Category: politics
Name Wilhelmus Nicholaas Theodore Marie “Bill” Vander Zalm Born: May 29, 1934 in Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands Died: hasn’t Party: Social Credit Held Office: August 6, 1986 – April 2, 1991 born in the Netherlands, immigrated to Canada after WWII dropped out of high school and sold tulip bulbs (what else is a guy from the Netherlands […]
Darren tweeted this today and I though I’d share it here: http://datalibre.ca/census-watch/ It’s a list of organizations and individuals who are for and against the government’s decision to scrap the mandatory long-form of the census. That’s 212 against the government ((and I am pleased to report that two organizations to which I belong – the […]
I wrote this posting for my other blog, but I figured that I’d post it here too, given that (a) most of my readers probably don’t read my other blog and (b) I just had a little debate on the issue on my Facebook wall, which prompted me to share this info a little more […]
Look at me, actually posting about a BC premier on a Sunday. Someone better check the temperature in Hades! Name David Barrett Born: October 2, 1930 ((same birthday as my resident historian! w00t!)) in Vancouver, BC Died: he hasn’t Party: New Democratic Party (NDP) Held Office: September 15, 1972 to December 22, 1975 Firsts: first […]
“The finest sound in the land is the ringing of cash registers.” -W.A.C. Bennett W.A.C. Bennett and his wife, Mary, beside HRH Princess Margaret. Name William Andrew Cecil Bennett (a.k.a., Wacky Bennett) Born: September 6, 1900 in Hastings, NB Died: February 23, 1979 in Kelowna, BC ((I think. Wikipedia doesn’t actually say where he died, […]
So, here I am blogging about yet another boring Premier of the Province of British Columbia. But never fear, the next guy on the list is W.A.C. Bennett! Ole’ Wacky himself! So just get through this one and next week I’ll have something less yawn-inducing for you to read about. Name Byron Ingemar Johnson Born: […]
So I was driving home from work yesterday and as I was driving by the local cemetery, as one does who lives in location in which a cemetery is located between their home and office, and I noticed a new sign on their lawn: Here’s a close up of the sign: So, yeah, just a […]
So, yeah, remember like a million years ago when I was writing a series of postings on BC Premiers – one posting every Sunday – as an excuse to learn a bit about BC history? And then I kind of just didn’t do it for the last eight months? Well, I’ve decided to start doing […]
Saw this over on Feisty, Frugal & Fabulous. Apparently this was in the New Brunswick Legislature earlier this week.