Brian Kieran

A triumph of myopic delusion

Vindictive Liberals show cowardly side

Vindictive and cowardly are two words that begin to describe the Liberals’ decision to deep six Auditor General John Doyle.

A triumph of myopic delusion
Brian Kieran

Harper clueless to challenges of age

Standing on the doorstep of 2013, I am sadly aware that the phrase “another year older” has sobering implications

Brian Kieran
Brian Kieran

Liberal ‘Fudget Budget’ will bleed red

Mark Feb. 19 on your 2013 calendar. That’s the day the Liberals publish their version of an NDP classic called the Fudget Budget.

Brian Kieran
Whitest slice in the political toaster

You may already be supporting Enbridge

I wonder how this province’s tens of thousands of working and retired public servants would feel if they knew that hundreds of millions...

Whitest slice in the political toaster
Whitest slice in the political toaster

Province forsaken its role on Cortes

The War in the Woods has changed complexion since I first started covering hostilities more than 20 years ago...

Whitest slice in the political toaster
Whitest slice in the political toaster

Finance minister makes naughty list

Finance Minister Mike de Jong and his boss are insisting the 2013/14 pre-election budget will be in the black despite the fact that...

Whitest slice in the political toaster
Whitest slice in the political toaster

Government has failed our children

When it comes to marketing the notion of caring, Premier Christy Clark is unrelenting.

Whitest slice in the political toaster
Whitest slice in the political toaster

Whitest slice in the political toaster

As the current by-election campaign drifts to a conclusion, I feel as if I’ve been watching a gender-altered sequel to The Stepford Wives

Whitest slice in the political toaster
Ferry townhall is ‘a complete sham’

Liberals show they still don’t get it

They just don’t get it. In March, multiculturalism minister Harry Bloy was fired from Premier Christy Clark’s inner circle...

Ferry townhall is ‘a complete sham’
Ferry townhall is ‘a complete sham’

Ferry townhall is ‘a complete sham’

Seriously, does Transportation Minister Mary Polak really believe she can solve BC Ferries’ budget woes by inviting grumpy ferry users to...

Ferry townhall is ‘a complete sham’
Clark brings Alberta rainmaker to town

Clark brings Alberta rainmaker to town

Premier Christy Clark must be a lot more desperate than she’s letting on.

Clark brings Alberta rainmaker to town
Liberals hide away to lick their wounds

Liberals hide away to lick their wounds

What better place for conventioneering Liberals to celebrate what may be their last “Free Enterprise Friday” than...

Liberals hide away to lick their wounds
Liberals hide away to lick their wounds

The green, green grass of protest

British Columbians from the Occupy Everything kids to the Raging Grannies are poised to send the Enbridge pipeline folks a message

Liberals hide away to lick their wounds
Liberals hide away to lick their wounds

Conservative leader cooks his own turkey

It’s been a week from hell for B.C.’s Conservatives, complete with ultimatums, mutinous brinksmanship and rampant media death knelling

Liberals hide away to lick their wounds
Dix opens his mouth and inserts foot

Dix opens his mouth and inserts foot

Never let them see you sweat. It’s one of the first things that old veterans tell the rookies...

Dix opens his mouth and inserts foot
Dix opens his mouth and inserts foot

Municipal gathering is the real stuff

This week, Victoria puts the lie to Premier Christy Clark’s glib characterization of the capital as a dead zone

Dix opens his mouth and inserts foot
Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle

Liberals need fiscal agenda that adds up

Finance Minister Mike de Jong should be good with numbers. Two of them loom large: eight — the months left until the election...

Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle
Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle

Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle

Something may be brewing in northern B.C. that could force election fortune tellers to go back to their Tarot cards

Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle
Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle

Look north for true cost of pipeline

Here in Greater Victoria, the Enbridge pipeline and oil tanker drama is unfolding on the six o’clock news...

Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle
Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle

The Party of No can’t seem to say yes

A chance encounter with a Prince George fly fisherman on the Quinsam River has encouraged me to reflect on what lies ahead...

Northern bloc ready to flex its muscle