religion and politics
I want to write some more thoughts about Christianity, but not assume that everyone is Christian. This isn’t an effort to convert anyone, just an attempt to explore some more…
March 2013
Do You Think That Our Cops Are Too Violent?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It sure seems as though our cops are being caught up using excessive force a lot lately. Cell phone evidence is being put on the internet and…
Liberal Vote Info Arrives. . . .
Like many people, today I received my form in the mail for voting in the Liberal Leadership race. I have voted strategically for Liberal Candidates a couple of times in…
The Purpose of a Political Party
A political party has one purpose. It is a service organization. And it serves the public. Everything else is secondary. A political party is focused on its relationship with the…
Bazooka Cyber Attacks Show Internet Vulnerability
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Most of us have noticed that life on the internet has slowed down considerably over the last couple of days. Pages half load, connections drop, normally accessible…
Privatizing Salmon Protection: The Failure of the Riparian Areas Regulation
Thursday, March 28, 2013 In BC, key protection for fish habitat is supposed to be provided by the Riparian Areas Regulation (RAR) – a law intended to ensure that residential…
The issue is not #capitalism under new management, but the transformation of #capitalism itself. #neoliberalism #cdnecon
More and more I tend to agree with George Monbiot that it is not neoliberalism in and of itself as an ideology or economic theory that is the root cause…
The issue is not #capitalism under new management, but the transformation of #capitalism itself. #neoliberalism #cdnecon
More and more I tend to agree with George Monbiot that it is not neoliberalism in and of itself as an ideology or economic theory that is the root cause…
The issue is not #capitalism under new management, but the transformation of #capitalism itself. #neoliberalism #cdnecon
More and more I tend to agree with George Monbiot that it is not neoliberalism in and of itself as an ideology or economic theory that is the root cause…
A successful civil appellant is awarded the costs below and of the appeal
Marshall v. MMV Financial Inc., 2013 ONCA 188 holds: As he was largely successful on both appeals, the costs awards below are varied in any event, based on the general…
Canadians Should Reject Elections Canada Robocalls Report
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Stiffer penalties for election fraud, more voter privacy and robust investigative powers are some of the recommendations Elections Canada made in its long-awaited…
Show me – some countries put everyone’s salary on the sunshine list
“If there’s a more pointless annual story than the sunshine list, I can’t think of it.” – Tweet today from Adam Radwanski, Globe and Mail columnist. Radwanski didn’t always think…
New Look and Site Update
You are probably thinking that things look differently – well that’s because they do. I just updated the back-end of the site (it’s the database and WordPress by the way)…
Americans Want Climate Change Protection, Just Not the Bill
Stanford researchers have found Americans believe in climate change and acknowledge the risks but just don’t want to pay for the measures that would be needed to deal with them.…
The U.S. Legacy from Iraq and Afghanistan – Only a Nuclear Attack Could be Worse
The costs and political fallout from America’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are and will continue to be enormous, somewhere between 4 and 6-trillion dollars. That could be almost as…
Closing the Loop: Zero Waste, GHG Emissions and Green Jobs in BC
Below is the summary for our latest Climate Justice Project report, Closing the Loop: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Creating Green Jobs through Zero Waste in BC (I recommend checking…
Oil On The Tracks: Canadian Pacific Rail Spills 30,000 Gallons of Crude in Minnesota
Who ever saw this coming? Yesterday, a Canadian Pacific train carrying crude oil jumped the tracks in Parkers Prarie, Minnesota and immediately spilled 20,000 to 30,000 gallons of crude onto…
Aliens: Do they exist?
According to a 1950 FBI report, they do. Please watch the following video. In this case the saucer was recovered and aliens died. However, in the 1980s, in another alien…
Gay marriage getting closer in States — hopefully
After two days of hearings at the US Supreme Court it’s not for certain whether gays and lesbians will finally win their hard fought for right to marriage equality across…