Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Gordon ‘Flip’ Wilson, the man who never met a political party that he didn’t love and then hate and then love again has rowed across from his Powell River digs to stand with Christy Clark and the soon to be defeated BC Liberals. Actually Gordy and Christy
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Cowichan Conversations: ‘Run of the River IPP’s’ Flaunt Environmental Safeguards
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Independent Power Producers(IPP) have largely ignored regulations designed to protect river flows and the many fish that require that adequate flows are maintained for their survival. They are getting away with it because the responsible BC Ministry’s have not maintained adequate staff to monitor their operations. This
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ‘Christie in Wonderland’ BC Election 2013
We had Bill Vanderzalm and Fantasy Gardens-Now We have ‘Christie in Wonderland’ with her ‘Fact-Free Campaign’ and her ‘Fantasy Budget’ Christy Clark with Campaign Advisors Quote from Christie, er, Alice in Wonderland If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Why Is This BC Election So Low Key This Time Around?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Maroc called this morning to chat about the election that is rumoured to be underway. He was amazed how few signs were out and how it seems surreal in its lack of urgency or spark! What has changed? Well grass roots activism within the political parties
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Corporate Canada Is Safe With Justin Trudeau
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The state our Canada’s democracy is grim at all levels. Our PM Steve Harper is an overbearing, top down dictator. He has managed to BS too many Canadians that he is a wonderful manager of the economy. He is not. Under Harper our sovereignty is being sold
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix is Turning up Green Heat – In 10 Days We Vote!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Adrian Dix has challenged Christy Clark to state her position on Enbridge, Kinder Morgan expansion and a huge increase in oil tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet, one of North America’s most beautiful seaports. Georgia Straight’s Charlie Smith tells of a possible upset in Christy Clark’s home base and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Environmental Issues Separate the BC NDP from the BC Liberals
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Environmental issues rank at or near the top for the first time in BC’s history. This could well be the difference when the Provincial Election ballots are counted, May 14th. Adrian Dix has greened up. Christy Clark had donned brown and it could cost her not
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Conservatives Hammer the BC Liberals for their ‘Untruthiness’ regarding Foreign Workers
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The following story by Tyee editor David Beers shows the benefit of multiple parties expressing their views on matters of importance. Here the BC Conservatives hammer the BC Liberals for their ‘untruthiness’ regarding investigations regarding foreign workers being brought into BC. The BC Conservative
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMP) An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Here is a snapshot of opinion from Cowichan Conversations readers who voted in the poll in response to changing our electoral system from ‘First Past the Post’ to a ‘Proportional Representation’ system that is used in many countries throughout the world today. There is a
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Provincial Election 2013 All Candidates Meeting 7PM Tonight, May 2nd – Cobble Hill Hall
South Cowichan Chamber of Commerce BC Provincial Election 2013 All Candidates Meeting 7PM Tonight, May 2nd – Cobble Hill Hall 3550 Watson Avenue-Cobble Hill Village
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark’s BC Liberals Are Being Economic with Accuracy
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger We have passed the halfway point of BC Election 13 and it feels that we are setting some sort of record when it comes to the ‘economies with accuracy’ and just flat out lying that has become the norm with the BC Liberals campaign. BC Election
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Mike McKay Will Go Away – He Has Done His Handy Work!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The ham fisted push-back against the Cowichan School Board was a hand misplayed on many levels. Mike McKay, armed with a mandate to scare the bejesus out of parents, children and teachers has caused more havoc, disruption and heartburn than any School Board could ever manage.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix’s Opposition To Increased Tanker Traffic In Burrard Inlet Pleases Voters
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix is in this election to win. His decision to announce his opposition to Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion leading to a massive increase in tanker traffic in Burrard Inlet has met with increased support amongst BC voters. Many of the MSM staffers are
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Who exactly is misleading and withholding information on Pipelines in British Columbia?
Kevin Logan (with Christine) A Cowichan Conversations Contributor Over at the Common Sense Canadian I have documented the many twists and turns of the BC Liberals. Christy Clark, having shuffled through at least three sets of communications staff, seemed to change her position each time a new scribe was propelled to
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