Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Jim Manly is a former MP for Nanaimo Cowichan and a retired United Church Minister. He has long stood for justice on many fronts where disadvantaged peoples…
Sure, it’s the United States. But Canada is lashed tightly to its gunwales. And we’re taking on water. You need to watch this.
Raj Sherman kills at Huckabay’s Comedy Club, which of course doesn’t exist. Actual Alberta comedians may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: The re-branded Liberalberta logo; the real Raj Sherman,…
So, would you mind if I take a moment for myself? Being a simple blogger and amateur trend forecaster, all I really have to provide you any reason to continue…
The arc of the presidential campaign of 2012 would be a fitting inscription for a political tombstone should President Obama not win re-election. The CNN Poll of Polls as of…
As a journalist, Jody Paterson often wrote about Canadian children and families. Now, she and partner Paul Willcocks do humanitarian work in Honduras through Cuso International. One of their projects…
Jim Manly Former Nanaimo-Cowichan NDP MP-Refuses release until all protesters are released. Former Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jim Manly refuses to sign release dcoument until all protesters released. Here is an update…
by Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica In May 1985, a Guatemalan Army lieutenant named Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deserted, flew to San Francisco and requested political asylum, asserting that leftist guerrillas…
Avaaz - Save the Southern Ocean <~ click to sign quick and easy petition We need this same thing for the Arctic Ocean as well. They are all just chomping…
Avaaz - Save the Southern Ocean <~ click to sign quick and easy petition We need this same thing for the Arctic Ocean as well. They are all just chomping…
You may have heard by now that there’s an Ontario Liberal leadership race underway. The party executive met this weekend to set some ground rules and a convention date. So,…
Before the Liberals started attacking collective bargaining, they proposed a wage freeze in the summer of 2010. The unions duly met with the government over the summer of 2010 to…
Avaaz - China Solar Panels - <- click to sign a quick and easy petition. So this is not very encouraging... that the government would worry about protectionism of economic…
Avaaz - China Solar Panels - <- click to sign a quick and easy petition. So this is not very encouraging... that the government would worry about protectionism of economic…
“Protect BC Hydro and all of its core assets, including dams, reservoirs and power lines under public ownership.” “Restore an independent BC Utilities Commission, to re-regulate BC Hydro’s electricity rates.”…
Bellingham to Honolulu: $309, return, taxes included. Ironically, on a direct flight with Alaska Airlines. Most of the dates available are in November and December, but there are a few…
Much of the recent media attention on the Highway of Tears has been about how amazing technology allowed police to solve a crime decades after it was committed and years…
A quick shout out here to a friend in Victoria, Liberal candidate Paul Summerville, who is exactly the type of person we need in the House of Commons. I hope…
With funding cuts across North America, schools and school districts are turning to fundraising more and more as a source of income. There is a long history of parent committees…
On a Sunday morning, prime time for political news after all, the PM has called the by-elections that need to be called to fill the vacancies in the House of…
