CT Group Comment on the CVRD’s Ill Fated Eco-Depot Controversy
Joseph (Larry) Gollner-CT Group On 27 June, Warren Jones, the Chief Administrative Officer of the CVRD finally delivered his report on the failure of the CVRD Eco Depot venture. The…
BC Politics
Quebec Students Were Right! Students Debts Are Crippling!
Quebec Students Protest Started Over Tuition Hikes It was University Students in Quebec who raised the profile of challenges facing students seeking post secondary education. Tuition hikes ignited the protests…
Why Don’t The NHL Players Form A Co-operative?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger What is it exactly that the NHL Owners do to justify the money they make? They don’t skate, check, shoot or score and yet they control professional…
What’s More Likely, Voter Fraud Or A Bee Sting?
This video nails it, but Canadians take note as well. Voter suppression and other voter control efforts are underway by the Harperites!
Canadian Politics- A Significant Shift Is Underway!
Quebec Premier Elect – Pauline Marois The old saying that a week is a long time in politics was never more true than what we are looking at in Canadian…
Canadian vs American Health Care- A View From Both Sides!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Ian Reid knows the reality of both American and Canadian Health Care systems and his blog and the comments that follow are right on the money.…
Here is a Weather Report That You Can Believe In!
TV Weather reports are absoltely boring, well usually. Check this out
BC Liberal Blair Lekstrom Bails-Coleman Stays
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes- Political Blogger The meltdown continues as the BC Liberal Christy Clark led government continues to falter. BC Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom has followed previous Cabinet Ministers out…
Enough Cowichan Regional Nonsense
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger Larry Woodruff is a Shawnigan Resident with strong feelings and opinions about local governance. He has sent them along to Cowichan Conversations, Cowichan Valley Citizen and…
Cowichan Valley Labour Day Picnic-Ladysmith Beach 11 AM – 3PM
Canada’s Labour Day came about after following years of organizing, strikes, parades and protests. Labour Day was declared as an Official Holiday in 1894 by Liberal-Conservative Prime Minister Robert David…
Hats Off to the Cowichan Valley Citizen!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger It was very encouraging to read the latest Cowichan Valley Citizen editorial in Friday’s edition, well done. It is all too easy for local media to…
The BC Liberals Aren’t Dead, They’re Just Resting!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The BC Liberals may appear to have been through as rough a week as there is in politics. Many say they’re dead, demised, passed on, deceased.…
Kevin Falcon Has Had Enough-Resigns As Finance Minister
Finance Minister & Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon The BC Liberal Party has just suffered a body blow with Finance Minister Kevin Falcon bailing on what is an ever increasing meltdown.…
The 12 Year Old Girl That Silenced The World
This young Vancouver, BC girl is now 32. Perhaps she is a mother. She speaks truth and the greedy corporate assholes of the world have ignored her. Fools!
PM Steve Harper’s Methodical Campaign to Silence Democracy
Here is an excellent piece from Keith Reynolds and carried in the Tyee. This is called re:blogging I think. In any case it was well done and available here in…
North Cowichan Budgeting Should Be Participatory
Rob Douglas is a Cowichan Valley activist very instrumental in organizing a series of meetings regarding Cooperatives in the Valley. Here is his latest column written for the Cowichan News…
It Is All About Christy Clark! Not!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger The Village of Lions Bay’s Most Prominent Political Commentator is calling for Premier Clark to step aside for the good of the BC Liberal Party and…
Let’s Make Our Hospitals Healthy Places!
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger A report released today outlines policies that will require nurses to take flu shots, or wear a mask! Hello! Why wouldn’t shots for all health workers…