‘We Won, We Won, They won!’ Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Yes the thousands of British Columbians who resisted ‘Smart Meter’ installations have dodged that bullet, at least for now. The Citizens for Safe Technology and the Coalition to Stop Smart Meters estimate that more than 250,000 homeowners have resisted
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Cowichan Conversations: The Liberals and the NDP Will Assure Another Harper Victory, Unless…
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Chatter in political circles of the centre and centre left variety have been underway for years. It seems that today’s NDP are more comfortable propelling and then propping up Harper than actually cutting a deal with the Liberals. Power players in the NDP inner circles have moved the party
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It Is Time For Ottawa To Become ‘Idle No More’
Richard Hughes Political Blogger The Idle No More Movement has reopened an old problem and kicked off a new discussion in Canada regarding our relationship and responsibilities towards indigenous peoples. While it is easy to pick up on PM Harper’s desperate and racist wedge attack on Chief Theresa Spence and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Liberals and NDP Must Declare a ‘MORATORIUM’ On Fracking In BC!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Much money has been made and a great deal of environmental damage has been done through the practice of ‘Fracking’ or Horizontal Hydraulic Fracturing. Canadians have had a heads up following horror stories in the US but never mind there is money to be made. The politicians
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Encana and Alberta Facing A Multi Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Fracking Damages
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger Energy Giant Encana met a woman who was not about to be pushed around by industry or compliant government regulators. Landowner Jessica Ernst has launched a Multi-million dollar lawsuit against the EnCana and Alberta government regulators over water contamination. Jessica Ernst is also telling her story to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: I Want Some Of That Stuff that Christy Is Smokin’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Now I suppose being Premier and all pretty well positions you for really good ‘Premier Bud.’ I mean it would be insulting to have our top office holder picking through the branches, seeds and twigs when she presides over the best bud growing jurisdiction in the universe. Personally
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Happy Ukrainian New Year With Rick Mercer
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Perhaps it is time to lighten up a bit and there is no better way to do that than hooking up with Rick Mercer. This video features Rick along with a large group of very accomplished Ukrainian dancers. This is a Ukrainian New Year’s celebration. If you
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: We Are In The Sights Of A Double-Barreled Shotgun. A Fish Tale
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor We are in the sights of a double-barreled shotgun. One barrel forces us to farm Atlantic salmon, while letting wild salmon die off. The second barrel will force us to raise Atlantic salmon, genetically modified to grow twice as fast as normal. Based on careful documentation
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberal Government Ads Have An Odour About Them
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Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Send BC Hydro This Letter Of Final Refusal-No Smart Meter Here
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Many of you have received a recent letter from BC Hydro. Here one that you can send them. I have heard nothing official but rumour has it that if you hold out the BC NDP will have an opt out provision available, if they are elected. Let
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Social Credit – BC NDP Declared War On Wild Salmon in BC
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I received this bombshell of an email from Alexandra Morton revealing the illegal and certainly immoral political law breaking and criminal assault against our wild salmon industry and all those who work in and around it. The natives were sidestepped by cooperative DFO personnel and all political
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC NDP Will Have To Be Smart, Tough and Green!
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor BC logs should be used to create B.C. jobs, says the NDP. Absolutely, and low cost B.C. electricity should be used to make BC manufacturers competitive and more than competitive in the global marketplace. And if Gordon Campbell’s run-of-the-river power pirates insist on continuing to charge
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Calling In The Backup: Chiefs Unite To Face PM Harper
This is Day 40 of Chief Theresa Spence’s Hunger Strike. She has reportedly lost 30 pounds while living on a liquid diet to protest living conditions and treaty infractions faced by natives across Canada. The Huffington Post featured this report by Canadian Press reporter Heather Schofield. OTTAWA – Top First
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: A Matter of Honor: First Nations Appeal to The Queen
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Canadians following the ‘Idle No More’ efforts that have sprung up across the country by tuning in to the MSM will no doubt have a very shallow and generally bigoted account of what is happening and why. Part of the reason is that very few
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Albertans Step Up and Finance the BC Liberals!
Dara Quast-Community Activist It is hard to decide what is more offensive in this latest development of the BC Liberals seeking financial support from Albertan businessmen. Is it the blatant disdain for the people of BC? Is it the dropping of the pretense that elections are about anything other than
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberals Election Bid Funded By Alberta Oil & Gas Interests
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Christy Clark flip, flop, and fly over the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal has puzzled many political observers. Her efforts to leverage a financial payoff for endorsing the Enbridge proposal to build a pipeline across BC and then ship bitumen down the treacherous BC coastline confounded political
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Forest minister’s changes will increase raw log exports, kill B.C. jobs, NDP say
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Are you ready for the 2013 May election? Hint, it is already underway judging by the outpouring of BC Liberal propaganda aka taxpayer funded Government bulletins and the like. In a move that tips over the ‘Strange Scale’ the BC Liberals have announced that they are
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Tom Jackson Brings Some Joy To The People Of Attawapiskat
Idle No More Rabble.ca brought us this piece about Tom Jackson’s trip to visit the people of Attiwapiskat. The video provides a glimpse into their lives hopes and fears.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: NDP MLA Bill Routley On The Mend After A Having Heart Surgery
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger- I never met a Sockeye that I didn’t like. Our Cowichan Valley NDP MLA is recovering from heart surgery to replace a valve that was acting up. I doubt that he will be slowed down significantly and besides the May 14th election is still
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