Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Check out the latest developments in The BC Liberal camp where they have shoved Premier Christy Clark to the back of the room. It is an attempt to stop the bleeding but it is a little late for band aids now. Michael Smyth’s Column has the details
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Cowichan Conversations: Premier Christy Clark Must Step Down-Martyn Brown Says.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Martyn Brown, Former Chief of Staff for Premier Gordon Campbell, has told Jon McComb, on ‘The World Today’ CKNW 980, that Premier Clark must step down. Premier Clark told legislative reporters, this afternoon, that she will have to take more actions possibly including resigning as Premier. The last
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Desperation of the BC Liberal’s Campaign Knows No Bounds.
Kevin Logan-Cowichan Conversations Contributor Which back dated paperwork is the real obstacle in the upcoming election to form the next BC government? Written by Kevin Logan The desperation of the BC Liberal re-election campaign machine knows no bounds. Oh sure, the corporate media will continue to offer a life line.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberal’s Election Budget Won’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
Richard Hughes PoliticalBlogger The BC Liberals Election Budget is exactly that, an election budget. The release was met with wide eyed disbelief from many observers and straight out rejection by others. Yes there are a few plums and illusions of benefits for young families but then those gains are countered
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: B.C. Oil and Gas Commission Lacks ‘transparency’ on Fracking Violations
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger You know we really do live in Lotus land, or is it Bananaland? We have a Premier so out of control she can’t even manage her caucus, leaks everywhere in the pointy buildings, rumours of staff being instructed to prepare for a surprise election call on February
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: I Want Some Of That Stuff that Christy Is Smokin’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Now I suppose being Premier and all pretty well positions you for really good ‘Premier Bud.’ I mean it would be insulting to have our top office holder picking through the branches, seeds and twigs when she presides over the best bud growing jurisdiction in the universe. Personally
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC Liberals Election Bid Funded By Alberta Oil & Gas Interests
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Christy Clark flip, flop, and fly over the Enbridge Northern Gateway proposal has puzzled many political observers. Her efforts to leverage a financial payoff for endorsing the Enbridge proposal to build a pipeline across BC and then ship bitumen down the treacherous BC coastline confounded political
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Premier Christy Clark set up an office last year in Shanghai, China
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor I have written some details about how Harper says one thing and does another with respect to the position of Chinese State Owned Enterprises (SOE) in Canada’s resource development plays and have been working to raise the flag for a very long time. Christy has
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Horgan Hassles Harried Premier Over Scandulous Spending!
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BC NDP House Leader John ‘the Enforcer’ Horgan has come off the bench and whistled down the Premier for her party planning frivolous fiscal behaviour. She was and is clearly offside and out of touch. I missed this release somehow, but it really is special and must to be shared.
In truth it was right there on the NDP Website where you can view it now.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Politicians Please Ponder Pot Policies Promptly!
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For decades our politicians have pouted over the question of legalization often throwing their hands in the air pointing to the US War on Drugs as evidence that they could not possibly legalize cannabis here in Canada.
Well the air has just been let out of that balloon.
Washington State and Colorado residents voted for regulated legalization and will now set out to kick the plans into gear.
This has really ruffled the feathers of our BC politicians and their Federal counterparts. What to do now? OMG the pressure is on!
I’m sure glad I have a driver! I can’t stop giggling and I have the munchies!
What are our politicans thinking?
The latest polling shows 75 percent of Canadians want the funny tobacco legalized.
It is really only a minority bolstered by those who profit in the deadly drug trade that want to see legalization blocked.
It is disappointing to see our Liberal and NDP leaders ducking the issue. They have in unison kicked the ball over to the Ottawa crowd.
Christy! What was in those Timbits?
Both Premier Christie Clark and BC NDP leader Adrian Dix conveniently ignore the fact that Premiers and their Attorney Generals can take steps provincially by instructing our police forces and prosecutors to lay off busting people for simple possession of marijuana.
Canada’s Premier’s should be lobbying Ottawa to listen to the strong majority desire for and end to prohibition.
I still don’t feel any different. It doesn’t seem to work for me. Can I have some timbits?
PM Harper embraces the 1930′s ‘Reefer Madness’ attitude to the devil weed and would just as soon jail pot puffers.
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has balked, flip flopped and spoken against liberalizing present laws that turn otherwise law abiding citizen into criminals.
He has sadly demonstrated that he too is out of touch with Canadian attudes towards the failed ‘War on Drug’s.’
Bob Rae, Federal Liberal Interim leader has said that what we have in place is not working and we really have to look at a different approach.
Federal Liberal Leadership hopeful Justin Trudeau appears to be poised to actually step up, but so far he has been bob and weaving. He may surprise in later rounds of the bout.
Thwer has been a clear call from the Young Liberals to end the prohibition that has failed miserably.
Most Canadian Politicans, not all, are out of touch with the mood of the nation.
It is not too late for our politicians to take a deep breath and seize the moment. It will be most revealing to watch the dance that follows.
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Maroc Has Dusted Off His Keyboard And Is Out After The Frackers!
Political Blogger Don Maroc longtime journalist and historian pops up on Cowichan Conversations as a valued contributor from time to time. Many will recall his many years as a Cowichan News Leader Columnist with his column “View from the Left.” The issue of hydraulic fracking was enough to fire him
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Premier Christy Clark and Her Fading BC Liberals Have Abandoned These Students!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Premier Christy Clark with her tired remains of her caucus and with imported help from a gaggle of old Conservative MP’s preach renewal at their last ditch attempt to breathe life in to the corpse aka the BC Liberals. While they are engaging in remarkable revisionism,
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Real Threat is in Harper’s Gutting the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Oil and Gas
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor Here is another Post from Cowichan Conversations Contributor Kevin Logan. Kevin Logan’s career has been diverse, ranging from small business to NGOs through finance and government. He served as a ministerial assistant to numerous ministers and a premier in the former BC NDP Administration. Kevin
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: It Is Time For Our Politicians To Legalize Marijuana-No More Bullshit!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The growing list of politicians that are calling for the legalization and or decriminalization of marijuana has just gained another truth teller. The latest to join that list is former BC Liberal Solicitor-General Kash Heed. Former Solictor-General-BC Liberal MLA Joins The Growing List Of Politicians Calling For
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Rafe Mair Rightfully Hammers BC’s Inept Environment Minister-Terry Lake
Minister of Environment Terry Lake Just when you think the Christy Clark BC Government has run out of stupid the pretend Environment Minister Terry Lake offers this pathetic misguided spin doctor manufactured manure as conditions to allow the Enbridge Pipeline and Super tankers to despoil our beautiful and precious coastline. Now this
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Cowichan Voters Deserves A By-Election And Democratically Elected Trustees
Call a By-Election now, or refund my School Taxes! The shutdown of elected representation on the School Board has gone on long enough and it is time that Premier Christy Clark stepped in and put her money and political action where her slogans are. “Families First” remember Madam Premier! Well
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: The Natural Gas Game Is Fracked! BC Liberal Government Deficit Hits 1.4 Billion
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s may be many things but good business operator’s they ain’t. Little wonder former finance minister Kevin Falcon was overcome for a families first lifestyle back home. The cabinet benches have thinned dramatically as now a baker`s dozen plus have stated that they are not
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Election Issues Will Focus On Enbridge and Fracking!
The polls tell us that the BC NDP will form the next government unless a political earthquake shakes up the political environment between now and the scheduled May 2013 election. Energy issues dominate much of the political stage these days. Focus will be on the how the competing parties position themselves especially regarding
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 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
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