Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger During these ‘Dog Days of Summer’ political life at the BC Legislature continues. Below find a series of questions from Hansard where Cowichan MLA Bill Routley raises a number of issues of concern to Cowichan residents. DEBATES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (HANSARD) ________________________________ HOUSE BLUES
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Cowichan Conversations: Green Party MLA Andrew Weaver Changes Colours-Green Mixed with Red Makes Brown
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Andrew Weaver is not wasting much time putting his oar in the water. As the only and BC’s first Green MLA he is under a lot of pressure. I wish him every success pushing both the Liberals and the NDP into greener pastures. Some of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Josh Fox on Gasland Part 2, the Fracking-Earthquake Link & the Natural Gas Industry’s Use of PSYOPs
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger When Gasland first hit for many it was an early wake up call. Nominated for an Academy award Jeff Fox blew the lid of the dangerous risks and terrible damages done by fracking for natural gas. The same threats face BC residents as the BC Liberal government
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Renewable Energy Not All It Appears
Patrick Smyth, a regular Cowichan Conversations reader, is not an IPP booster. He has given us permission to carry his recent letter to the editor in Whistler’s Pique News Magazine. I have been watching Quebec-based Innergex’s Upper Lillooet Power Project and was shocked to see it is actually going ahead. I
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canucks Prospects- Scrimage and Interviews
There are those of us out here that are keeners and curious about the new guys, even during the ‘Dog Days’ of summer. So my friends for those who dig it. Check it out!
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Sometimes the Internet Delivers Encouraging Content
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger There is a seemingly non stop supply of non corporate controlled news, opinion and information available on the internet. I have listed many of them under the Alternate Media Tab at the top of the page. This morning I added another informative and interesting addition ‘Whiteout
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Death is the Cost of Cost Cutting Efficiency in Lac Megantic
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The tide is coming in on the greedy bastards who cut corners to save a buck. It is surely rising on their partners in crime, in this case the Harper government, who willing changed regulations allowing only one worker for trains like the one
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Provincial audit of CVRD brass’ wages could be coming
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cowichan News Leader reporter Peter Rusland has been fuming over the wages and increases at the CVRD for some time. Well now finally a Director has stood up and called for an overdue examination regarding salary rates and shocking annual increases for some of the CVRD’s highest paid
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD’s Morrison Calling for Municipal Auditor
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is a long overdue move by Director Morrison, but still it could be of value. The CVRD politicians are so out of touch that any rattling of their cages will be welcomed. For too long our elected Directors have just gone with the flow. They all
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Surveillance and Security Safeguard Our Democracy-Such A Comfort!
With all of the attention on surveillance, spying, terrorists and such this video clearly shows what we are getting for our tax dollars invested in security.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Elderly Man Saved From Fireball By His Little Dog in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
Amidst all of the terrible news from that train explosion that devastated large parts of the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, a happier story. Paul Leclerc, 83, describes on Sunday, July 7, 2013 how one of his dogs woke him and alerted him to the fire caused by the explosion of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: War Crimes Attorney Says He Will Get George W. Bush
Richard Hughes Political Blogger The ‘Truth Seeker’ is revealing legal efforts to arrest and prosecute George W. Bush and Barack Obama for illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Further charges for illegal surveillance, war crimes including torture, genocide, drone attacks world wide are being pursued against President Obama as well.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hey CVRD! Draw Up a Bylaw to Protect the Shawnigan Watershed!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger OK so the Provincial Election returned the BC Liberals. They changed Environment Ministers slotting Mary Polak in as our new Environment chief. Those concerned with the Shawnigan Watershed becoming home for 5 million tonnes of Victoria’s contaminated and toxic soils are probably wondering what the CVRD is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Nine Defeated BC Liberal Candidates Awarded Political Jobs. So Far.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is an update from a previous post about the ‘Horganator’ providing a little sharped edged humour and entertainment in the BC legislature yesterday. Horgan had delighted in pointing out that four visitors in the gallery were defeated Liberal candidates that landed up with politically appointed jobs on
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Sean Leslie Looks Big Problems at BC Hydro-This week in BC
This Week in BC -Sean Leslie Looks at BC HYDRO
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC NDP Leader Horgan Turns Tables on BC Liberals-Embarasses Liberals Over Political Payoffs For Defeated Liberal Candidates
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There is no doubting it then when BC NDP House Leader John Horgan has the glint in his eye and the opportunity presents itself he is the oratory star of the BC Legislature. It seems he is through his understandable ’retching’ over the election loss and is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: You Are Being Watched Says Edward Snowden-Video
Here is the latest with Amy Goodman-Democracy Now!
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Egyptian President Morsi Gets the Hook! Army Steps In As Demands For His Resignation Grew.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger A relatively short lived term as President was the fate of Mohammed Morsi who outraged millions of Egyptians with his style of governance. Democracy was won in a democratic seeking revolution just two years ago. Guardian reporters Patrick Kingsley and Martin Chulov filed this report from Cairo.(VIDEO)
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