Mea Culpa! Public Pensions invest in Enbridge Oilsands, Tobacco,Weapons
BCIMC, public pension manager for Police, Teachers, Health-care workers, and Firefighters has $405 million invested in Enbridge, 1.8 billion in other oil companies, $395 million in Tobacco, $43 million in weapons manufacturing.
“Psst, the PST is back!”
![B.C. businesses must prepare for return of Provincial Sales Tax, [replacing hated HST in April]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/03012013.jpg?w=479)
B.C. businesses must prepare for return of Provincial Sales Tax, [replacing hated HST in April]
Leaping into the New Year
![[and over the Fiscal Cliff]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/31122012.jpg?w=479)
[and over the Fiscal Cliff]
My-Oh-Mayan! [We hope you are still here to read this Blog]
“We see the world hurtling over a steep fiscal cliff on 21122012”
B.C. Government announces 50% increase in Deficit [Roll out the barrels!]
Christy Clark still promises to balance the budget next year
B.C. Liberals spend $ 15 million to advertise their pre-election jobs strategy
Strategy: trying to protect their own jobs
Nov. 22nd: St. Cecilia Day [patron saint of music]
St Cecilia: overseer of budget cuts, reduced subsides, slashed programs, funding moratoria, school Arts class eliminations, pirated intellectual property
No More Ho, Hos!
Hostess Brands, maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos, to close permanently.
Trying to avoid the “fiscal cliff”
Obama tries to reign in the Republican-dominated Congress; seeks compromise to avert Jan 1st financial crisis.
