Author: Richard Hughes
Cowichan Conversations: The Canadian Conversation is Not One Dimensional-But The MSM Is! *Updated*
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The concentrated ownership of the corporate media has created predictable, dull and unreliable sources of news and information. Canadians have seen their once diverse ‘Mainstream Media’ devolve into a homogeneous blur too often failing to reflect the texture or variation of views that exist in our towns, cities,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Misguided Journalist Terry Glavin Misunderstands ‘Idle No More’
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor MISGUIDED VICTORIA JOURNALIST MISUNDERSTANDS IDLE NO MORE by Don Maroc Terry Glavin is a well know media commentator on all things cultural and political. He claims to be left-leaning although he doesn’t always come off that way in his books and regular column in the Ottawa
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: For Frack Sakes!
Idle No More The Common Sense Canadian, an excellent online blog, is shepherded along by Damien Gillis and Rafe Mair. Along with an impressive stable of contributing writers they have become one of the leading forces speaking up for the environmental destruction realized from run of the river power projects, open net
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Unist’ot’en Action Camp: Stopping Pipelines In Their Tracks
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It struck me from the outset that the Natives were Canada’s best chance for pushback against corporate and oil and gas interests. Who else could or would stop the Enbridge Pipeline, the Keystone, the Pacific Trails Pipeline, the fracking? The NDP today is a mere shadow of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hey Steve Harper – Crunch These Numbers!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Canadians are all going to be affected by the Harper Government handiwork on many levels. In the news right now of course the Chief Theresa Spence Hunger Strike and the ever growing ‘Idle No More’ movement are, as they say, trending. The pressure on PM Harper
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Idle No More “Our Last Best Hope”
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Kevin Logan contributes posts to Cowichan Conversations occasionally and they are most appreciated. In the following piece Kevin provides an in depth look at the Chief Spence Hunger Strike and the role of the Idle No More movement. If you want an in depth look see, pour
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The True Scandal of First Nations’ Funding Being Sidelined!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The slippery manoeuvre from the Harper squad to leak dated and incomplete so called reports regarding the financial affairs of the Attiwapiskat First Nations under the political leadership of Chief Theresa Spence shows the depths Harper will go to derail the hunger striking Chief and slow down
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Harper Is Losing It Over Chief Theresa Spences’ Hunger Strike
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Like night follows day the somewhat predictable PM Stephen Harper has let the dogs out regarding the growing “Idle No More’ movement and the continuing hunger strike being waged by Attiwapiskat Chief Theresa Spence. A dedicated anti aboriginal bigot Stephen Harper’s Government UN Ambassador John McNee obediently voted
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada Imports Wage Slaves To Our Shame! Where Are Our Unions?
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Many of us have heard of the exploitation of foreign domestics attending the needs of some well off Canadian families and the atrocious conditions they work under, but it still continues. Their story just has not fueled the indignant response and rejection of such practices as
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Caleb Behn-One of B.C.’s Bright, Emerging Native Political Leaders (Video)
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BC’s ever growing independent documentary film efforts are filling a void that screams for credible alternate assessments of our approach to the threats faced by the largely man made actions. Damien Gillis of the Commonsense Canadian has been at the forefront and is a promoter of native
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: US Bad Gas Ruining Engines and Voiding Warranties
Richard Hughes Political Blogger It sure seems like the oil and gas corporations will rig the game and stack the deck to squeeze every nickle and dime out of the compromised consumers that they can manage. Alternate fuel technology has been impeded, blocked, stalled and denied to the motoring and breathing
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Promised Land Is Being Fracked! (Video)
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Fracking is simply a ponzi scheme according to the prestigious Forbes Magazine. It is in full bloom in the eastern states and of course in British Columbia where the tantalizing potential has rattled the brains of both the BC Liberals and the resurgent BC NDP. Well actually the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Why Did The BC Liberal’s Dump Auditor-General John Doyle?
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s got it right when they hired John Doyle almost six years ago, but now they are nervous. I mean, didn’t Doyle read the manual? The BC Liberal’s see it as more of a ceremonial office and you really do not have to poke around
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Valley Residents Deserve Better!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Our local CVRD government has often been the target of this blog. Their performance has been costly and dismal. I had a front row seat as an elected regional director representing Cobble Hill at the Cowichan Valley Regional District Board Table from 1993 until I stepped down in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The CVRD Eco Depot Court Case-A Bittersweet Victory
The hottest selling shirt in the Cowichan Valley Dara Quast – Community Activist The bitter sweet victory of the court decision confirming that the CVRD did not have the legal authority to erect a waste transfer station on agricultural land in the bucolic area of Cameron Taggart is rewarding for
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: We Have Had Enough Rubbish From This Rogue CVRD Board!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger-Beware of CEO’s bearing gifts!’ The CVRD Director’s are out of control and have been for the past three or four years. The Eco Depot, a Garbage Transfer and Recycling Drop Off, that was slated to be built on farmland in the bucolic Cameron Taggart Road area of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Supreme Court Rules CVRD Eco Depot Opponents Were Right!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger There will be much said and much written about our out of touch CVRD Politicians and their misdirected staff over their blatant misuse of public funds and their arrogant conduct regarding the ill fated Eco Depot project. For tonight here is Peter Rusland’s account in the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Idle No More-Video From Vancouver’s Waterfront Station
Here is a video report courtesy of Damien Gillis and the Common Sense Canadian On January 2, 2013, hundreds of First Nations and non-indigenous people converged on Vancouver’s Waterfront Station for the latest Idle No More rally. The beating of drums and singing of traditional songs signaled this crowd’s solidarity
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Deal Made On Fiscal Cliff, Maybe!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger After months of entrenched Republican intransigence and unwillingness to actually, ahem tax the rich, a deal is in the works that could avert millions being denied unemployment benefits and tax increases for the middle class especially. Tentative Deal Is Reached to
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