment and broken promises have been and are costly. By Paul Willcocks Today | TheTyee.ca Paul Willcocks is a journalist and former publisher of newspapers, and now an editor with The Tyee. This report is part of The Tyee’s reader-funded B.C. 2017 election coverage. To learn more about becoming a Tyee Builder, go here. …
Here are 41 of the sketchiest things that happened during Christy Clark’s time as Premier of BC The Victoria Times-Colonist’s editorial board recently suggested Clark’s “ethical standards” do not reflect “the values British Columbians should expect from political parties.” Meanwhile, the Globe and Mail’s editorial board said Clark’s BC Liberal government is “addicted to money” and added that “the perception…
Star Witness In Treason Trial Involving Trump’s Campaign Chair Was Just Shot Dead BY SHEILA NORTON (Sheila Norton is a journalist and consultant specializing in political and economic affairs) published originally March 23, 2017 Yesterday, documents surfaced showing that former Trump Campaign Chair Paul Manafort had received at least $750,000 in illegal payments from former Ukrainian President Victor…
Dear Paranoid Reader: There have been people who thought the TV was spying on them. But until now they were either Orwell characters or off their meds. Now, thanks to the latest Wikileaks data dump, we find out certain Samsung TV models can be used as eavesdropping devices. Disturbing certainly, but still a step up…
The number of close Trump associates who have been accused of having undisclosed contact with Russian agents, or who have reportedly been investigated by the F.B.I., now stands at 7. Here’s the scorecard: Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign manager; Michael Cohen, his personal lawyer; Roger Stone, a longtime political associate; Carter Page, an oil-industry…
What are the stipulations for a high-ranking authority to lose their position? Article II § 4 of the Constitution provides as follows: “The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” What Does The Word Treason Mean?…
