[GB] Consul Chen’s Words from the Heart

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB] Last weekend, Ribiao Chen, Overseas Chinese Affairs Consul of the People’s Republic of China’s Consul-General, attended the celebration lunch for the Chinese Spring Festival and the inauguration of the second session of the Canadian Alliance of Chinese Associations. The gentle-mannered... [Read More...]

[GB] The 2009 BC Election Was Won by Deception

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The year is coming to an end; now is the time for a sober review. Today, if I say that the 2009 BC provincial election was won by deception, I think not many people would object to my conclusion. After all, whether it’s the HST, a deficit six times over the claimed amount, drastic cuts... [Read More...]

[GB] Tempest in a teacup

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. Lately, friends in Toronto and Hong Kong contacted me, urging me to watch a Hong Kong TV show on Youtube. The evening talk show, hosted by former Vancouverite Albert Cheng, is a copycat of the Late Show with David Letterman. The talk show is recent. The host was debating with celebrity... [Read More...]

[GB] Chinese families to pay an extra $2,688 in HST

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. During the last provincial election, the BC Liberal Party stated in black and white that they would not bring in HST. Just as they did not honor their promise in the 2001 election that they would not sell BC Rail but sold the crown corporation to Campbell’s good friend, Campbell’s Liberal... [Read More...]

[GB] Liberals’ management of Olympic economy a total mess

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The BC Liberals often claimed that economic development and management are their strengths but this bubble is bursting right in front of our eyes. BC’s economic performance record was second last in Canada last year and the number of jobs we are losing also leads the rest of the country.... [Read More...]

[GB] Whose interest does the Fraser Institute serve?

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. A recent book against Asian immigrants published by the right-wing research organization, the Fraser Institute, has raised concerns among the general public, to such a point that federal Immigration minister Jason Kenney had to draw a line publicly to distance his government from the writer... [Read More...]

[GB] From 1949 to 2009 – some notes made on reflection

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The recent visit of the Taiwanese academic and public intellectual, Professor Lung Ying-tai, created quite a splash in the immigrant communities from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Her two public lectures at UBC were delivered to a full house. The thousand or so seats in the Chan Centre... [Read More...]

[GB] HST would add $1800 per family (Gabriel Yiu)

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. At the very beginning of BC’s Throne Speech, there appear these sentences: “As British Columbia endures its worst recession in 27 years, many are worried about their economic future. Families worry about their prospects. Government shares their concerns. It will dedicate its efforts... [Read More...]

[GB] The HST is a done deal? (Gabriel Yiu)

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. The HST is a done deal? I don’t think so. Premier Campbell said harmonizing the federal GST and the provincial sales tax as HST is the best thing he could do for BC’s economy, and Finance Minister Collin Hansen said the public opposes the HST because they don’t understand it sufficiently. It’s... [Read More...]

[GB] So which party would tax the dead in the coffin? (Gabriel Yiu)

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]. During the provincial election, the Liberal candidate for Vancouver-Fraserview, Kash Heed, sent a news release to the Chinese media (but not the English media), accusing the NDP, quite groundlessly, of wanting to impose an inheritance tax on the public if it got elected. The following message... [Read More...]