Trudeau–Canadian Liberty and the Politics of Fear
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is a significant speech the likes of which we have not heard in this country for some time. It runs for 43 minutes and for some…
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Head of review panel repeats call for delay to BC Hydro’s Site C Dam
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger One of the biggest illusions in BC politics is that the BC Liberals are down to earth business disciplined stewards managing the most prudent course on…
VIDEO: Public Safety minister invokes the Holocaust to justify new powers under terror bill C-51
Why does Canada need new terrorism laws? Richard Hughes- Political Blogger The Harper governments so called anti terrorism bill-Bill C51– is running into rough water as the dictatorial reality of…
Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien Bashes Harper Over Bill C 51
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger As each day passes we learn of more resistance and outright condemnation over Conservative PM Steve Harper’s assault on Canadians rights and freedoms that would result from…
Trending Ontario releases powerful anti-sexual violence ad
1 Billion Rising celebrations and events are spreading. Progress has been made but there is a long way to go. It is not ok for men to abuse women and…
Turf Battle Over North Cowichan’s Sherman Road Soccer Fields
Don Maroc North Cowichan municipality was very near to signing a contract to tear up one of the four grass soccer pitches on Sherman Road and replace it with an…
Liberals Squirming Over ‘Jiggery Pokery’ Taunts From NDP’s Brother Bill Routley
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger BC Lib’s urbane quick wit , the sharp tongued Mike DeJong, is doing a not so slow burn over constantly being harpooned by Cowichan NDP MLA ‘Brother…
Railroading the Community Gardens
The battle between CPR, local residents and the City of Vancouver may be over. Maybe. Railroading the Community Gardens from Mike Babiarz on Vimeo.
Your iPhone and A Revolutionary Health Enhancing and Affordable Breakthrough
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Fortunately this is an email that I read and am passing on to you. Check it out. This could already be a huge time saver, life…
Naomi Klein- ‘The Economic System We Have Created Global Warming’
Naomi Klein I am beginning to detect a growing trend towards changing the capitalist economic model from one in which profit is the only priority to one in which wellness…
Pilger: Why the Rise of Fascism is Again the Issue
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger John Pilger’s thorough examination of fascism from the German Nazis Holocaust through to the US led attacks on Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Kosovo,Vietnam, and the sorry list…
Stephen Hume: A Tale of Two Coasts
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger We are often referred to as the ‘Left Coast’ due the liberal left tendencies of many west coasters. The way the Ottawa’s largesse is doled out,…
Edward Snowden and His Ideological Allies Are Winning
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger The War on Ideas is losing ground. This was clearly demonstrated through two clashing films recently. American Sniper and Citizen Four. They could not be more…