McQUARRIE – A lot of ‘breaking news’ stories sound all too familiar
WATCHING FROM THE DISTANT and rainy shores of Vancouver Island, I sometimes find myself amused – in a head-scratching kind of way – by breaking news stories in [Continue]
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McQUARRIE – Golden goose of rural B.C. has been plundered too many times
SMALL TOWN B.C. is in serious trouble and government neglect in the years preceding today’s forestry sector implosion has only served to make this meltdown worse and [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Enjoy your New Year’s resolutions while they last
I’M NOT GOING TO ROB a bank this year. I’ve also resolved to not free climb Yosemite’s El Capitan. And in 2020, I am going to the gym three times a week and not [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Don’t wait until tax notice arrives in mail before speaking up
NEXT YEAR, WHEN you receive your property tax bill, you’ll probably hesitate, if only for a moment, before opening the envelope. That hesitation is normal and allows for [Continue]
McQUARRIE – There is no immunity from the consequences of free speech
HAS YOUR PARTNER ever asked for an opinion that is difficult, if not dangerous to respond to honestly? Questions about how that new dress looks, or what you think about the [Continue]
McQUARRIE – We buy Albertastan a pipeline and this is the thanks we get
ALBERTASTAN? A make-believe world, created and promoted by those looking to divert your attention and blame from some truly serious issues. Yes, the chest pounding, swagger [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Welcome to Year Six: this lefty is mad as hell and not going away
TO THOSE WHO ASK why I write, I often say it’s cheaper than seeing a therapist. In most cases, I can usually count on the familiar feel of a keyboard and the expectant [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Eunuchs of social media replace real life with hashtags
I HAD AN INTERESTING but let’s say weird line of thought the other day. It was about eunuchs and I think most would agree it was an odd thought, given the subject matter. [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Maybe it’s the voters, not the politicians, who are insane
WHEN IT COMES to the Oct. 21 election, are you expecting different outcomes than what you have experienced with every other federal election? It’s a serious question but [Continue]
McQUARRIE – The only good voter is an informed voter
WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER and the start of crazy season; that time of promises that will never be kept, misrepresentations, alternative facts and even outright lies that is [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Federal politics like an episode of Fawlty Towers these days
“We’ve been conditioned to think that only politicians can solve our problems. But at some point maybe we will wake up and recognize that it was politicians who [Continue]
McQUARRIE – ‘Canada will never run of oil, like we never ran out of beavers’
‘WE DON’T EXPORT beaver pelts any more and I can assure you it isn’t because we ran out of beavers. In fact, we can’t get rid of the #@&ing little things. [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Imagine if a government told you exactly what it is spending
IMAGINE, IF JUST FOR A MOMENT, if just for a moment, an op/ed writer beginning a column with a headline that states, Local Politicians Get It Right. Impossible you would [Continue]
McQUARRIE – Right or wrong, why take a chance on climate change?
IT WAS DURING one of those coffee shop conversations when I was asked what I thought would happen if my opinion on climate change was eventually proven wrong. “Being the [Continue]
