At this point, it’s hardly news that Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, has resigned. His resignation may have come as a surprise, both to party members and Ontarians at large, but now, more than 24 hours after the announcement, it’s nothing more than a fact of life. The real interest
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cmkl: Museum of Civilization rebranding. Nope. Don’t like this one bit
Now it’s to be called the Canadian Museum of History. And the Harper government dangled $24 million in front of the museum management to make the change and they went for it. Don’t like it one bit. Nope.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Conventional Wisdom #nlpoli
After a wild weekend in Suburbia in the Woods, the province’s ruling Conservatives turned up all over the talk radio shows going on about how there were so many Tiny Tories at the convention and how a chunk of the provincial executive was made up of people under 30 years
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: CVRD Good News Report, Sort Of.
Richard Hughes Political Blogger It has been noted elsewhere in the ‘Comments Section’, by one time friend Don Maroc, that I have been harsh and riding the CVRD Directors for their performance. Perhaps he was referring to the Eco Depot or the Contaminated Sites slated for Shawnigan to the increased
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hmmm- Australian PM Julia Gillard Is Not Such A Feminist After All!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger A few posts back I posted this story-Australian PM Julia Gillard strikes a blow for women everywhere. You may have seen it but it is now being called into question by John Pilger and published in the Guardian. Her treatment of the poorest and most
Continue readingCanadian ProgressiveCanadian Progressive: Dalton McGuinty’s resignation speech
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced his resignation! McGuinty, who has led the Ontario Liberals since 1996 and been premier since 2003, stunned his caucus Monday evening with the announcement and call for a “renewal” of leadership. The following is the text of McGuinty’s resignation speech: Sixteen years ago, when I
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Canada’s Shame-The Alberta Tar Sands Revealed
This graphic video undresses the warm fuzzy PR spin advanced by the Oil Barons. They are more than willing to sacrifice northern Alberta for profits. It is worse, the greenhouse gas emissions make a lie out of any effort to be responsible. As a Canadian I am ashamed of what is being
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Vincent on CBC
If you didn’t hear me last week here’s a link to my ten minute interview on CBC Calgary’s The Eyeopener and David Gray.
Continue readingROAR!: Robert Ghiz – This land is my land – PEI
The song was sung last week in the woods of Bonshaw Hills, Prince Edward Island, amoung old growth forest, Acadian forest, between hundred year old Hemlocks, beside streams, it’s words rearranged to make us smile. But by the end of that week, it was clear the land on PEI belongs
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Don’t listen to the polling.
A recent poll has the Alberta Liberal Party 40% up on their election numbers. Another poll has the federal Liberals up some 5 points, overshadowing the NDP and on the heels of the Conservatives. But don’t for a single moment think that these polls mean anything. It’s at most three years away
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Towards Community Commonsense Or Chaos
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Cowichan Conversations received a lengthy email from Mr. Glen Spicer and a number of supporting artists regarding the “Community Mural.” I appreciate you stopping by and welcome you and your comments in the future. Due to its length and strong assertions I have elevated
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice Placeholder – Noam Chomsky
Sometimes you get the that feeling that your vote won’t really matter in an election. It would help if the US was actually a democracy. Filed under: Politics Tagged: America is not a Democracy, Noam Chomsky, Politics, Vote
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: It’s the Law…
Important issue: did you like having control of your ladyparts? Do get out and vote and stop the republican war on women. Filed under: Politics Tagged: Abortion, Feminism, Republican War on Women
Continue readingPop The Stack: How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Mark Crowley: From my other blog…keep on eye on Facebook, subtle changes are afoot. Originally posted on Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played Farmville you’ll know what I mean. Farmville was fun for the first little while, planting, pulling in friends to pet
Continue readingPop The Stack: How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Reblogged from Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played Farmville you’ll know what I mean. Farmville was fun for the first little while, planting, pulling in friends to pet your cows or whatever they were doing. Then at some point you realize the game
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Mural Debate: It Is Not About Art- It is About Politics
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Hey, that mural down by the Phoenix, in the parking lot is pretty cool. Have you seen it? It violates the bylaw, not because of the way it looks so much, but because they did not get a permit. The advocates behind the push
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hold it Folks! This Mural Debacle Is Staged and Manufactured!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Generally speaking I am almost by default on the side of those who dare to challenge City Hall. I have done my share of trying to wake up the CVRD politicos and so was drawn to the side raising hell, but then I exhaled and looked
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: PM Julia Gillard Strikes A Blow For Women Everywhere!!!
Richard Hughes – Political Blogger I love a rainy morning and it has been a long time as we face down the drought on what is often referred to as the ‘Wet Coast.’ Surfing about I came across this exchange in the Austrailian Parliament. Pour a cup of coffee, sit
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: Karen Stintz on Tim Hudak’s Transit Credentials
Karen Stintz, Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, on Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak`s credentials on the transit file. Mr. Hudak has some experience with the TTC, its infrastructure delays and its funding, from his time in [Ontario Progressive Conservative] caucus in 1995. Tough decisions were made then. Those
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