16Feb 2011 by R&O No Comments
Mexican Murder

Mexican Murder

Of Interest, Politics, The Law
I've been to Mexico about 10 times, vacationing on the Mayan Riviera, the western mainland (Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan) and the California Baja (San Jose, Cabo San Lucas and La Paz). Most of my trips have been great fun, aside from a few nasty digestive bugs and numerous hangovers, but things seem to be changing in Canada's most popular vacation destination. The drug wars are eating the country from the inside out and making life for residents and visitors an unholy hell. Acapulco, once called the 'Pearl of the Pacific', has seen U.S. and Canadian tourism fall by 50 percent in the past year mostly due to grisly murders in and around the city. The drug cartels have taken their war to the streets and seem fond of displaying their…
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20Oct 2010 by R&O 2 Comments
The dumb B.C. taxpayer

The dumb B.C. taxpayer

Observations, Politics, The Law
With the recent guilty pleas and sentencing of David Basi and Bobby Virk for their part in the BC Rail corruption trial, it proves one thing that the present Liberal government has known for years and depend upon during every provincial election. That is that British Columbia tax payers are exceedingly dumb. Who else would believe that two senior government officials could accept $75,000 in inducements, plead guilty, receive a slap on the wrist and not pay a cent in legal fees. Yup...the taxpayer that foots the bill for this fiasco. This is the same province that is suffering under the weight of other stupid Liberal decisions such as the much-hated HST. Which begs the questions "How much is too much and when do we say enough?" The list of…
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20May 2010 by R&O No Comments
Fallen Hero

Fallen Hero

Observations, People, The Law
On March 31, 1984 Steve Fonyo started his Journey For Lives cross country run for cancer. He finished the run on May 29, 1985 on a beach in Victoria, raising $14 million dollars for cancer research and becoming a national hero. He met Pope John Paul II, Lady Diana, George Harrison and other celebrities and politicians. He was living the high life. Things have changed since then for Steve Fonyo. Steve Fonyo was on the front cover of The Province on Sunday May 16 and Michael Smyth wrote an interesting and revealing article about his life in 2010. All of Steve's past indiscretions have come back to haunt him and life is not nearly as interesting for him as it once was. In 1996, he pleaded guilty to 16 charges…
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28Apr 2010 by R&O No Comments
Marijuana in America

Marijuana in America

Business, Economy, Observations, Of Interest, Politics, The Law
Most, if not all residents of British Columbia are aware how BC Bud has prospered in this province from it's early beginnings in the Gulf Island hippie communities to the present multi-billion dollar underground industry. Our bud is know the world over for it's quality and potency. But what about the United States? Ah...yes, our friends to the north. Well fear not as they have a thriving industry of their own whether the FDA, FBI and local law officials like it or not. First...a bit of history: Up until 1883, cannabis hemp was the largest agricultural crop in the world, grown for it's various byproducts such as paper, oil and rope. In the late 1930's Canadian and worldwide hemp producers were competing directly with that greedy jackass William Randolph Hurst…
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