Richard Nixon, Traitor to the Republic?
It was 1968. Richard Nixon was squaring off against the Democrat chosen to succeed Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey. Johnson, meanwhile, had brought the leadership of South and North Vietnam to…
It was 1968. Richard Nixon was squaring off against the Democrat chosen to succeed Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey. Johnson, meanwhile, had brought the leadership of South and North Vietnam to…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger It is becoming evident that the ‘Quick Wins Strategy’ was but just one arm of the BC Liberal Octupus of Deception. Now the latest scandal…
TweetHundreds of students and staff from the University of Alberta marched to the Alberta Legislature yesterday to protest the 7% cut to the Advanced Education budget. Students and staff were…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jason Fekete reports on the growing recognition that tax evasion and avoidance are serious global problems – and the Cons’ attempt to be…
Or freedom fighter. Depends on which side of the issue you are on.Paul Rose was a member of the Front de Liberation du Quebec. The FLQ were a group of…
About Keystone. As Andrew Coyne points out in, among other journals, today’s Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Mr. Mulcair wants the oil pulled out of the sands of northern Alberta to be refined…
Stephen Harper must feel he has dodged a bullet. Theresa Spence has left the island; and all appears calm along the banks of the Ottawa River. Now, as he did…
I wrote a brief post the other day on the proliferation of unpaid internships, whose ostensible purpose is to give young people experience in a field, open up networking opportunities,…
We have finance rules and they have to be followed. That said, the rules as they exist are far too limiting. I can easily imagine this situation happening with a…
Click to view larger image. A by-election shall (hopefully) be called soon for the riding of Labrador, following the resignation of its incumbent MP Peter Penashue. Why did…
…with this lovely little advert: Wayne Brauch traces the pic back to the Smithville Turbines Opposition Party, but it is being shared at the twitter site of Ontario Wind Resistance,…
Need a lift this morning? This should do it!
It could have been a truly great occasion.A group of Canadian kids getting a chance to talk to a real Canadian hero, Chris Hadfield.But of course he HAD to be…
Mike MacDonald has had a liver transplant. He has always been one of our favorite commedians — hope he returns to good health and good form:
Fretblanket – Into the Ocean
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Many worried and stressed Shawnigan residents have been wondering why Shawnigan Director Bruce Fraser and the BC Liberal friendly CVRD Board have been dragging their…
From Len Berman’s That’s Sports. WFDS
Jack Webb I respect Catholics. We spent the last few days making fun of their Pope and Church and not a single person got killed for it. Take note you…
“I was against gay marriage until I found out I didn’t have to get one.” – James Carville.WFDS
They are all about freedom, right?Unless you say something they don’t agree with.Take this story from ThinkProgress.com. Senator Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio, a conservative dude, was taken down…