Monthly Archives: March 2012

Exclusive: Transparency 1 Canadian soccer secrecy 0

bobmackin 03/31/2012 Alexandra Wrage, Canada, Canadian Soccer Association, CONCACAF, corruption, FIFA, Jack Warner, James Klotz, Mark Pieth, Peter Montopoli, Sport Canada, TRACE, Transparency International

The FIFA Independent Governance Committee tabled its first report March 30 to FIFA at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Read a…
Exclusive: Transparency 1 Canadian soccer secrecy 0

bobmackin 03/31/2012 Alexandra Wrage, Canada, Canadian Soccer Association, CONCACAF, corruption, FIFA, Jack Warner, James Klotz, Mark Pieth, Peter Montopoli, Sport Canada, TRACE, Transparency International

The FIFA Independent Governance Committee tabled its first report March 30 to FIFA at its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Read a…
March madness seals Clark’s fate

bobmackin 03/29/2012 Adrian Dix, B.C. Liberals, Bill Vander Zalm, British Columbia, Christy Clark, Conservatives, Glen Clark, Gordon Campbell, Harry Bloy, John Cummins, John van Dongen, Social Credit

Mamas, don’t let your children grow up to be British Columbia premiers. Why? Because they would have to endure the…
March madness seals Clark’s fate

bobmackin 03/29/2012 Adrian Dix, B.C. Liberals, Bill Vander Zalm, British Columbia, Christy Clark, Conservatives, Glen Clark, Gordon Campbell, Harry Bloy, John Cummins, John van Dongen, Social Credit

Mamas, don’t let your children grow up to be British Columbia premiers. Why? Because they would have to endure the…
Cue the circus music

bobmackin 03/22/2012 B.C. Liberals, B.C. Pavilion Corporation, B.C. Place Stadium, Bell, Canam, Christy Clark, Freyssinet, Pat Bell, Rogers Communications, Shaw, Telus

The long, strange saga of the Telus Park naming rights deal for B.C. Place Stadium won’t end. How did it…
Cue the circus music

bobmackin 03/22/2012 B.C. Liberals, B.C. Pavilion Corporation, B.C. Place Stadium, Bell, Canam, Christy Clark, Freyssinet, Pat Bell, Rogers Communications, Shaw, Telus

The long, strange saga of the Telus Park naming rights deal for B.C. Place Stadium won’t end. How did it…
PlayNow to be "Paddy-powered"

bobmackin 03/20/2012 B.C. Liberals, bclc, british columbia lottery corporation, gambling, gaming policy and enforcement branch, Kahnawake, London Olympics, online, paddy power, playnow, playtech, sports

It’s not every day that I receive 950 pages of documents via Freedom of Information. It’s doubly special when it…
PlayNow to be "Paddy-powered"

bobmackin 03/20/2012 B.C. Liberals, bclc, british columbia lottery corporation, gambling, gaming policy and enforcement branch, Kahnawake, London Olympics, online, paddy power, playnow, playtech, sports

It’s not every day that I receive 950 pages of documents via Freedom of Information. It’s doubly special when it…
Another billion-dollar B.C. dilemma

bobmackin 03/14/2012 B.C. Place Stadium, Bell, British Columbia, data, Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, telecommunications, Telus, TILMA, WTO

Did the British Columbia government botch another billion-dollar deal? Some of the biggest companies in Canada think so. Could this…
Another billion-dollar B.C. dilemma

bobmackin 03/13/2012 B.C. Place Stadium, Bell, British Columbia, data, Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, telecommunications, Telus, TILMA, WTO

Did the British Columbia government botch another billion-dollar deal? Some of the biggest companies in Canada think so. Could this…