Good ‘Fracking’ News From New York!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger As citizens learn more about the downsides of hydraulic fracking the inevitable protests follow. In Pennslylvannia, Nova Scotia, Quebec and now the state of…
BC Politics
Justin Trudeau has declared his attention to seek leadership of the Liberal Party
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes Is Canada ready for another Trudeau vision of what Canada should look like and become?Well yes, to an as yet to be determined degree. Justin Trudeau brings…
The Remaining Light-How We Care For Seniors
The Remaining Light-A film about how we care for seniors by CCPA and Hospital Employees Union This film is both moving and numbing in that it shows the departure from…
The Point of Taxes
What follows is my submission to BC’s Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. Any other British Columbians interested in influencing next year’s budget have until October 18 to…
Former US President Jimmy Carter Calls For of Cannabis-BC Mayors Agree
Former USA President Carter Call Fors Decriminilzation of Marijuana Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter called for the decriminalization of marijuana on Thursday, saying U.S. drug policy has “destroyed the lives…
UBCM Supports By-Election For Cowichan School Trustees!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes As an old politico of the CVRD flavour I have found myself intrigued by the UBCM activities taking place in Victoria this week. CVRD Director Ian Morrison…
BC’s Grass Roots Politicians Want To Decriminalize Pot!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes This week The Union of BC Municipalities heard from advocates and opponents of decriminalizing BC’s favourite weed. BC’s local government officials called for an end to the…
More Victoria Contaminated Soil Dumped in Cowichan
It is time for all of us to stand up and start screaming, “We aren’t going to take it any more!” Last Tuesday, September 18th, the CVRD was notified of…
MSM all over a nothing defection to the BC Liberals!
So, John Martin, a right wing criminologist who ran third in a recent election in one of the most conservative constituences in BC left the sinking Conservative ship and swam…
Cowichan Politicians Must Send Dirty Dirt Peddlers Packing!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Cowichan Valley Residents have endured threats real and pending from various sources who would like to use and continue using the Cowichan Valley as the dumping ground…
The 2013 BC Election Is Now Underway!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Welcome to the 2013 Provincial Election Campaign, now underway. It is revealing to compare the approaches by the competing leaders, BC Liberal Leader Ms Christy Clark…
BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix Speaks Truth To Vancouver Board of Trade
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix is offering BC Voters, including the business community, a thoughtful and measured approach to governing after years of a troubled and…
Naomi Klein Speaks Out About The Kinder Morgan Pipeline To Vancouver
Here is a video taken over the Labour Day Weekend in North Vancouver. Naomi Klein may be best known for her book, ‘The Shock Doctrine.’ Well the good news is…
BC Liberal Government Must Call A By-Election In Cowichan!
BC Liberals Fire the Cowichan School Board because the asked for more money and then they broght in a 1.4 Billion Dollar Deficit themselves! The Schools, students and teacher’s are…
Cowichan Voters Deserves A By-Election And Democratically Elected Trustees
Call a By-Election now, or refund my School Taxes! The shutdown of elected representation on the School Board has gone on long enough and it is time that Premier Christy…
CVRD Bylaws Will Not Protect the Shawnigan Watershed! So Bring In A New One!
The CVRD has the authority over land use. Will they draw up a bylaw that protects the Shawnigan Watershed, or not? The Assistand Deputy Minister of Environment Jim Standiford has…
MLA Bill Routley Stands Up For Democracy-Calls For By-Election!
Bill Routley Cowichan NDP MLA-Wants A Democratic Byelection For School Trustees The out of date undemocratic treatment Cowichan School Trustees faced when they dared speak of the negative impacts of…
The Folly of Balanced Budget Laws in BC
The news is out. Due to declining natural gas prices, the BC Liberal government is projecting a budget deficit of $1.14 billion this year — $173 million more than expected.…
The Natural Gas Game Is Fracked! BC Liberal Government Deficit Hits 1.4 Billion
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberal’s may be many things but good business operator’s they ain’t. Little wonder former finance minister Kevin Falcon was overcome for a families first…
Province Cartoonist Dan Murphy Creates Video To Help Christy Clark Win!
BC Premier Christy Clark-’Lovely Plumage’ Dan Murphy has been harpooning politician for many years and this video showing Christy Clark how she can win the next election is no exception!…