Morning Brew: April 30th

Morning Brew: What do you mean today is the last day to do taxes?

The New Era of British Columbia and its "superintendents of achievement". I thought these neo-conservative types were supposed to be opposed to this kind of centralized bureaucracy.

Province, city edited report on Downtown Eastside hotels. They left out details of welfare scams and criticisms lobbied at the ministry to gloss over the fact that they are essentially glorified ATMS for drug dealers. I thought these neo-conservative types were supposed to be opposed to the welfare state?

The Dobell Saga: Now it seems Sullivan paid city lobbyist Ken Dobell $250 an hour of taxpayers money to tutor him to be a lobbyist. I'd rather the money went to teach him how to be a mayor.

Is Sullivan losing control of his own party?

Report aimed at meeting Vancouver's Olympic bid commitment to housing yet to be released or promoted. "VANOC is an organization where if they visit Nunavut, they issue a press release.

SPEC promoting mistruths?. "There is no room in public debate for special interest groups to go around manufacturing the truth to fit their particular point of view". In fact, there is no public debate to begin with.

Valley commuters need more transit, but they also need a bridgebut 'dem city slickers don't want us to git our bridge 'cause they got so much transit. What else we gonna do with all these ve-hickles".

Interesting perspective on the Canucks playoff run.

Winners of the BC Book prizes announced.

Censored: From Mickey Mouse to the Marx Brothers.
"Professor's research reveals a disturbing history in British Columbia of material being banned for political reasons".

"In our past we have declared God to be a violent, angry, vindictive and punishing judgmental but that is not how God has to remain.". Yeah, you should give him a red suit, a big belly, and a jolly laugh.