Cowichan and Nanaimo North Cowichan All Candidate Meetings
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well the election is finally upon us and courtesy of ‘One Cowichan’ here is a schedule that I lifted from their web site’ Check them out at…
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Not criminally responsible: Some common misconceptions
An NCR verdict does not mean a person gets to “walk” free, nor can anyone with a mental illness use the defence to avoid jail. Story here •MYTH: An NCR…
Not criminally responsible: Some common misconceptions
An NCR verdict does not mean a person gets to “walk” free, nor can anyone with a mental illness use the defence to avoid jail. Story here •MYTH: An NCR…
Number of Candidates
Teddy here for a hat trick of posts, this time, examining the number of candidates parties run in elections. For those who have been following my tweets, you will know…
Deputy Premier Tom Lukaszuk: exactly the wrong man to solve Alberta’s jail crisis
Wildcatting Correctional Officers on the picket line at the Edmonton Remand Centre just before midnight last night, long after the government’s ultimatum ordering them back to work. Below: Trade unionists…
Saturday Night Trivia: Marc Lemire Edition
So, riddle us this Marc…. Where were you on June 15, 1999? Hint: Yeah, childish. We can live with that.
The fish farm conspiracy – BC salmon are diseased from farms but the Canadian Govt covers it up
This is a great independent doc by a friend from British Columbia. It is absolutely shocking to see the lengths the provincial and federal governments are going to in order…
5923…Another Secret From Victoria
At least a secret to those of us east of Crowsnest Pass. British Columbia is having an election. The Liberals, under Chrissy Clark, have been in a majority since the…
Paul Martin accuses residential schools of ‘cultural genocide’
Residential schools engaged in “cultural genocide,” former prime minister Paul Martin said Friday at the hearings of the federal Truth And Reconciliation Commission, adding that aboriginal Canadians must now…
5922…Victoria’s Secret News Flash
They are women who are objectified for their beauty. But you knew that already, eh?You know who did not know that? Kylie Bisutti. She is a 23 year old former…
BC’s uncomfortable political reality
I noticed this at Bob Mackin’s website and my thoughts match his. So, it is easier to steal Bob’s words than crank out ones of my own that couldn’t be…
Around the world
Teddy again with a quick look at politics around the world. We start today in Japan, where a summer election for the upper house is scheduled. If the polls are…
CUPE Day of Mourning reminder of fight for safer work places
By: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE): April 28 is the International Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on the job. CUPE will honour these workers who have…
5921…Rita MacNeil’s death should make us angry
That is the headline over Andre Picard’s story in the Globe and Mail yesterday.The obese superstar died in a Cape Breton hospital later this month from an infection after a…
5920…I Smell A New Tory Senator
Peter Penashue.As you know he is going to get beaten like a rented mule in the by elex in Labrador next month. According to a QMI poll “The Liberal candidate,…
It’s April 27, 2013: a few days after my blog’s…
It’s April 27, 2013: a few days after my blog’s first anniversary, the weekend of Rebelfest in Hamilton, and a few days before International Workers’ Day (aka Mayday, aka the…
Saturday Photo: The Scylla of Spring
For some reason, the scylla are particularly nice this year. How I love flowers that naturalize and come back year after year.
Who is the real terrorist?: LowKey – Terrorist video
Definitions of terrorism: “The systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion.” – Merriam Webster “Systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal.“ – Free Dictionary…