Talking the Upcoming Throne Speech with Kristy Cameron
Yesterday I joined Kristy Cameron on CFRA’s “Ottawa Now” along with Katlyn Harrison & Lindsay Maskell on the “Political Heat” panel. We talked about the upcoming Speech from the Throne,…
2020
My latest in The Spectator: John Turner, RIP
Back then, I worked for John Turner’s Liberal government and my then-girlfriend worked for Brian Mulroney’s Conservatives. On the afternoon of Sept. 4, 1984, I was heading home to Calgary…
Sask Party Calls The Cops
Instead of meeting with healthcare workers who showed up at the Saskatoon Cabinet Office today to talk about some of their concerns, the Premier and Minister of Labour snuck out…
WikiLeaks: Show Trial Ending Investigative Journalism
Julian Assange's extradition hearings are frankly terrifying, and if you care about the free press, you should be worried, irrespective of whether you like Assange or Wikileaks. As the old…
North Cowichan Councillor Rob Douglas Seeking Cowichan Valley NDP Nomination
NC Councillor Rob Douglas Twice topped the polls in local elections. I am excited to announce that I am seeking the nomination for the BC NDP for the Cowichan Valley!…
Michelle Bell-Candidate For BCNDP Nomination-Cowichan Valley
From: Caelen Cook <caelencook@gmail.com> Date: September 21, 2020 at 12:10:40 PM PDT To: richard_hughes@shaw.ca Subject: Michelle Bell Information and Headshot Hi Richard, I am the Cowichan Valley NDP Youth Rep.…
Platforms are for campaigning, not for governing
I remember reading Gordon Campbell’s platform in 2001. Based on the promises, I concluded Liberals were the logical choice for government. The trouble was, Gordon Campbell and the BC Liberals…
Premier John Horgan Calls For A BC Election October 24th
The post Premier John Horgan Calls For A BC Election October 24th first appeared on richardhughes.ca.
Mueller Bunted. He Was Never Swinging For the Stands.
You probably already suspected that the Mueller report fell far short of what had been expected. Among Mueller’s team of lawyers there was one who terrified Trump’s legal team –…
Off to the Polls on the West Coast
There have been lots of rumours around potential elections milling around the media. That was the case in New Brunswick and in that case, it brought an early election. There…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – David MacDonald examines how millions of Canadians could suffer from being pushed off of the CERB onto EI – both in lost or…
Eat the Rich – Episode 3
As if the rich need to give us another reason to despise them. This just in. The richest one per cent are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions double that of…
Reconciliation Failing in Nova Scotia
Being an Indigenous person living in Canada can be a very frustrating experience at times. It can be hard enough when you have to deal with the history of this…
140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of September 21, 2020
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of September 21, 2020. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Sep…
The Throne Speech
This week, the Trudeau government will unveil its throne speech. Robin Sears writes that the event will provide all our political parties with an opportunity to press the reset button:…
This Billionaire Will Thankfully Die Poor
Chuck Feeney became a billionaire by founding and running Duty Free Shoppers, and since he collected his unimaginable wealth he made it a point to give it all away. This…
140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of September 21, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of September 21, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting…
The ‘Right’ advice for Freeland.
It seems guaranteed that the liberals will introduce an extensive plan for child care on Wednesday. There are two factors pushing Chrystia Freeland in this direction. The first is the…
"YOU CAN NOW WORK FOR THE GOVERNMENT "
Technology, Torture, Voices in the Head ... Speaker : DARPA'S NEURO WEAPONRY PROGRAM - James Giordana DARPA's weapons being tested in non-consensual terminal human experiments(AMERICAN DARPA - Defense Advanced Research…