Final Quebec Prediction, PQ slaughter
Marois may lose her own seat. The math alone tells me that Marois is going to find herself in a very close battle in her own seat. At the ratio…
April 2014
Pierre Poilievre and the Smearing of Sheila Fraser
I must admit that when I saw that Pierre Poilievre was going to absurd lengths to avoid mentioning Sheila Fraser's name, at first I was amused.I figured that the way…
What Occupy Vancouver Could Be Up To
While the worldwide reboot of the Occupy Movement is afoot, Occupy Vancouver version 2.0 is still notional. However, if you want to see a little bit of what it could…
One Thought At A Time
If you write only one sentence paragraphs, it makes you look like a poet. You should try this too. Write only one line, then start another. See what happens to…
Musical interlude
Fuel – Sunburn
MLK
Since I was a kid – since this day in 1972, in fact, when I started writing a daily journal – I have always taken note of April 4, and…
BC Environment Ministry Bully Local Government
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Earlier this week the CVRD held ’Public Meeting’ of sorts to hear response from locals regarding efforts by Fisher Road Recycling to expand their operation to sync…
Traditional Inuit Clothing
Traditional Inuit clothing consisted of a parka, pants and mittens made from caribou or sealskin (worn in one or two layers according to the season), and up to four layers…
Support the tax gap motion
That governments are robbed of billions of dollars by the rich and by corporations exploiting tax havens is a well-known national and international scandal. It is now standard practice for…
Parasites Have Infected And Taken Over Quebec’s Body Politic
In nature, there are parasites that invade a host, take control of its movements for their own benefit, often leading to the host’s demise.n My favorite example of this life…
Yahoo Finance: Canadian online video consumption, premium pricing on a collision course
Canadians want lower prices and more data from their wireless providers, but price-gouging Big Telecom giants have other ideas. Something’s got to give – speak out: http://DemandChoice.ca Article by Carmi…
ITbuisness.ca: James Moore’s Digital Strategy offers nothing new for Canadians
Despite high hopes, Industry Minister Moore’s Digital Strategy was a huge let-down. It looks like Canada will continue falling behind. Canadians deserve so much more – help us demand better…
Globe and Mail: Telus’s decision to shut Public Mobile angers consumers
280,000 customers are being forced to pay a hefty fee to upgrade their phones following the Telus takeover of former indie provider Public Mobile.. Help us demand choice in our…
Bill Dumont Is Unhappy With CVRD Spending
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Bill Dumont, a South Cowichan watchdog scrutinizes government spending and shares his latest thoughts in this offering. Mr.Dumont has had broad experience as a Forester and is…
Arguing a lawyers bill is reasonable when seeking costs does not bar a later assessment of that account as unreasonable
Ghaeinizadeh v. Bennett Jones LLP, 2014 ONCA 267 is yet another case showing lawyers ought not to argue an assessment is unavailable – generally speaking the client can always assess:…
Quebec Penultimate Prediction
A fresh poll by Ekos confirms the existing trends. With that I’ve been able to *almost* finalize the prediction map. The PQ is below my worst expectations. Beyond that however,…
Tech on the Side: Microsoft corrects past mistakes
In a world where tech companies are forced to make difficult decisions between mutually exclusive business models, it can be hard to know whether they decided correctly. For instance, did…
The government invites you to “adjust” BC’s park laws
Friday, April 4, 2014 It’s generally bad news for the environment & democracy when the government rewrites laws at the request of an industry. But when it comes to provincial…
Transport industry driving a ‘SmartWay’ to tackle emissions
(Photo: Translog) by Jesse Yardley An innovative new method for tracking the transport industry’s fuel consumption may hold the key to reducing carbon emissions, according to a group of academics…
Housing in Vancouver #VancouverManifesto
I’m going to start a series called “Vancouver Manifesto”. They are going to be my general beliefs about Vancouver city-building. They might be in the form of starting a conversation,…