Richard Hughes-Political Blogger You have to hand to our neocon Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He can manage a straight face and studied and affected ‘cool demanour’ as he jams ‘Omnibus Bills’ down our throats, puts Canada’s rivers, lakes and coastines up for grabs. Treaties fall to the greed of the
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Cowichan Conversations: Out of Touch Cowichan Citizen Editorial Shows Callous Disregard For The Community
Time To Put The Past Behind Us And Move On The Citizen Friday, February 01, 2013 With the process now underway to sell off the property that was bought in anticipation of building the now-defunct Eco Depot in the South End, we hope civility can reign. The fight over the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair Lays It Out for New Vancouver Sun and Province Editor
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Postmedia has appointed Gordon Fisher as their new editor for the Sun and Province. Award winning broadcaster, blogger and former cabinet minister in the Bill Bennett Social Credit government, Rafe Mair, welcomes him to Vancouver and offers a heads up critique regarding the sorry ass coverage over
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Famous Canadian Author, Broadcaster and Humourist Pierre Berton Shows Us How To Roll A Joint.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Canada’s famous Pierre Berton, broadcaster, author and humourist was a marijuana connoisseur and happy toker. Rick Mercer was behind this and gee what a surprise that is. Now for you novices out there, all three of you, pay attention and benefit from the advice and guidance
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hurrah! The Appeal Court Has Ruled That Marijuana Is Still Illegal!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Oh my goodness, what a relief it was to read the following report in the morning Vancouver Province. Reporter Colin Perkel brings us the joyous news that this mystery drug is still illegal and that many doctors still question the science of it all. Well dear doctors
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mushrooms Can Save The World! Good We Need Something!
Lisa sent this by on FB and it is so intriguing that I thought that others may be interested. So, here it is.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ISA virus on your table – an act of desperation
Here is the latest from Alexandra Morton Alexandra Morton-Marine Biologist Hello The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has decided that ISA virus contaminated feedlot salmon can be grown-out in the ocean and sold to Canadians. The U.S. has reportedly rejected the product. This has become an national incident, Canada is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Anonymous Style Counter-Ads. The REAL BC Liberal Record!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Good morning February. Normally we do not accept ‘Anonymous Comments or Posts’ but this one slipped by the rigid censorship panel. It may be the future as there is plenty to counter, to mock and to ridicule in todays political top down controlled environment. The REAL
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mt. Prevost Park- Put the Proposal On a Dusty Shelf
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor There must be someone on the North Cowichan staff with not much to do, so they keep coming up with wacko ideas they feed to the elected council members who seem to love projects that don’t need doing. The good people of Chemainus have struggled for
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Oil, China and Why David Emerson Wants Alberta to Start Paying Taxes
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is a thorough analysis and update on the many complexities swirling around energy issues in Canada today. It was written by Kevin Logan and was featured in the Common Sense Canadian. Alberta Premier Alison Redford recently took the unprecedented step of holding a “State of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Time To Rein In CVRD Director’s Spending On Grants In Aid!
The Cowichan News Leader regularly runs an editorial segment – Seeing Both Sides: The case for The provincial government has spent the past decade cutting back on the funding it had previously made available for community groups. Because of that, the funding provided by the CVRD through its grants budget can often
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Hydro-BC Liberal’s Send Mixed Messages About ‘Smart Meter’ Installations
‘We Won, We Won, They won!’ Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Yes the thousands of British Columbians who resisted ‘Smart Meter’ installations have dodged that bullet, at least for now. The Citizens for Safe Technology and the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters estimate that more than 250,000 homeowners have resisted
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Liberals and the NDP Will Assure Another Harper Victory, Unless…
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Chatter in political circles of the centre and centre left variety have been underway for years. It seems that today’s NDP are more comfortable propelling and then propping up Harper than actually cutting a deal with the Liberals. Power players in the NDP inner circles have moved the party
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It Is Time For Ottawa To Become ‘Idle No More’
Richard Hughes Political Blogger The Idle No More Movement has reopened an old problem and kicked off a new discussion in Canada regarding our relationship and responsibilities towards indigenous peoples. While it is easy to pick up on PM Harper’s desperate and racist wedge attack on Chief Theresa Spence and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Liberals and NDP Must Declare a ‘MORATORIUM’ On Fracking In BC!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Much money has been made and a great deal of environmental damage has been done through the practice of ‘Fracking’ or Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing. Canadians have had a heads up following horror stories in the US but never mind there is money to be made. The politicians
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Encana and Alberta Facing A Multi Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Fracking Damages
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger Energy Giant Encana met a woman who was not about to be pushed around by industry or compliant government regulators. Landowner Jessica Ernst has launched a Multi-million dollar lawsuit against the EnCana and Alberta government regulators over water contamination. Jessica Ernst is also telling her story to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: I Want Some Of That Stuff that Christy Is Smokin’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Now I suppose being Premier and all pretty well positions you for really good ‘Premier Bud.’ I mean it would be insulting to have our top office holder picking through the branches, seeds and twigs when she presides over the best bud growing jurisdiction in the universe. Personally
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