Let’s recap: Unemployment rates are stagnant. and Living in this country is much more expensive than, say, 30 years ago. Coins are property of the Royal Canadian Mint And with this as a backdrop, the federal and Ontario governments (see: page 8 of the linked paper on post-secondary education reform)
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Cowichan Conversations: Only Christian Chaplains Will Be Available To Prison Inmates
Here is another post from Cowichan Conversations contributor, Dorothy Field. Dorothy Field We used to say religious freedom was bedrock to our Canadian way, but no longer. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is cutting part-time chaplain services to federal prisoners who happen to be Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Buddist, Wiccan, Jewish
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Good ‘Fracking’ News From New York!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger As citizens learn more about the downsides of hydraulic fracking the inevitable protests follow. In Pennslylvannia, Nova Scotia, Quebec and now the state of New York the politicians are stepping back. This is not an easy response but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Tips for Barack Obama on How to NOT Suck in the Next Debate
Fight Night! (GIF from GifWich) So, ummmm, the Obama VS. Romney rumble in the mountains (it was in Colorado…get it?) was less a debate than it was two Economics professors arguing about which shade of grey was better. Oh, and one hate’s Big Bird…seriously. Clearly, Prof. Romney won the debate
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Deregulation And Greed Likely Responsible For Tainted Meat Threat
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The Brooks Alberta’s XL’s Meat Processor’s handling of meat processing is likely the product of corporate greed and a compromised Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The diminished CFIA is responsible for protecting the health of consumers. In XL’s case they have flip-flopped around while the
Continue readingTrashy's World: Friday miscellany…
The War of 1812, WHO THE HELL CARES, edition! Will someone PLEASE tell the war-lovin’ CPC that a $30 million investment to “celebrate a war that happened 200 years ago and didn’t even involved anyone named a “Canadian” is NOT a good use of public money??? Please! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ The Harperites
Continue readingTerahertz: Who’s in jail in Canada?
A report came out today on CBC that the federal government is taking a page from the PQ book of secularism and will be removing funding from all chaplains in prisons… except Christian ones. But rather than focus on the obvious affront to the separation of Church and State, I
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Rob Anders, the transsexual bogeyman, and the weird phenomenon of MPs petitioning their constituents.
Rob Anders is on a mission. Hot on the heels of having to halfway apologize for alleging that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair drove former NDP leader Jack Layton to his grave, Anders is now sending at least one church (possibly more) a letter asking them to petition MPs to oppose
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: President Obama Battered and Bruised From Last Nights Debate
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The question that dominated from last nights Presidential Debate was what happened to Obama? He was flat, lacked focus, energy and hunger. As far as the bumbling foot in mouth prone challenger Governor Mitt Romney his metamorpheus was surprising. He was focused, forceful and won the debate
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: BC Court of Appeal strikes down the “Gordo/Christy Clark Wants you to Shut Up” Law, Again
Way back in Gordon Campbell’s reign, the BC government tried to ban third-party election advertising or communications with a law so broad that it would effectively prohibit anyone from publicly expressing a political opinion in the sixty days before an election. The BCTF and other public sector unions contested this
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Hey Thomas Mulcair! Zip this!
Rick Mercer has made a habit of producing videos with major politicians. Skinny dipping with Liberal Leader Bob Rae, A Slumber party with PM Harper and now zip lining with NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair in picturesque Petty Harbour-Newfoundland.
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: America’s Shame – Guantanamo Bay
We have not written on America’s imperial adventures for awhile here at DWR. Constant examination of the antithesis of our civilization lays bare the soul, to touch the carefully crafted web we ensconce ourselves in and shake it till the dirty bitter truths rupture forth wearies the heart and
Continue readingThe Progressive Right: I Support Justin Trudeau
I support Justin Trudeau for leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. For the record, this will be my second* Liberal leadership campaign as a federal Liberal. You’re going to hear a lot from the commentariat that Justin’s too young, that he’s too inexperienced, that he’s too whatever. What Canada
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: Vincent on Power Play, CBC Radio
In the interview-panel, Vincent is joined by Sheilla Copps and Karine Cousineau to talk about Liberals in Alberta, politics, and Justin Trudeau’s entrance into the leadership race. Click to access the eight minute panel. Vincent also appeared on CBC morning radio at 7:30 am today and will be on the morning
Continue readingTrashy's World: But is there substance?
Cuz Justin The T sure as hell has the sizzle. His speech yesterday was what many of we progressives were waiting for. It was honest, open and positive. I really cannot picture The Robot or Mr. Angry saying those words because absent were the vindictive hateful diatribe. Can you even
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Justin Trudeau Excites People – And That’s a Good Thing!
So, I’ve been following the recent chatter about Justin Trudeau (or JT as some people have come to call him, both ironically and not) with interest and a bit of a laugh. I thought that my writing about this was done with my previous post on the topic. However, I’ve
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Justin Trudeau has declared his attention to seek leadership of the Liberal Party
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes Is Canada ready for another Trudeau vision of what Canada should look like and become?Well yes, to an as yet to be determined degree. Justin Trudeau brings his mother Margaret’s charm, warmth, and good looks that are enhanched with his father’s wit and both parent’s love for Canada to the table
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Michelle Kosilek, Barney Frank and Prisoner Sex Changes
If Barney Frank seriously wants to be an ally for trans people, the absolute first thing he could do is stop talking about anything at all to do with trans people. To be fair, the media has this bad habit of considering him a superior authority to absolutely anyone who’s
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: An Incoherent Message From Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Few could argue that the UN couldn’t be improved. They often are tangled up in their own structures that seem to handcuff them when facing real problems such as the the current mess in Syria, but Canada has just been humiliated and downgraded once again by the
Continue readingFive of Five: Mr. Fish Netanyahu Cartoon
Mr. Fish Cartoon: Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.N. General Assembly explaining how easy it used to be to beat the absolute shit out of cookie monster back before he obtained a cookie recipe from 1945, which immediately turned him into a fucking lunatic sugar junkie prone to crazy outbursts and
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