VaughnPalmer
@VaughnPalmer
Vancouver Sun's provincial affairs political columnist, based in Victoria.
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http://www.vancouversun.com/columnists/Vaughn_Palmer.html 07-01-2009 22:17:43
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The Conservative Party of BC lose their Courtenay-Comox candidate over offensive social media comments (see Jas Johal thread for more) just two days before a town hall in the area with leader John Rustad
Interesting and expansive piece by Marcus Gee on Marshall Smith and the recovery-oriented system of mental health and addictions care he is helping Alberta build.
On Global BC News at 11: Angela Jung 鄭穎君 catches up with deposed Metro chair George Harvie, under fire for his travel.
He's billed Metro Vancouver taxpayers $38,000+ in *airfare* for two international conferences since October.
And plans to go to Amsterdam next month.
#bcpoli
Surrey police board asks B.C. to impose a policing budget on city hall vancouversun.com/news/surrey-po… via The Vancouver Sun Lower Mainland RCMP RCMP VaughnPalmer Surrey RCMP Surrey Police Union Surrey Police Service City of Surrey KEEP THE RCMP IN SURREY, BC Brenda Locke #bcpoli
A bad offer by BC United gets rightly rejected by Conservative Party of BC - though, the real winner is the BC NDP.
My latest in The Orca Glacier Media Inc.:
theorca.ca/commentary/rob…
Broadway subway, Pattullo Bridge replacement both delayed again. Still waiting for answers from govt on what this means for budgets. vancouversun.com/news/local-new… via The Vancouver Sun