Cowichan Local Government Candidates
Candidates Running for elected office in the Cowichan Valley and for the School District Board can email their releases to contact@richardhughes.ca.
November 2014
What Civil War? Wildrose MLAs rally behind Danielle Smith
TweetIn a move designed to quash any further internal party dissent, Wildrose MLAs rallied around their leader yesterday by unanimously requesting their party’s executive committee cancel a leadership review that…
Guns ’n’ Roses: How ‘High River Gun Grab’ hysteria hurt the Wildrose Party
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico
UN Warns Of Irreversible Climate Change Without Concerted Change – Harper Guilty Of Environmental Criminal Negligence
U.N.: Phase Out Fossil Fuels By 2100 Or Face ‘Irreversible’ Climate ImpactStephen Harper Ranked #1 Worst ‘Climate Villain’ In The WorldCrimes against humanity: Stephen Harper and the ethics of climate…
Danielle Smith’s Leadership Review: A Game of Power
“No one wants less power; everyone wants more.”—Robert Greene Danielle Smith, leader of the Wildrose party, put her leadership on the line after failing to capture any seats in the…
Framing sadism
So what is a sadist anyway? In Jian...
Framing sadism
So what is a sadist anyway? In Jian Ghomeshi’s case, it seems to be a guy who
Framing sadism
So what is a sadist anyway? In Jian Ghomeshi's case, it seems to be a guy who gets off on beating up women. He apparently calls this "rough sex" and…
Debunking Homeopathy. Again.
Homeopathy. It’s absolute bunk. But you already know that. All those forms of ‘magic medicine‘* are bunk, of course, but homeopathy has a special place reserved for it in the…
Framing sadism
So what is a sadist anyway? In Jian Ghomeshi’s case, it seems to be a guy who gets
Kinder Morgan Slaps Burnaby Residents With A Multi-Million-Dollar Lawsuit
Richard Hughes-We are being occupied! Whoever thought that in Canada our Prime Minister and the Premier of BC would sell us out as is being done by Harper and Christy…
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Revolutionary thought of the day: Hunger isn’t about the amount of food around. It’s about being able to afford and control that food. After all, the U.S. has more food…
Joe Anglin fires opening shot in Wildrose Civil War
TweetCiting a “civil war” within the Wildrose Party, MLA Joe Anglin has decided to leave the Official Opposition caucus to sit as an Independent MLA. Mr. Anglin said in a…
Beware the Counter-Terrorists
We’ve learned since 9/11 that the urge to counter terrorists can be a powerful tool to the, well, powerful. The American people, understandably traumatized by the horrific events of that…
Would a Republican Win in Tuesday’s Mid-Terms Be All That Bad?
Those who handicap these things remain firm in their belief that the Republicans will retake the Senate in Tuesday’s mid-terms, giving the GOP control of both the House and the…
negative reviews and threats of lawsuits: let’s not give in to corporate bullying
There’s a new bully in town, and he’s not going after fat kids in the school cafeteria. He’s a corporate bully, and he’s gunning for you, his dissatisfied customer. An…
All Along The Watchtower
“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief,“There’s too much confusion, I can’t get no relief.Businessmen, they drink my wine, plowmen dig my earth,None…
What’s Your Take on This Mess?
It’s a curious old world, a festering global predicament you might say, that we find ourselves in today. The rich get richer, the poor get screwed, those in the middle…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Will Hutton rightly slams David Cameron for his antisocial view of taxes and public institutions – which should of course sound all…