Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Steve Harper and his thugs in suits are in high gear cheating, lying, rigging the system. They are desperate, and for good reason. When they lose and the curtain is Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair’s Modest Proposal: Scrap environmental assessments
The resignation of Economist Robyn Allan from the National Energy Board (NEB)underlines the futility of funding these rigged operations and what is worse is that we pay through the nose for them to jam Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Elizabeth May’s Speech to the Ottawa Press Club Will Be Tough To Beat In The Future!
A few of the conservative uptight MSM types reacted with dismay over Elizabeth May’s ‘tell it like it is’ speech at the Ottawa Press Gallery dinner. I had mentioned in a previous post that she Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada falling behind America and unprepared to meet shared climate commitment
It is incomprehensible to realize that Canada, once the envy of many throughout the world, has after a decade of right wing neo con governments, turned its back on the environment, on our lakes and Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Elizabeth May’s Uncharacteristic Ottawa Press Gallery Speech Goes ‘Off the Rails’–Escorted Off Stage
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May had in many ways set the bar for other elected officials across Canada. I have been inspired by her and admired her tenacity and forthrightness. She flew across the country Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair and Former PC Prime Minister Joe Clark Speak On Bill 51
And now let’s hear from Former Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Joe Clark
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe: Notley should change electoral system following Alberta NDP win…no, seriously
This post by Rafe Mair was originally published in the Common Sense Canadian Rafe Mair Somehow, the day after it happened, the election of the NDP in Alberta doesn’t seem quite as Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Thunderclap in Alberta election By Peter Ewart
By Peter Ewart As the poll numbers came in, it was clear. The NDP have won a resounding majority government in the Alberta election. This result comes as a thunderclap in the province, Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Koch Brothers Grip On Alberta Has Made Them Rich
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The National Observer’s Digital News is an off shoot of the Vancouver Observer that has been embraced on the ‘Left Coast.’ Canada is ready, change is in the air. Articles like Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It’s On: Bernie Sanders to Announce Bid for Presidency on Thursday
Will we look back at spring 2015 as a volatile period of immense change? Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is going to pursue the US presidency. He will do it with vigour and he will Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Harper, BC Tory MPs have oil on their hands from English Bay spill
Richard Hughes-Cowichan Conversations It is when events like the recent bunker oil spill in English Bay take place that the value of independent writers, thinkers, and bloggers like Rafe Mair display their real value. Here is Rafe’s take on this mess in English Bay that has spread around the harbour.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Chris Hedges Calls Steve Harper A Pawn Or Puppet Of Corporations
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Vancouver Observer has been a most welcome edition to the media mix in the Vancouver market and beyond. They prove, dig and unapologetically provide us with hard hitting journalism with the integrity and purpose. ‘PM Stephen Harper has turned Canada into an advanced surveillance and security state’-Chris
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Obama Vetoes Bill Pushing Pipeline Approval
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger In one of Washington’s worst kept secrets President Barack Obama confirmed earlier indications of his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline proposal. This is huge and could help bring about rejection of the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan proposals as well. The New York Times reports on this
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Bill C-51–Trudeau Liberals and Mulcair New Democrats Put Party First-Canada Second
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger I am a life long New Democrat and I am appalled at the ‘weak as water’ positioning that the Thomas Mulcair led NDP have offered in regard to the Harper anti terror Bill C 51, a bill that will, if passed, turn Canada into a CSIS Police
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan-Malahat Langford Green Party Nominate Fran Hunt-Jinnouche-Elizabethg Presses For Parliamentary Reform
Don Maroc The Green Party of Canada gives at least two meanings to the colour in it name. It stands, of course, for environmental respect and for ecology before corporate economy. In addition it is a collection of political neophytes, exemplified by the party leader Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament
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