I started off the morning reading Doug Routley’s post on Facebook that had been forwarded to me. Now, while I am responding to Doug, he is not alone. These are the talking points and frames from NDP communications. We will be hearing similar from NDP MLA’s all across the province
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Cowichan Conversations: Our take: Second look at Dakova plan is the right move
OPINION by Editorial – Cowichan News Leader Pictorial For the past decade or more, we’ve heard Duncan council talk multiple times about the need for gateways. These magical, mystical (some would say mythical) creations were the key to eliminating the negative image the highway strip has fostered for Duncan. They
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Retirement for three busy Cowichanians spells work on things they enjoy most.
Good life: Retirement? What’s that? By Peter W. Rusland Image Credit: Peter W. Rusland For Richard Hughes, retirement just means more time to break out the pitchforks. – Retirement for three busy Cowichanians spells work on things they enjoy most. Wealth isn’t common among filmmaker Tom Shandel, sailboat captain John
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Vaughn Palmer: NDP’s Support of Gas Tax Looks Good for the Greens
Some voters might disagree with Horgan’s shout out to resource development By Vaughn Palmer-Vancouver Sun NDP leader John Horgan defended his decision to support the LNG tax legilation, saying, “I believe we need to grow the economy.”Photograph by: Arlen Redekop , PNG VICTORIA — When the B.C. Liberals
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC NDP Jump into Bed with the BC Liberals–There is no way back, the deal is done, the sellout is complete!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger What a sad turn of events for British Columbians it is to see John Horgan, leader of the BC NDP, stand up and sing off the same song sheet as Christy Clark and her crew selling out our economic sovereignty and our future environment to foreign state
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Green party’s Elizabeth May wants new investigation of 2011 election robocalls
Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor has filed this story that has Elizabeth May calling for new investigation of 2011 robocalls. | Green Party leader Elizabeth May has asked the Commissioner of Canada Elections to reopen his investigation into 2011 election robocalls based on two related court decisions that found the Conservative Party’s
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Horgan-Christy Clark wants to muzzle BC
BC NDP Leader John Horgan From: John Horgan Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 8:55 AM Subject: Christy Clark wants to muzzle BC Friend, You won’t believe this. Christy Clark is trying to change the BC Society Act to give deep-pocketed interests new powers to drag any community group that opposes
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rusland: Eleventh-Hour Effort Pushes Dakova onto New Duncan City Council’s Plate
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Citizens should always keep an eye on the last meeting or two of outgoing councils and boards. This is often when controversial matters are jammed through. Once accomplished the newly elected group will be saddled with it, for better or worse. It appears from Peter Rusland’s Cowichan
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Frances Kelsey’s Passing Was as Incorrect as is Possible.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger I wrote earlier about the passing of Frances Oldham Kelsey, the 100 year old physician-pharmacist who saved Americans from the ravages of thalidomide. I was wrong. I misinterpreted the stories that I had read. She is alive. Mill Bay’s Frances Kelsey Secondary School was named in her
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: North Cowichan’s Existing Soccer Fields–Better, Safer and Healthier Than Artificial Turf!
Crumby Soccer Fields to be replaced! Don Maroc If someday you want to feel good about the ever-increasing property taxes you pay to the Municipality of North Cowichan just take a ride to the soccer fields at Sherman and Somenos Roads, especially on the weekend. There, rain or shine, you’ll
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Ian Mulgrew: Judge robbed Burnaby Mountain Protesters of Right to Civil Disobedience
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There is a great deal at stake when the court acts as accommodators for the corporate interests while denying the civil rights of citizens to protest. Ian Mulgrew has reported on legal matters for decades and he is not impressed with this highly questionable ruling. When
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Frances Kelsey Will Be Remembered
Frances Oldham Kelsey Born 24 July 1914 (age 100) Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Died November 24th, 2014 Occupation Physician, FDA employee Known for preventing thalidomide from coming to market in the United States Spouse(s) Fremont Ellis Kelsey
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Pat Quinn, Former Canucks Coach, Remembered
Legendary hockey coach died on Sunday at the age of 71 News of the death of legenday NHL coach Pat Quinn prompted an immediate outpouring from friends and fans on Twitter. The hockey legend was beloved in Vancouver, where he played, and later coached the Vancouver Canucks. He was
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Socialist Stephen Lewis Roars Once More in Takedown of the Stephen Harper Government
By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Sun Nov 23 2014 At the age of 77, Stephen Lewis describes himself as being “happily in his dotage,” a man free to bare his soul and dispense with diplomatic niceties. He did just that in Charlottetown last Friday. The one-time lion of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada’s Diminished Democracy Should Look Back To Our Past To Build Canada of the Future
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The outrageous assault on Canada, on what used to be Canadian values, of our decency as a once respected nation, on our very democracy fuelled a fiery address from an old socialist warrior Stephen Lewis. (see post above) At 77 he still has fire in his belly and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe: Tough on Kinder Morgan, Corrigan & Robertson My Kind of Mayors
Rafe Mair stands with Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and Derrik Corrigan fighting for land use jurisdictional authority against Kinder Morgan and the Prime Minister Harper’s Federal Government. Kinder Morgan’s plans are to dramatically increase the flow of bitumen that they wish to ship from the Alberta Tar Sands to Burnaby
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Probe into Health Ministry Firings Crafted to Protect Premier Christy Clark
Victoria Times Colonist reporter Cindy E. Harnett’s story shows BC NDP leader John Horgan raising a charge of conflict of interest over unwarranted health ministry staff firings. The NDP is attacking the credibility of a review into the firing of health researchers two years ago, charging it was crafted to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: For Whom is Mexico Safe?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Our Canadian mainstream media does little reporting or investigating the ongoing so called ‘War on Drugs’ that has been responsible for over 120, 000 deaths in Mexico. PM Steve Harper has even blocked refugee claims from Mexicans seeking asylum and an escape from the violence that
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