Richard Hughes Political Blogger A beleaguered Prime Minister Harper has shifted from the high minded guardian of all that is right to essentially fighting to protect the status of number of his Conservative Senators facing possible expulsion for fudging living expenses and thumbing their noses at the regulations. Initially Harper
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Cowichan Conversations: Jimmy Carter Sets Record Straight About Oscar Winning ‘Argo’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Nice to see many Americans, including Former President Jimmy Carter standing up and telling the real story behind the Canadians major role in free American Hostages through a daring plot born in the Canadian Embassy. In the movie the Canada’s Ambassador Ken Taylor’s role was written out
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Duncan Council Don’t Smoke and They Don’t Chew and They’re Gonna Tell You What To Do!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is really hard taking some serious things seriously. The Cowichan News Leader’s editor, Sir John McKinley no less, penned an article about the Duncan City Mayor and Council’s righteous declaration against smoking cigarettes, here or there. I find it all confusing and am glad that I now
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: To This Day by Shane Koyczanby- Poems and Video About Bullying
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger- This an important breakthrough about bullying made and presented by Shane Koyczanby. He has suffered the taunts and ridicule that it seems are part of growing up for far too many of our children. It is wrong, hurtful, and sometimes debilitating. We are all becoming more aware
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: So You Want To Make Few Extra Bucks? Simple-Start Up A Hedge Fund!
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger As a retired guy from time to time I think that it would be nice to bring in a few extra bucks. Problem is that generally people actually want you to produce something of benefit to them, provide a service or some other such time consuming sacrifice.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Fracked Gas Won’t Solve Energy Crunch: Report
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Tyee series on energy continues, several from the series appear ‘On the Left Side.’ This episode features highly respected geologist David Hughes analysis. It is markedly different than the spin that we are getting from politicians of all flavours. Our politicians behaviour reminds of the classic
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Several South American Countries Are Showing Us The Way Back To Democracy!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Do you remember when Canada was seen as a friendly, socially progressive country? Well, perhaps not, but I will bet that your parents do. We have lost ground and are now a reactionary anti-science- pro military, right wing led and controlled country. We are going backward
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It is Time to Declare a Moratorium on School Closures In the Cowichan Valley
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger The present turmoil and uncertainty regarding Cowichan School District school closures and restructuring of the entire system is being driven by the Christy Clark governments appointed ‘Trustee’ sent up to do the BC Liberal governments dirty work. This man arrived with an agenda from Victoria. He was sent
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Families Abandon Homes near Alberta Bitumen Facility
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The more the politicians of all stripes and flavours proclaim the harmless benefits of fracking, producing and shipping bitumen to wherever there is a market the more that you know they are full of it. Bullshit slides smoother than bitumen! Check this out! CBC coverage (video) and an
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The BC Liberal Budget With Special Simultaneous Commentary.
This is one of the better more informed and down to earth commentaries that I have run into. Actually I did not run into it, I stole it from Laila Yuile’s Blog-No Strings Attached Blog. Another special from Dan Murphy.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberal’s Election Budget Won’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger The BC Liberals Election Budget is exactly that, an election budget. The release was met with wide eyed disbelief from many observers and straight out rejection by others. Yes there are a few plums and illusions of benefits for young families but then those gains are countered
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Director Gerry Giles Has Endorsed A Cell Phone Tower For Cobble Hill!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The other day I wrote a piece about cell phone reception, dead spots, and the controversy that can swirl around these things. I later learned that Director Giles had come out swinging at a ‘Electoral Area Services Meeting’ as she had done some time back, against such
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Lacks ‘transparency’ on Fracking Violations
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger You know we really do live in Lotus land, or is it Bananaland? We have a Premier so out of control she can’t even manage her caucus, leaks everywhere in the pointy buildings, rumours of staff being instructed to prepare for a surprise election call on February
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Ugly Truth of Canada’s Native Residential Schools is Being Revealed
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Slowly but surely the ugly truth of Canada’s Residential Schools is being revealed. Native children were ripped away from their families, their communities, their culture and abused in every way imaginable by their ‘Christian’ teachers. Although the ‘Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ may make a mark it is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Tens of Thousands Rally to Urge Obama to Move “Forward on Climate”
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Lately it seems that the politics of ‘Climate Change’ is like the classic children’s story ‘Alice in Wonderland. The roles have changed as if we are guests at the ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.’ Instead of the Americans dragging their feet it is in fact right here in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: One Billion Rising-Cowichan
Women, men and children throughout the world are standing up, rising up against abuse, rape and violence. In Cowichan this event was held in the Duncan City Square. Our thanks to Phil Ives for producing this video of the Duncan event.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: We Need More Cell Phone Towers in South Cowichan, Or Do We ?
Richard Hughes-Political Commentator How many times have you tried to retreive a call while at Cobble Hill’s Valley View Shopping Centre and had it drop off? Other times the calls do not connect at all! The annoyance in being able to remind your mate to pickup a carton of milk
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark Declare A Moratorium Now. Cowichan Schools Facing Turmoil and Chaos!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Premier Christy Clark must step in immediately and declare a moratorium to end the chaos and disruption caused by proposed and considered changes throughout the Cowichan School District. Politically motivated threats of wholesale closures to meet shortfalls will neither resolve the fiscal challenges or meet the educational needs of our
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