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Cowichan Conversations: ‘The world has turned,’ Stephen Lewis warns future leaders

Nov

21

2016

Stephen Lewis is still one of the top orators in the political arena decades after he left electoral politics. Take a few minutes to listen to some straight talk about the issues following Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Kinder Morgan’s Expansion. This Could Turn Into A Political Battle For The Ages.

Nov

20

2016

Kinder Morgan protest draws huge crowd in Vancouver Vancouver mayor warns of protests ‘like you have never seen before’ Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson The hour is growing late for both Kinder Morgan Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Queen Elizabeth II Revokes US Independence-Steps In With Strict Guidelines For Governing The USA

Nov

18

2016

The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Supreme Court Slams Christy Clark For Illegally Stripping BCTF Contracts

Nov

17

2016

British Columbian’s children have been shortchanged for 14 years through punishing illegal cutbacks administered by then BC Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell’s Education minister Christy Clark. This meant 3500 fewer teachers, special needs assistants and Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Trudeau Out Of His Depth As Trump and Putin Look For Peaceful Cooperative Relations

Nov

16

2016

The budding bromance between our PM Trudeau and President Obama is to be but a dim memory as President-elect Donald J.Trump prepares to govern the United States. NAFTA is on the table, TTP is on Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: You should be worried about Canada’s Anti-terrorism Act

Nov

13

2016

Canadians observing the recent election in the USA should not become complacent over the threats to our securities and freedoms. Our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing arrogance and disregard for our freedom through Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Reckoning With A Trump Presidency And The Elite Democrats Who Helped Deliver It — Betsy Reed, Jeremy Scahill, Glenn Greenwald

Nov

13

2016

THE UNITED STATES has been plunged into a state of purgatory following the election of Donald Trump. In all political quarters, people are engaged in their own of how this happened and what Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Bernie Speaks Out-First Interview Since Trump Election Victory

Nov

13

2016

Cowichan Conversations: CBC Sunday Morning-Liberals Botched The Election-says Thomas Frank

Nov

13

2016

CBC Host Michael Enright’s guest Thomas Frank offers a refreshing take on the recent us election, well worth a listen for those who may have missed it. Liberals botched the election and put Donald Trump Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: OPINION Christy Clark Just Got Laughed Out of the Supreme Court of Canada

Nov

12

2016

Crawford Killan’s ‘Opinion Piece’-Originally posted on the Tyee. Coming two grim days after the U.S. presidential election, Thursday’s judgment by the Supreme Court of Canada was exhilarating: B.C. teachers had suddenly won a 15-year battle Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: The Democrats Turned Their Backs On Their Traditional Base-Many Of Whom Voted for Trump.

Nov

12

2016

The numbness is beginning to wear off following the strangest election campaign in modern history. I do not choose to write off all Trump voters as misogynists, racists, and the like. Sure there were some, Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Michael Moore Is On A Mission To Run Donald J Trump Out of The White House

Nov

12

2016

Cowichan Conversations: Tens of thousands of youthful protestor’s hit the streets a cross America. I smell a rat!

Nov

11

2016

There is a great deal at play here. The controllers of the USA must have felt that they have been dealt ‘Aces and Eights.’ Their days at the palaces of the privileged are under threat. Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Our Deficient Democracy Needs An Overhaul

Nov

10

2016

The US election should ring a bell, a very big bell. Voters stayed at home in droves and they did because the tired old two party charade did not speak to them or for them. Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: John Pilger: ‘The truth is… there was no one to vote for’

Nov

10

2016

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Cowichan Conversations: It was the rise of the Davos class that sealed America’s fate Naomi Klein

Nov

10

2016

Hillary Clinton’s embrace of neoliberalism was disastrous. The only answer now is to take on the billionaires Opinion by Naomi Klein-The Guardian They will blame James Comey and the FBI. They will Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: BC NDP Has Just A Short time To Recalibrate And Drop Their Pro Fracking — Pro LNG Positioning

Nov

8

2016

Independent Political Blogger Listen to former BC NDP Premier Mike Harcourt speak common sense on the Site C Dam and the need to diversify and focus on alternative energy options. The BC NDP’s Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Secret World Of The US Election–John Pilger Talks With Julian Assange

Nov

6

2016

I saw this on FB yesterday and watched in for a minute or two, as we do. But then I did not have 24 minutes to spare so saved it and moved on. Then about Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Tesla CEO-Elon Musk thinks we need a ‘popular uprising’ against the fossil fuel industry-VIDEO

Nov

5

2016

Revolutions are not usually called for or supported by billionaires. This is especially the case when the proposed fossil fuel industry is the target. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is causing ripples as has been covered Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: Welcome to Cowichan Bay

Nov

4

2016

Published on 6 Oct 2016 Welcome to Cowichan Bay, the first song on Pagan Lullabies, was composed and choreographed by Susan Rankin. Performed by her friends and family who hail from Vancouver Island BC Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: BC Appeal Court Ruling Over the Shawnigan Contaminated Sites Needs Full Briefing

Nov

4

2016

Residents Need Full and Proper Explanation Regarding Todays BC Appeal Court Ruling Over the Shawnigan Contaminated Sites. It would be most helpful if the CVRD lawyers would issue clear statements and explanations regarding the Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: BC Court of Appeal Overturns BC Supreme Court Regarding Landfill Facility

Nov

3

2016

Duncan, BC – The BC Court of Appeal allowed the appeals of Cobble Hill Holdings (CHH), South Island Aggregates (SIA) and South Island Resource Management (SIRM) finding that the Province has exclusive jurisdiction to Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: A Lively Time Ahead For the Race To Be Cowichan’s Next MLA

Nov

3

2016

With the remarkable US election looming and the Standing Rock Sioux Nation Dakota Access Pipeline protests, we must not forget the lively run for the MLA spot left open by the retiring BC NDP MLA Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: The Case of the Vanishing Site C Video-Includes A Revised Video

Nov

2

2016

The Site C Dam project offers a number of similarities with the Dakota Access Pipeline-(DAPL) the subject of ongoing massive protest led by the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota. It may be a Read more…

Cowichan Conversations: WTF is going on in the USA, and excuse me, Canada as well?

Nov

1

2016

The Standing Mountain Sioux Nation have a treaty over the lands where the Dakota Access Pipeline (DPL) is approved to be built, yet the state of North Dakota police, national guard, and police forces Read more…