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FORSETH – As Canadians count nickels and dimes, the CBC ponders bonuses

December 6, 2023 // 5 Comments

WHILE WATCHING The National the other night (Dec. 4, 2023) I listened as CBC president Catherine Tait announced the ‘public’ broadcaster will cut up to 10 per cent of [Continue]

FORSETH – As Alberta forecasts a big surplus, B.C. looks at equally big deficit

December 1, 2023 // 3 Comments

RECENT BUDGET UPDATES for the province of Alberta, and B.C., show how much of a difference there is in how finances are managed in each province! In neighbouring Alberta, [Continue]

FORSETH – Why not standardize designs for schools and other govt facilities?

November 18, 2023 // 7 Comments

I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU; however, it has always puzzled me that when any provincial facility is built such as schools, hospitals, and offices for government agencies, [Continue]

FORSETH – New program to help small businesses hit by crime falls short

October 30, 2023 // 5 Comments

I FEEL CERTAIN that there will be sighs of relief, and gratitude extended towards our provincial government once the small business community becomes aware of the largesse [Continue]

FORSETH – I said to the Narwhal: ‘This isn’t so-called Canada – it IS Canada’

October 7, 2023 // 1 Comment

A SEPTEMBER 30 NEWSLETTER in The Narwhal had a piece, from Karin Saxena, entitled “Holding space for both grief and resilience“. The piece began with the [Continue]

FORSETH – On second thought, I agree, it’s way past time to stop the insanity

September 11, 2023 // 8 Comments

DURING THE 2021 federal general election, I was delighted to hear that the Conservative Party of Canada would be running a transgender candidate for the first time; that [Continue]