Margaret MacDiarmid

Health Minister’s briefing book that the government didn’t want you to see

bobmackin 06/07/2013 BC Liberals, British Columbia, Christy Clark, FOI, Freedom of Information, healthcare, hospitals, Margaret MacDiarmid, Ministry of Health, NDP

Premier Christy Clark shuffled her cabinet on Sept. 5, 2012. Back then, some of us wags used the “shuffling the…
Health Minister’s briefing book that the government didn’t want you to see

bobmackin 06/07/2013 BC Liberals, British Columbia, Christy Clark, FOI, Freedom of Information, healthcare, hospitals, Margaret MacDiarmid, Ministry of Health, NDP

Premier Christy Clark shuffled her cabinet on Sept. 5, 2012. Back then, some of us wags used the “shuffling the…
#LiquorLeaks – still pouring

bobmackin 11/09/2012 #LiquorLeaks, BCGEU, British Columbia, ContainerWorld, Exel, Kevin Falcon, Liquor Distribution Branch, Margaret MacDiarmid, privatization, procurement, Rich Coleman

Coleman In this Nov. 2 Business in Vancouver story, I revealed how the British Columbia government conducted secret consultations with…
#LiquorLeaks – still pouring

bobmackin 11/09/2012 #LiquorLeaks, BCGEU, British Columbia, ContainerWorld, Exel, Kevin Falcon, Liquor Distribution Branch, Margaret MacDiarmid, privatization, procurement, Rich Coleman

Coleman In this Nov. 2 Business in Vancouver story, I revealed how the British Columbia government conducted secret consultations with…
Ex-union boss linked to Exel wins NDP nomination

bobmackin 10/22/2012 #LiquorLeaks, B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, Geoff Meggs, George Heyman, Margaret MacDiarmid, NDP, Sierra Club

George Heyman Former B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union president George Heyman won the race to become the B.C. NDP…
Ex-union boss linked to Exel wins NDP nomination

bobmackin 10/21/2012 #LiquorLeaks, B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union, Geoff Meggs, George Heyman, Margaret MacDiarmid, NDP, Sierra Club

George Heyman Former B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union president George Heyman won the race to become the B.C. NDP…
#LiquorLeaks has more questions than answers

bobmackin 07/21/2012 #LiquorLeaks, BC Liberals, British Columbia, ContainerWorld, Exel, Kuehne+Nagel, Liquor Distribution Branch, Margaret MacDiarmid, Metro Supply Chain Group, privatization, Rich Coleman

There is no longer a six-pack of companies seeking to privatize liquor warehousing and distribution in British Columbia.Four bidders were…
#LiquorLeaks has more questions than answers

bobmackin 07/21/2012 #LiquorLeaks, BC Liberals, British Columbia, ContainerWorld, Exel, Kuehne+Nagel, Liquor Distribution Branch, Margaret MacDiarmid, Metro Supply Chain Group, privatization, Rich Coleman

There is no longer a six-pack of companies seeking to privatize liquor warehousing and distribution in British Columbia.Four bidders were…
#LiquorLeaks wonders: is B.C.’s open government a sham?

bobmackin 07/19/2012 #LiquorLeaks, BC Liberals, Christy Clark, Exel Logistics, Freedom of Information, Liquor Distribution Branch, Margaret MacDiarmid, open government, privatization, Rich Coleman, secrecy

I have used this space before to comment on Premier Christy Clark’s open government sham, er plan. Excuse me. I…
#LiquorLeaks wonders: is B.C.’s open government a sham?

bobmackin 07/18/2012 #LiquorLeaks, BC Liberals, Christy Clark, Exel Logistics, Freedom of Information, Liquor Distribution Branch, Margaret MacDiarmid, open government, privatization, Rich Coleman, secrecy

I have used this space before to comment on Premier Christy Clark’s open government sham, er plan. Excuse me. I…