Richard Hughes Political Blogger The framing battle spinning around the death of Venezuelan President Hugh Chavez pits the oil interests against the rest of us. They pretend that democracy and human rights will follow his demise and the election of the US CIA and Oil Interest approved politicians. This is
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Cowichan Conversations: Let’s Vote For Better Schools! BCTF TV Advertising Is Pathetic!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I have watched the BCTF campaign ads over the years. They squander hundreds of thousands of dollars on some really well produced ads and then choke and say stupid things like ‘Vote for Education’ or ‘Vote for Smaller classrooms.” The BCTF’s latest is ‘Let’s Vote for Better
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: New Musical British Anthem – ‘Bugger the Bankers and Politicians’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Monday mornings can be a grim way to start the week, especially seeing that so many are reeling from that so important lost hour that seems to register its’ weight in the morning. It is overwhelming sometimes, the turmoil, the upheaval and environmental concerns facing our future.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Premier Must Have Known About Ethnic Voter Plot
Christy is lucky Rafe wasn’t interviewing her! Rafe Mair has been through the episodes of a number of Premiers and his advice is unequivocal. Madam Premier the Gig is up! Read the whole post here.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shawnigan Watershed Threatened While Director Fraser Fiddles
The CVRD has the authority over land use. They failed to enforce their bylaw or draw up another to protect the Shawnigan Watershed. Word has it that the Ministry of Environment has announced that a draft approval of the SIA proposal to dump five million tonnes of contaminated soil into the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: RMT Canada Explained
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Rick Mercer takes on a voyage of discovery trying to understand and explain Canada to Canadians and also to other nations. Our American friends and families don’t really think about us too much but find us polite and tidy. Could be worse I suppose.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Experts Question Human Rights Watch’s Venezuela Report
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger As the condemnation of Hugo Chavez and his efforts to improve the lives of his nation accelerate the straight out revisionist flapdoodle is in high gear. The Obama administration is salivating over his death. Even President Obama lacked the grace and good manners to properly express
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Conversations BC Election Poll
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger As we approach the next BC Election scheduled for May 14th Cowichan Conversations has been running a poll of voters intentions to date. The poll is unscientific and reflects the intentions of voters who visit this blog. The poll is still open and can be
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Salmon Confidential – A New Video from Alexa Morton
Alexandra Morton-Marine Biologist This film tells the backstory, behind the scenes of the biggest environmental government coverup ever perpetrated on British Columbians. After you watch this, please make sure all your MLA candidates watch it. They will be the landlords of this industry if they get elected as this story
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: South Americans Push Back Against Anti Chavez Propaganda
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It is really amazing to watch both our PM Stephen Harper and US President Barack Obama shamelessly peddling their revisionist attacks against Hugo Chavez. Perhaps they should watch this 2002 Coup De’etat Video and also read the counter to the attacks against him as carried by Human
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised-2002 Coup d’etat
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Good Morning, Here is the film of the 2002 Coup d’etat where Hugo Chavez is overthown well, almost. When those who were there for the oil corps seized the Presidential Palace they were not paying close attention. There was a film crew shut inside and that is
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Stompin’ Tom Connors Has Moved On
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This has been a helluva a week for good folks dying. Yesterday Hugo Chavez and today Canada’s folk legend Stompin’ Tom Connors. His stories are so many and so rich that they will live on along with his music. Canadian Press had this to say. Canadian country-folk
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: President Hugo Chávez Dies-The Vultures are Circling
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Democratic Socialist Hugo Chavez delivered democracy, human rights and reduced poverty for his citizens. He dared to stand up to the Americans and allied with Cuba. US President Jimmy Carter monitored Venezuelan elections and described them as the most fair in South America and yet US and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Democracy Now on the Death of Hugo Chavez
Take a few minutes to watch and listen to Amy Goodman one of our top alternate journalists as she hosts a panel discussion the death of Hugo Chavez.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark Survives Leadership and Passes Budget
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Speculation ran wild regarding Premier Clark’s grip on her leadership and whether or not the dissidents within her caucus would scotch the budget vote today. Bringing down her government and forcing an early election seemed a possibility 24 hours ago. Not so much now. The
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Will The BC Liberal Government Survive Today’s Budget Vote?
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Good Morning, The question swirling around Victoria this morning is whether or not Premier Christy Clark will be able to weather the storm ahead and whether or not the BC Liberal’s ‘Election Budget’ will pass. If it fails then the question of Christy Clark’s leadership will
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Premier Christy Clark Must Step Down-Martyn Brown Says.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Martyn Brown, Former Chief of Staff for Premier Gordon Campbell, has told Jon McComb, on ‘The World Today’ CKNW 980, that Premier Clark must step down. Premier Clark told legislative reporters, this afternoon, that she will have to take more actions possibly including resigning as Premier. The last
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair’s Prediction-Nothing Can Save The BC Liberals-Except Maybe The NDP
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Rafe looks back at his own time as a Cabinet Minister in the Social Credit Government of the 80′s, past elections and endorses the BC NDP. It is not a without reservations love-in, just that compared to the alternatives in a first past the post election it
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