I hope you have enjoyed taking a look back at the stories that spurred the most interest in 2012

Over the past couple of days I have been looking back at the stories / blog posts from 2012 that held the most interests -- the ones which were read the most.

Today is the final look back at 2012, and the #1 post which went online on May 4th

"David Loukidelis described what he called ... an unacceptable pattern of government-wide failure to respond to access requests in as timely a fashion as it should.”

This post started off saying:

The BC government today announced that Deputy Attorney General David Loukidelis will be leaving the government.  Loukidelis became the Deputy AG in January 2010 following a position as the Commissioner of the Freedom of Information Office.

A brief story in the Vancouver Sun this afternoon noted:
The announcement was made in an internal note sent Friday by John Dyble, deputy minister to Premier Christy Clark.

It’s in his role as the Freedom of Information Commissioner that David Loukidelis made news that many have likely forgotten.

For example someone made a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to the Royal B.C. Museum for a copy of the draft report, Loukidelis had to beg the government for more money to argue the case in court.

Writer Bill Tieleman, in a Strategic Thoughts piece from May 2004 asked:
What kind of independence does the Freedom of Information Commissioner have when he has to beg the Finance Committee for line item approval for specific investigations and legal opinions? The Campbell government has reduced an independent officer of the legislature to little more than a minor bureaucrat in one of many government ministries.

You can read the rest of this post by CLICKING HERE

Just as a follow-up, and in case you are wondering about the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, here is information directly from their website:

We are counting down to the #1 post -- today we look back at #5 down to #2

Today I'm continuing to take a look at the Top 10 commentaries which were most read here on the Conservative Thoughts blog.  We are counting down to the #1 post -- today we look back at #5 down to #2

The 5th most read blog post comes from October 11th, and it was entitled "Someone is pulling the strings from behind –and whoever they are – they are cowards for not showing their faces"

From July 4th comes the 4th most read post; "TwiddleDee, and Twiddle Dumb. That’s what we have with the BC Liberal Party, and the BC New Democrats"

The third most read story, "What they believe, and stand for, are the things that will guide them in government",  comes from April 26th

Some in the media and public believe that the BC Conservative Party has viewpoints that would be opposed by the majority of British Columbians, and has no clearly defined plans and ideas.  Given that, I thought that I would do a side by side comparison

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And our last look back today will be the 2nd most read commentary from 2012.  It comes from January 16th, and was entitled, "Hiring Ken Boessenkool is for the partisan purpose of making the BC Liberal government look good" 

Is the Premiers Office a non-partisan part of the government of BC --- or is it an extension of the BC Liberal Party?  I ask this question because it is becoming increasing unclear what it’s exact 'political' purpose is.

That's all for today ... tomorrow we'll find out what the most read commentary was from 2012, on the Conservative Thought blog.

I'm Alan Forseth in Kamloops ... with a look back at the thoughts of one conservative.

The TOP 10 "Conservative Thoughts for the year 2012 -- beginning with #10 to #6

Over the next 3 days I will be presenting the most read commentaries that I posted on the Conservative Thoughts blog.

Today I'll begin by taking a fresh look at the posts counting down from #10 to #6.  Let's begin:

#10 ... "BC Liberal MLA Kevin Krueger should read these words; 'Vitriol' … extreme bitterness and hatred toward somebody or something" -- May 9th 

Two stories tied for the #9 spot ... they were: 

"If you decide to read on, make sure you have some Tylenol, and an antacid, handy" (April 30th)

And from October 6th: "All logic, reason, and unbiased comment,flies out the window when it comes to anything he writes and says about Cummins and the BC Conservative Party" 

#8  ... "We live in a democracy Kevin; that's how it works"  June 13th 

From March 2nd comes the #7 commentary of the year ... "The ineptitude of this government hurts people -- real people!"

And our final post today comes from March 10th.  It stand as the #6 most read post of the year ... "It may talk like a duck ... but it sure as heck doesn't walk like one" -- March 10th

Tomorrow we'll continue as we take a look at more of the Top 10 Conservative Thoughts posts, counting down from #5 to #2.

I'm Alan Forseth and Kamloops ... with the thoughts of one conservative.

Best wishes for a great year ahead in 2013

To friends old and new, wherever you are, Happy New Year!

Thank you again for joining me on this journey through-out this past year.  It's hard to believe, and at times I find it amazing, but I am now 3 years in to this adventure with the Conservative Thoughts blog.

From me to you, sincerest best wishes for a great year ahead in 2013.

Alan Forseth 
Kamloops, BC