PM Justin Trudeau has kept his promise to end Canada’s bombing mission in Syria. Conservative opposition leader Rona Ambrose and her caucus have been very critical suggesting that we will not be pulling our weight Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Adam Olsen’s eloquent summary presentation before the National Energy Board
Adam Olsen’s eloquent summary presentation before the National Energy Board provides a moving expression of his values and understanding regarding what the Kinder Morgan expansion means to him, to his family, his people and our Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: TPP should not be ratified unless the interests of Canada are fully and fairly represented, in open, transparent deals.
During the past federal election Thomas Mulcair promised to oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Unfortunately, under the influence of and Hill and Knowlton advisors he also advanced another promise and that was to assure Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Alaska Threatened By Canadian Mining Operations
In far too many cases our mining industry has a disgraceful record wherever they have gone, certainly in Central and South America. The Alaskans are also threatened by our environmentally ruinous copper and gold mining Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: COMER Lawsuit Claims That Canadians Have Been Swindled Out Of Trillions Since 1974
Constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati’s lawsuit on behalf of Committee on Monetary and Economic Reform (COMER) has cleared another hurdle of opposition and headed to the Supreme Court. Many of you will recall The late Bill Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: American Voters Swing Over To Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders
Canadian voters tossed out the entrenched PM Steve Harper and chose change by shunning the conservative candidates from the Conservative Party and the NDP. We were inundated with messaging that Justin Trudeau was just not Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Christy Clark Tells NEB That Her BC Government Rejects The Kinder Morgan Expansion
When BC NDP leader Adrian Dix announced during the last BC election campaign that he would stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion the MSM went ballistic. They said that he should have waited until all Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: This is Mona Haydar. Care for a doughnut? Cup of coffee?
This story written by Parker Malloy and carried by Upworthy appeared on Facebook. In spite of considerable efforts made by shallow people to scapegoat Muslims and other non Christian minorities there has been numerous Read more…
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: The Problem is Fundamentalism, Not Islam (or Christianity).
When I started my transition, the first troubles I had were with the tenants in my building, though the conflicts weren’t overt. Instead, it seemed as though I’d had the plague: neighbours shunned me. Someone talked loudly in the hall on more than one occasion (probably deliberately) about how they
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada shocks COP21 with big new climate commitment
There is both optimism and scepticism surrounding the Climate Talks in Paris, and for good reason. The ‘Tea Party’ controlled US Congress will not support a mandatory verifiable and enforceable agreement and there lies much Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Worldwide Climate protesters clash with police as activists defy Paris ban
The Guardian reports: Hundreds of protesters demonstrate near the Place de la Republique in Paris on Sunday despite a ban imposed by the French authorities. Activists clash with riot police who use teargas to try Read more…
Continue readingIn-Sights: Alternative view of conflict in Syria
An SDS radical, Dr. Lawrence Davidson took voluntary exile in Canada during the early seventies. Returning home after six years, he became an educator and now writes commentary, often about American responses to international problems. Rafe Mair recomm…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: When Is War, War?
Don Maroc One thing we can feel secure about, a lot of out neighbours seem to know a great deal about what’s happening in Paris, France and Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, and all the other Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe: Not all immigrants created equal in Canada…and that needs to change
Originally posted in the Common Sense Canadian By Rafe Mair Before starting, let me state that there is no excusing the massacre in Paris, nor 9/11. When it comes to death of innocent civilians Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Fundraiser for Syrian Refugees – Silver Bridge Inn 140 TCH-Duncan 7:30PM
Our new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that we will welcome 25,000 refugees by years end. Locally a fundraising event organized by Matrea Centre and the Cowichan Intercultural Society has been set up for Read more…
Continue readingIn-Sights: "Cause I don’t feel like having to shoot people…"
The Trudeau government will alter Canada’s harsh tone on international affairs to emphasize conflict resolution and peacekeeping. The Prime Minister said when deploying our men and women in uniform, the case must be made openly and transparently and “there must be a clear mission and a clear role for Canada.”
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