This is a classic expose of the rich and powerful tax cheats enjoying a free ride in the United States. This applies through Canada as well.
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Cowichan Conversations: The Ballad of Crowfoot-By Willie Dunn
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There are times when Facebook is a pain in the ass and other times when it is a valuable resource connecting you with old friends and issues that they forward to you. Joe Mock sent this along this morning. It is not the type of story in
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Police Brutality in Canada! Is This Democracy?
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Make no mistake folks the genie is out of the bottle and fascism is staring us right in the face. Many people do not want to hear that or deal with that unwelcome reality but it is undeniably the reality of Canada today. This video is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: How To Beat Corporate Newspaper Pay Walls-Free Radio-TV & Alternate Media Options
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Like many of you I check the news, email etc. in the morning with a few cups of coffee. It is a nice way to start the day. In days past I would go out to the porch and pick up the morning paper that
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cobble Hill-Cowichan Bay Gravel Pit Proposal Has Residents Up in Arms
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Few things get residents worked up more than hearing that a gravel pit is destined to commence operations in their neighbourhood. In the Cowichan Valley like so many areas the feuds sometimes have gone on for decades. This summer residents attention soared as they became aware
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Oil Pipeline Erupts Into Fish Bearing Stream, But No Fish Harmed-Satire
Just another spill
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Toronto Cops Killed 18 Year Old Bus Passenger For Not Dropping His Swiss Army Knife
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Our police are out of control right across the country. The latest fatality 18 year old Sammy Yatim was the sole passenger on a Toronto bus. He apparently was holding a Swiss Army knife. Of course he should have dropped the knife after repeated demands but what
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Do Canadians Have The Legal Right To Film and Photograph Police Activities?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It seems to be commonplace today that police actions are filmed. Often they appear on blogs and You Tube. Are you allowed to do that? Is it interfering, impeding or unlawful to do so? Do the police have the right to seize your camera, look at what
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ‘Nobody Understands’ Spills at Alberta’s Cold Lake Tar Sands Operation
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The pollution in Northern Alberta attributable to ‘Fracking’ and Tar Sands’ Operations is out of control. The latest seemingly unstoppable spill of significance is devastating wildlife and the environment. They cannot stop it. Nothing is being done and it seems obvious that the politicians first concern is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Justin Trudeau Will Legalize Marijuana!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger So here we have a situation where a Party Leader, comfortably ahead in the polls, shows his political acumen and boldly calls for the legalization of marijuana! Politics is a ‘gut game’ Clearly Justin gets that. If it wasn’t so funny it would be serious. But
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Edward Snowden Allowed Into Russia Weeks After Outing Himself as the NSA Leaker
The National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has been given permission leave the Moscow airport where he has been stranded for over a month. Snowden applied for… Read More
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Loren Duncan Explains How CVRD Directors Made Decisions on Salaries
CVRD Director Loren Duncan explains CVRD Salaries and Increases Loren Duncan is a seasoned veteran of the CVRD Board Table who has been there through the changeover that followed the retirement of long time administrator Frank Raimondo. In the past there were lively debates and the clash of ideas and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It is Time for the BC NDP to Clean House. No More Reviews are Needed.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have been a member of the BC NDP since the early 70′s. Like so many others I have been on a full tour of duty including a ‘Mission Impossible’ run to be the Malahat Juan de Fuca MLA back in 2001. Today we face yet another
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Whistleblower Sylvie Therrien suspended after leaking Canada’s EI rejection ‘quotas’(VIDEO)
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Sylvie Therrien did not feel right about kicking people off Employment Insurance to meet an Conservative Government mandated quota. Another insider blows the whistle on government behaviour. Now she has not had to flee the country but she has been suspended and may lose her job
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canadian Taxpayers Federation Want To Blow Up The Senate-Video
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The Canadian Taxpayers have embraced humour , satire and a little hucksterism to promote dismantling the Canadian Senate. Their goal is to have a referendum over the senates continued existence. Their claims and denunciations are a little overblown and their ridicule of Independent Senator Mike
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada Day Bomb Threat Sure Looks Like It Was RCMP Inspired
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger When the reports of a thwarted bombing incident at Canada Day celebrations at the BC Legislature were first trumpeted non stop by our obedient media the language was the first indicator that something was not quite right with the story being told. I have waited two
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: MLA Bill Routley Calls On Minister Mary Polak To Protect Shawnigan From Contaminated Soils
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Yes, it is still the ‘Dog days of Summer’ and Cowichan MLA Bill Routley is up on his feet again. This time he is questioning Minister of Environment Mary Polak about the unconscionable notion of allowing the BC Liberal government issued ‘Draft Permit’ to be converted into
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