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Random Ranting Raving and Ratings: Pierre Poilievre – Silencing Dissent through Intimidation
In 1946, Justice Rand determined that even though employees working in a unionized work environment were not required to join the union they were required to pay union dues because all workers in the workplace benefited from the contract negotiated by the union on the workers behalf regardless of… ..
Continue readingRandom Ranting Raving and Ratings: Pierre Poilievre – Silencing Dissent through Intimidation
In 1946, Justice Rand determined that even though employees working in a unionized work environment were not required to join the union they were required to pay union dues because all workers in the workplace benefited from the contract negotiated by the union on the workers behalf regardless of… ..
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Here is a Weather Report That You Can Believe In!
TV Weather reports are absoltely boring, well usually. Check this out
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Gregg: Too Long; Didn’t Read
TL;DR is a common refrain found on the Web now. It means that something was too long for for the comfort of the reader, so they didn’t bother. Reader’s Digest version, please? Why bring up this smarmy abbreviation? There’s a blog post going around that’s got a lot of good
Continue readingcalgaryliberal.com: End of Summer Polls: Trends
Polling is a long haul game. Jitters of points inside margins of errors don’t showcase who has different levels of support or who is the newest front runner in the media past time of political horse races. So as an avid political watcher I take a step back and look
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: US Democrats Nominate President Barack Obama
The US Democratic Party Convention answered the bell and nominated President Barack Obama to face off against Republican nominee Mitt Romney. In what may have been the finest contrast possible to the Republican’s Convention the Democrat’s three day political convention provided a stark contrast of choice for American’s. The New
Continue readingTrashy's World: Polievre is on another of his…
… clueless rampages again! Why demonize ALL of the unions because one of them makes a bonehead decision. Be that as it may (francophones giggle at that phrase), I cannot condemn strongly enough the actions of PSAC! They have done this bullshit before in endorsing the Bloq in past elections.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Will the Right Wingers Finally Be Set Back On Their Heels?
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger If we were to judge the future political direction of Canada and the US based on recent political activity progressives should be clicking their heels with glee. So let’s see, in British Columbia the BC Liberals (Who are really Conservatives) are in meltdown with diminished
Continue readingTrashy's World: Two by-elections in…
… Ontar-i-ar-i-o today. The Premier is doing his damnedest to get his majority government… but, as I read it, he won’t get it. At least not now. Vaughn is a no-brainer. The LPO has a strong candidate and the Hudakites have a has-been. Liberal win. But in the Ontario home
Continue readingPop The Stack: Rob Ford’s Bizarre Defence Is Undemocratic
Update: This is now also cross-posted up at Huffington Post Canada. This is just bizarre: “Like I said, for the last 13 years, I’ve always defined a conflict of interest that there’s two parties. There’s a benefit to the city or the member of council. And that’s when I declared
Continue readingPop The Stack: Rob Ford’s Bizarre Defence Is Undemocratic
Update: This is now also cross-posted up at Huffington Post Canada. This is just bizarre: “Like I said, for the last 13 years, I’ve always defined a conflict of interest that there’s two parties. There’s a benefit to the city or the member of council. And that’s when I declared
Continue readingTrashy's World: Obama
My eight year old daughter. She’s worried about how the US President’s girls are doing. Nice concern. (7) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: OK
Oh. C’mon! The Democrats just had a beer making brewer dude endorsing Obama! How cool is that? Who endorsed Harper? NICKLEBACK! Argghh! (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Insights
Ah. My 8 year old has joined me in watching the DNC. And she’s asking intelligent questions. Yup. A chip off her mom and dad’s block. Right now, a retired General is talking about the need for respect for vets. Harper should listen to this stuff. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTrashy's World: Be there
Bill Clinton. Someone I admire greatly. Speaking at the DNC at 22:35. This Progressive Canuck is staying up for that. #uspoli (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberal Blair Lekstrom Bails-Coleman Stays
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The meltdown continues as the BC Liberal Christy Clark led government continues to falter. BC Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom has followed previous Cabinet Ministers out the door in what is appearing to be an exodus of unprecedented proportion. Mr. Lekstrom was a solid performer and
Continue readingROAR!: PEI – Public opposition to TCH ‘Plan B’
In case you hadn’t heard, (in a nutshell) the PEI gov’t under the leadership of Liberal, Robert Ghiz, is trying to move forward with a highway project in order to grab 8million ’50cent dollars’ (Ghiz’s words) from the federal gov’t. The project would alter the path of the Trans Canada Highway between
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Michelle Obama Gives The Best First Lady Speech Ever
First Lady Michelle Obama electrified DNC The upbeat Democratic National Convention offered Americans a stark contrast and approach compared to the RNC Convention last week. It has been a longtime since such a positive political event has been front row and centre but last nights tributes to President Obama were
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shooting Mars PQ Pauline Marois Victory. One Dead-One Critically Injured!
The Toronto Star reports that Quebec plainclothes police hustled PQ Leader off the stage while she was thanking her supporters for her minority government election win. One man was shot dead by a lone shooter, another remains in critical condition. He has been arrested and taken into custody.
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