Tag: Cowichan Conversations
Cowichan Conversations: Herb Rice, a Coast Salish Artist from the Pacific Northwest, is a Master Wood Carver
It is little wonder that Facebook is popular. Cruising through I ran into this interview with Cowichan Bay’s Master Carver Herb Rice. An interview with Herb Rice, a Coast Salish Native Indian Artist from the Pacific Northwest, is a Master Wood Carver whose work is in private collections all over
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada-We Are Being Governed By Thugs in Suits
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Canada has changed and is still changing before our very eyes. We are being governed by ‘thugs in suits’ and we are going downhill at an alarming rate. Who will stop them? Well the NDP and Liberal’s are trying, but of course joining forces to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Adrian Dix Decides To Stay On As BC NDP Leader
After a surprise loss Adrian Dix has emerged with a public announcement of his future plans Embattled B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he will stay on as head of the party despite last week’s surprise election defeat. “This was an impossibly disappointing result,” he said. “As leader of the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The BCNDP Have Been Struggling Since The RCMP Raid On Premier Glen Clark’s Home
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Rod Smelser and Kevin Logan both politically savvy types offered some interesting comments on the spectacular BC NDP Election defeat. (See Comments-following the post about the Kool Topp Guys.) I think that what is needed is a thorough house cleaning, possibly a name change, an injection
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: PM Harper Gives Control Over Vegetables, Grains & Forage Seeds To Corporations Like Monsanto!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Koksilah Farmer’s Institute’s Angela Auchincloss fired out this email the other day that should be of concern to us all. It is almost like Science Fiction or something from the ‘Twilight Zone’. Regular contributor Don Maroc responds below. Good Evening Everyone, The following information has been
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Polling Should Be Banned During BC Elections!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger This is as good a time to take a step forward and ban political polls beginning 30 days before voting day. We have all seen the results in three successive provincial elections in Ontario, Alberta and of course right here in BC. Considering the veil
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP Campaign-The Topp Guy Was Not All That Kool!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger One of the burning questions begging for answers as to WTF happened that saw the BCNDP lose the election is how is that Brian Topp ran the campaign after it was know that he was in business with the political enemies of the campaign. Topp was an
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: History Tells Us That Defeated BC NDP Leaders Never Make A Comeback
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger New Democrat Leaders who lose in a Provincial Election have never been able to rebound as party leader in a further election attempt, ever. Those who huddle in the backrooms following election defeats always seem to want to stay the course with the leader who has
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: So Now Either the NDP Wakes Up or Dries Up. Which Will It Be?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Christy’ the ‘Campaigner’ Cleaned Our Clocks! Status quo politics have little resonance with the majority and they stayed home in droves. The disconnect on the centre-left side of the political spectrum cannot be ignored any longer. Now the NDP must get back to where they once belonged. It
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Conversations Election Predictions
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BCNDP-59 BC Liberals 25 Independent 1 Greens-0 BC Conservatives- 0
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP hold best chance for wild salmon, says Alexa Morton
Alexandra Morton-Marine Biologist Alexa Morton, Marine Biologist, has been our voice protecting salmon for years. She has led the way exposing the excesses of the commercial open pen farmed salmon operations. She has today come out with a very important message of support for the BC NDP. The Common Sense
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hey BC! Here Comes The ParameDIX To The Rescue
John Horgan MLA Juan de Fuca with Rick Atkinson from the Ambulance Paramedics of BC… Emergency ParameDIX Changing Ambulance Service for the Better, One Precious Life at a Time! When there is an emergency call the ParameDix
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair Takes It To The Liberals Over Their Economic Incompetence!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I steal more from the ‘Common Sense Canadian’ than most other sites and am happy to continue my larcenous behaviour in that regard. Rafe was a Social Credit Cabinet Minister of Environment in the Bill Bennett and he knows of what he speaks. Along with Damien Gillis
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Weather Vane Politics and the Winds of Change in the BC Election
“It doesn’t take a weather vane to see which way the wind is blowing.”
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