Vancouver Islanders more depressed than other B.C. residents
Life on Vancouver Island beats the alternatives. At least that is how I feel and what I have always thought. But why the higher depression levels compared to the rest…
Richard Hughes
Northern Gateway pipeline approval stymied after court quashes approval
This a good news story I guess, well until it is appealed, dragged on until they finally win an unobstructed right to jam their pipeline through an appeal or whatever.…
BREXIT THE MOVIE is a feature-length documentary film
This film is absolutely pro Brexit and was released May 12th, 2016 It is well worth a look see as to the drive to leave the EU. Did this film…
Under Liberal govt, BC is drowning in hidden debt
Rafe Mair knows his onions when it comes to the BC legislature and balanced budgets. Here are an analysis and critique that you will not read elsewhere. Read this and…
Brexit: Norway option is most realistic hope for Britain
This opinion piece carried in the Irish Times brings up an optional strategy that would probably not please many of the ‘Leavers’ but it might be an option for those…
Hillary Clinton will return to Ohio on Monday with Elizabeth Warren in tow.
Hillary Clinton will return to Ohio on Monday with Elizabeth Warren in tow. As Democrats sharpen their general election argument against Donald Trump, it will be their first joint appearance…
Margaret McMillan This Could Be A Turning Point
Historian Margaret MacMillan talks about the possible implications of the Brexit vote and the anger and fear that fuelled it.
The Votes Have Been Counted – Will The European Common Market Unravel Further?
The shock will take some time to wear off, especially in Britain or what may be left of Britain as a result of the referendum vote to leave the European…
Bernie Sanders- This Is A Speech For Our Time!
Yes, this is about the Democratic Party nomination, but it holds true for Canadians as well. Bernie tells it like it is, a rare and refreshing exception from the spin…
This Mother Spoke Up When Her Son Was The Only One Not Invite To A Birthday Party
This is a busy time of year and I have not posted much on my blog lately, but this piece posted on ‘Buzzfeed’ jumped out at me and I decided…
The NDPs LNG dithering and insistence on housing becoming the election issue, is a recipe for failure
By Kevin Logan The BC liberals offer a target rich environment the NDP could readily attack, based entirely on their dreadful governing record, which would work to move votes into…
Climate change and the inevitable collapse of the over priced housing market
The ever increasing housing prices in Greater Vancouver and to a somewhat lesser extent Greater Victoria will eventually fall to the physical reality that what goes up must come down.…
Tsartlip Elder Takes Gordon Wilson To Task At North Saanich-Steelhead LNG Meeting
Independent film maker Gary McNutt captured this exchange at the Sidney LNG meeting a couple of weeks ago. Tsartlip Elder Fraser Smith was not taking any bullshit from Premier Christy…
The BC NDP’s so called ‘Gender Equity Mandate’ is an ‘Orwellian Distortion.’
Originally published in the Duncan Free Press. We are soon approaching the ‘Silly Season’ in political circles throughout British Columbia. We will go to the polls in May 2017 but…
Orlando Remembered-Local Eye Online
Nice to see Duncan City Council’s response to the massive deadly attack that took place at “Pulses’ a Gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The here, there and everywhere blogger…
Rafe: Clark getting free ride from media, Horgan just dropping ball
Rafe is going after Christy, John Horgan and the mostly missing in action corporate media. It will be damn interesting to see how Horgan rolls out his election campaign in…
John Horgan says NDP will target foreign owners in fight for housing affordability
It could be billed as Greed versus Need. NDP’s John Horgan has flung down the gauntlet in what could become the hot election issue in the Greater Vancouver area as…