Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger Fracking is a ‘Mugs Game’ and it is risky, no foolhardy, to gamble with our groundwater and yet industry has managed easily enough to pressure EPA officials in the US to back off from a study showing pollution resulted directly to fracking operations. Check out this excellent
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Cowichan Conversations: Idle No More – I Am Bullet Proof (Video)
Idle No More During the birth of the ‘Idle No More’ movement many have asked what it is that the Natives want and the answers are many. Some sense of native’s view of history and life after the arrival of the ‘Europeans’ are to be seen in this video.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Whatever Harper Does Next Is Wrong!
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Here is Cowichan Conversations contributor Don Maroc weighing in once again. This time with his views on the ‘Idle No More’ protest and a shadow boxing out manouvered Prime Minister Steve Harper. The Natives are just as diverse in their views and beliefs as we are
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair Is Back And I Am Stealing His Posts Again!
Rafe Mair – Political Blogger Holidays are over and Rafe is back telling it like it is. His response to the heavy handed Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s handling of the ‘Idle No More’ protests are predictable and welcomed. You can just imagine how much Harper enjoys his posts and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ‘Idle No More’ Independent From Chief Spence and Assembly Of First Nations
Idle No More Is An Independent Movement The Idle No More Movement was the expression of concern of four Saskatchewan Native Woman had over the Stephen Harper Government’s plans to eliminate many environmental protections to lakes, streams, rivers and to arbitrarily deny existing aboriginal rights by decree. CBC News reports
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Racism Growing In Our Canada And It Must Be Faced!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger By now you have read the bigoted no nothing tripe that pops up anonymously in the comments section of media online blogs and news sites. It is time to block anonymous posts. If people are not prepared to identify themselves then their comments should be deleted. It
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Canadian Conversation is Not One Dimensional-But The MSM Is! *Updated*
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The concentrated ownership of the corporate media has created predictable, dull and unreliable sources of news and information. Canadians have seen their once diverse ‘Mainstream Media’ devolve into a homogeneous blur too often failing to reflect the texture or variation of views that exist in our towns, cities,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Misguided Journalist Terry Glavin Misunderstands ‘Idle No More’
Don Maroc-Cowichan Conversations Contributor MISGUIDED VICTORIA JOURNALIST MISUNDERSTANDS IDLE NO MORE by Don Maroc Terry Glavin is a well know media commentator on all things cultural and political. He claims to be left-leaning although he doesn’t always come off that way in his books and regular column in the Ottawa
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: For Frack Sakes!
Idle No More The Common Sense Canadian, an excellent online blog, is shepherded along by Damien Gillis and Rafe Mair. Along with an impressive stable of contributing writers they have become one of the leading forces speaking up for the environmental destruction realized from run of the river power projects, open net
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Unist’ot’en Action Camp: Stopping Pipelines In Their Tracks
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It struck me from the outset that the Natives were Canada’s best chance for pushback against corporate and oil and gas interests. Who else could or would stop the Enbridge Pipeline, the Keystone, the Pacific Trails Pipeline, the fracking? The NDP today is a mere shadow of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hey Steve Harper – Crunch These Numbers!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Canadians are all going to be affected by the Harper Government handiwork on many levels. In the news right now of course the Chief Theresa Spence Hunger Strike and the ever growing ‘Idle No More’ movement are, as they say, trending. The pressure on PM Harper
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Idle No More “Our Last Best Hope”
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Kevin Logan contributes posts to Cowichan Conversations occasionally and they are most appreciated. In the following piece Kevin provides an in depth look at the Chief Spence Hunger Strike and the role of the Idle No More movement. If you want an in depth look see, pour
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The True Scandal of First Nations’ Funding Being Sidelined!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The slippery manoeuvre from the Harper squad to leak dated and incomplete so called reports regarding the financial affairs of the Attiwapiskat First Nations under the political leadership of Chief Theresa Spence shows the depths Harper will go to derail the hunger striking Chief and slow down
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Harper Is Losing It Over Chief Theresa Spences’ Hunger Strike
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Like night follows day the somewhat predictable PM Stephen Harper has let the dogs out regarding the growing “Idle No More’ movement and the continuing hunger strike being waged by Attiwapiskat Chief Theresa Spence. A dedicated anti aboriginal bigot Stephen Harper’s Government UN Ambassador John McNee obediently voted
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada Imports Wage Slaves To Our Shame! Where Are Our Unions?
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Many of us have heard of the exploitation of foreign domestics attending the needs of some well off Canadian families and the atrocious conditions they work under, but it still continues. Their story just has not fueled the indignant response and rejection of such practices as
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Caleb Behn-One of B.C.’s Bright, Emerging Native Political Leaders (Video)
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BC’s ever growing independent documentary film efforts are filling a void that screams for credible alternate assessments of our approach to the threats faced by the largely man made actions. Damien Gillis of the Commonsense Canadian has been at the forefront and is a promoter of native
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: US Bad Gas Ruining Engines and Voiding Warranties
Richard Hughes Political Blogger It sure seems like the oil and gas corporations will rig the game and stack the deck to squeeze every nickle and dime out of the compromised consumers that they can manage. Alternate fuel technology has been impeded, blocked, stalled and denied to the motoring and breathing
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Promised Land Is Being Fracked! (Video)
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Fracking is simply a ponzi scheme according to the prestigious Forbes Magazine. It is in full bloom in the eastern states and of course in British Columbia where the tantalizing potential has rattled the brains of both the BC Liberals and the resurgent BC NDP. Well actually the
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Why Did The BC Liberal’s Dump Auditor-General John Doyle?
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s got it right when they hired John Doyle almost six years ago, but now they are nervous. I mean, didn’t Doyle read the manual? The BC Liberal’s see it as more of a ceremonial office and you really do not have to poke around
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