It seems that both NDP and the Greens are struggling with who they are, and what they think.
The NDP’s move to the ‘Mushy Middle’ must have former BC NDP leadership candidate, Steve Orcherton, MLA
Continue readingIt seems that both NDP and the Greens are struggling with who they are, and what they think.
The NDP’s move to the ‘Mushy Middle’ must have former BC NDP leadership candidate, Steve Orcherton, MLA
Continue readingRafe offers his insights looking towards the future with Justin Trudeau as our Prime Minister. Without exception, honeymoons – the real ones and the political ones – end. I don’t for a moment believe Read more…
Continue readingIt’s a beautiful day in the neighbourhood. This post should write itself. I should be able to rest my fingers on the keyboard and have them automatically write of the defeat of Conservative PM Read more…
Continue readingRichard Hughes Here we are in a three way race, according to the polls, with Harper hugging the margins of being the underdog to both the NDP’s Mulcair and Liberal’s Trudeau. This is fertile Read more…
Continue readingConservative Leader Steve Harper! The website ‘Thinkpol’ has posted a warning that the RCMP are preparing to move against the the Unist’ot’en clan blockade. It certainly would raise the temperature politically. Perhaps that is Read more…
Continue readingRichard Hughes-Political Blogger The move to take Canada back includes taxing the wealthy elements of our society. Public infrastructure Social programs, Education, Child Care programs have all hit a brick wall with the Read more…
Continue readingDon Maroc Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau At the best of times pre-election polls are not to be trusted much and 78 days before an election they are a joke. At this point there Read more…
Continue readingRichard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations Really, who did not see this coming. issue here is that we want to see and hear all the leaders debate. How many times have we been through this now? What is revealing that is none of the top three Harper, Mulcair or Trudeau had the wit,
Continue readingRichard Hughes- Political Blogger A bizarre development in the Federal NDP camp has MP Alexandre Boulerice at odds with the leader Thomas Mulcair’s stated party position on the rights of Muslim women to wear a Niqab during citizenship ceremony. Alexandre Boulerice at odds with Mulcair over the Niqab issue. We
Continue readingRichard Hughes-Political Blogger It has taken some time for Canadians and the Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair to really get a grip on the severity of the so called anti terror bill C 51. There is no doubting the skilful demagoguery of PM Steve Harper and he played his threaten and rescue
Continue readingRecent story in Huffington Post–CP | By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press OTTAWA – Information-sharing measures in proposed anti-terrorism legislation are so broadly worded they would allow the government to spy on its political foes, NDP Leader Tom
Continue readingRichard 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 readingGuest post by Dorothy Field Originally published in the Victoria Focus Dorothy Field Over the holidays, I read Michael Harris’ Party of One, with its detailed description of Stephen Harper’s commitment to changing Canada so we will no longer recognize it. Harper’s done a phenomenal job as he takes steps
Continue readingmeaningful Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This video clearly shows the extremist views that drives the hatred fuelled attacks against Palestinians that our Canadian Government supports and extols. Other supporters of the marriage also gathered and offered their contrasting views. Similar expressions of hateful anti-Semitic forces can also be seen where Arabs
Continue readingRichard Hughes-Political Blogger This is encouraging news for Justin Trudeau and his Liberals. They have stretched their lead over the Conservatives and the trailing NDP. It is still a long time until the scheduled October 19th, 2015 Federal Election but the trend continues to show Trudeau pulling away from the
Continue readingRichard Hughes-It is time the NDP risked democracy The Federal NDP often tries to favourably compare themselves as being more democratic and grass roots driven than the Liberals or Conservatives. It may well have been that way in the past but they certainly cannot claim that high ground today. The
Continue readingRichard Hughes-Political Blogger The state our Canada’s democracy is grim at all levels. Our PM Steve Harper is an overbearing, top down dictator. He has managed to BS too many Canadians that he is a wonderful manager of the economy. He is not. Under Harper our sovereignty is being sold
Continue readingRichard Hughes Political Blogger A beleaguered Prime Minister Harper has shifted from the high minded guardian of all that is right to essentially fighting to protect the status of number of his Conservative Senators facing possible expulsion for fudging living expenses and thumbing their noses at the regulations. Initially Harper
Continue readingRichard Hughes-Political Blogger PM Stephen Harper’s policies continue to divide Canadians. Much of his drop off in support has been caused by his undying dedication and promotion of the Alberta Tar Sands and his unconscionable sellout of Nexen to the China’s Communist Government State Owned Oil Corporation. The threatened pipeline
Continue readingRichard Hughes-Political Blogger PM Harper is appearing ill at ease and showing signs of discomfort as the opposition expands to the secret trade deal with China. NDP Leader Mulcair and for the most part Liberal Leader Bob Rae have been critical Harper’s assault on democratic processes and the sell out of
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