Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah now past, Season’s Greetings and the lot. It is a time to revel in the company of friends and family, eat too…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Wendy Holm is a leading Canadian Agrologist whose work is both inspiring and essential to representing the needs of agriculture in Canada. The threat to our…
When Christy Clark became the Premier of British Columbia, I, along with many other people, had high hopes. During the campaign and her first few months as Premier, she made…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger The Greens, often seen and promoted as an alternative to the old line parties are not really all that different when it comes to democratic decision…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Do you trust PM Harper to tell the truth about trade deals with China? No, He just sold us out to Chinese State Interests on the Nexen…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger Driven by anguish and rejection of the Harper Government’s disregard for long established treaties and aboriginal peoples rights Chief of the Attawapiskat Nation Teresa Spence…
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor I have written some details about how Harper says one thing and does another with respect to the position of Chinese State Owned Enterprises (SOE)…
Here is a letter from an overworked teacher on Vancouver Island. His perspective is real and based on his day to day circumstances as a teacher in BC. Thanks to…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger How long is it going to take before some of the Conservatives MP’s wake up and stand up for Canada? Our PM Steve Harper lies to us…
This Article ran in the Georgia Straight prior to the following piece by MLA’s Rob Fleming and John Horgan By Daniel Tseghay and Andrew Weaver “The introduction of shale gas…
With environmental threats mounting at a disturbing rate the politicians may be, or at least should be on the hot seat regarding Enbridge, the Kinder Morgan Bitumen Pipeline, increased tanker…
Well the Greens were looking pretty good with Elizabeth May Saanich MP being chosen as the top parliamentarian and and all but then the Federal Greens actually campaigned against the…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger A while back I added ‘On the Left Side’ a series of headlines about stories that I thought might be of interest to readers of this…
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Community Charter provides an Alternative Approval Process for local government to essentially do an end run around taxpayers for projects that appeal to the…
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger The Chinese curse is upon us. ‘We live in interesting times!’ Although the origins of this pearl have been disputed and dissected by academics the general…
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger Selling bitumen fast, while it’s still hot, is the prime minister’s myopic motivation, says Andrew Nikoforuk in his report featured in the Tyee. We have been…
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger The corporate forces have controlled our Conservative and Liberal political parties for many years. They funded their elections and been there at the ready with their…
John Van Dongen-Independent MLA Our Canadian Democracy has been hijacked by the political party system for far too long. Slowly but possibly surely politicians are speaking out, most often it…
Don Maroc Journalists and bloggers spend a lot of time tearing the hide off politicians for doing what seem to be (and often are) stupid things with taxpayers money. Being…
Our take: Can’t democracy move with the times? A dedicated group of people mistrusts the Cowichan Valley Regional District so much it appears willing to knock on doors in the…
