Brian Kieran

It's time to yank Hahn's gold chain

Costly recall campaigns need to be turfed

If ever there was a case to be made for throwing the baby out with the bathwater it is now and its name is “Recall.”

It's time to yank Hahn's gold chain
No means yes to B.C. government

Cyber mob’s lust is a dangerous game

Cyber vigilantes, sickened celebrities, political opportunists . . . it did not take long for the post-Vancouver riot vacuum to fill with outrage and retribution of biblical proportions.

No means yes to B.C. government
No means yes to B.C. government

No means yes to B.C. government

Do you want to keep the Harmonized Sales Tax? Yes. Then say No.

No means yes to B.C. government
No means yes to B.C. government

Families First is a deep well of need

This week’s column is dedicated to the Victoria Foundation . . . you’ll find out why in a moment.

No means yes to B.C. government
No means yes to B.C. government

NDP growl is missing a few teeth

Growing up on the mean streets of Montreal, we had a saying: “Fight me, fight my gang.”

No means yes to B.C. government
No means yes to B.C. government

Liberals need to address trust deficit

When MLA Colin Hansen mused recently that BC’s Liberals should change the name of their party, he failed to appreciate how many folks were only too happy to slap lipstick on his pig.

No means yes to B.C. government
Have the B.C. Tories lost their minds?

Have the B.C. Tories lost their minds?

Question of the week: can a heterosexist, anti-abortion, anti-First Nations, NDP-voting malcontent who hates progress lead the B.C. Conservatives out of the political wilderness?

Have the B.C. Tories lost their minds?
Harper, and blankie, can sleep better

Harper, and blankie, can sleep better

Prime Minister Stephen Harper insisted for five weeks that the election he has won so convincingly was “not necessary.”

Harper, and blankie, can sleep better
Harper, and blankie, can sleep better

B.C. voters will make a difference

With less than a week to go before the federal election, Vancouver Islanders can take some comfort in the knowledge that their votes will actually make a difference.

Harper, and blankie, can sleep better
Harper, and blankie, can sleep better

Harcourt’s words may haunt the NDP

In the weeks and months to come, I believe New Democrats are going to wish they had listened to Mike Harcourt.

Harper, and blankie, can sleep better
Harper, and blankie, can sleep better

Voter suppression – ‘the dirty little secret’

We are encouraged to believe a malaise of political indifference has infected the national psyche. It’s true. This virus has a name: “Voter suppression.” Disengagement by design.

Harper, and blankie, can sleep better
Clark’s Bind Writ Large in Binders

Clark’s Bind Writ Large in Binders

Premier-elect’s honeymoon is over before it begins

Clark’s Bind Writ Large in Binders