The B-C Conservatives have released a 3-point plan to reform the Legislature and give MLAs greater scrutiny over public spending. It's called "Spending Smarter" and includes increasing the number of votes in the Budget Estimates each spring so there is a thorough analysis of financial outlays before they are made. As well, the Conservatives would … [Read more...]
Hansen to announce political future “soon”
September 12, 2012 by
A high-profile politician from the Gordon Campbell era says he'll lets us know "very soon" whether he plans to seek re-election next year. Colin Hansen claims he hasn't made up his mind yet. "I plan to get a nice bottle of BC VQA wine and Laura and I will sit down with a piece of paper and on one half will be pros and the other half will be cons … [Read more...]
Abbott to announce future plans shortly
August 28, 2012 by
BC Education Minister George Abbott says he'll be giving news about his political future soon. When asked whether he would run in next May's provincial election, minister Abbott was non-committal, but did say he'll be making an announcement either way shortly. "I have not made a final decision on that but I will not be keeping you in suspense for … [Read more...]
BBC Films Announce “Golden,” “Testament”
May 20, 2012 by
BBC Films revealed its upcoming slate at Cannes yesterday and revealed information on two new projects according to Yahoo. The first is that Simon Curtis ("My Week With Marilyn") is set to direct the art-world drama "The Golden Lady" which David M. Thompson will produce. Penned by playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell, the true story follows Maria … [Read more...]
Pixar Announce Their 2014 & 2015 Films
April 25, 2012 by
Disney•Pixar have issued a press release about their upcoming projects after "Brave" this year and "Monsters University" next year. In the process came a few new tidbits of information. First up the previously untitled Bob Peterson-helmed dinosaur film now has a name, "The Good Dinosaur", and a release date of May 30th 2014. The premise is based … [Read more...]
Instagram and Hipstamatic to announce photo-sharing partnership
March 21, 2012 by
Historically, Instagram has been the definition of closed. It's only available on one platform (iOS), and no third-party services were allowed to port content in via an API. According to Fast Company, that's changing today. It's bruited that Instagram will be opening its doors ever-so-slightly to one Hipstamatic, enabling users of the latter to tag … [Read more...]
