Stephen Harper and the Black Helicopters
It was a chilling moment in Question Period yesterday, that should raise questions about whether Stephen Harper is still mentally fit to govern, and whether we are already living in…
Bill C 51
And For Those Who Think Bill C-51 Is A Good Thing
Think again. The RCMP has labelled the “anti-petroleum” movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse,…
The Harper Regime and the Terrorist Game
Even by the low standards of Peter Dumbo MacKay, I thought it was bizarre when he claimed that a plot to commit a mass slaughter in Halifax was not linked…
Rafe Mair-How Quickly Politics of Fear Could Transform Canada
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are indeed at a crossroads in Canada as we face a clever and devious PM Steve Harper who has spooked both Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and…
More On The Dangers of Bill C-51
Well, leave it to The Star’s redoubtable readers to remind us of the peril implicit in Bill C-51, Stephen Harper’s anti-terrorist bill designed to make us all ‘safer’ and in…
Ed Broadbent and Roy Romanow Call For Strong Opposition To Anti Terror Bill–Mulcair Had Better Listen Up
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger In recent posts on ‘Cowichan Conversations’ and on ‘Facebook and Twitter’ I have been critical of the Federal NDP’s failure to take the gloves off and go…
A Definitive Rejection Of Bill C-51
It is only human nature, I suppose, that when crisis strikes, our immediate reaction is that we would do almost anything to protect ourselves and our loved ones. When Pierre…
Bill C-51–Trudeau Liberals and Mulcair New Democrats Put Party First-Canada Second
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger I am a life long New Democrat and I am appalled at the ‘weak as water’ positioning that the Thomas Mulcair led NDP have offered in…
Well-Said!
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Ewart-Dangerous new powers for federal government? – Part 1
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Most Canadians have heard something about the new so called ‘Anti Terror’ legislation Bill C 51 but what we have failed to hear is opposition political leaders,…
What, Me Worry?
H/t The Toronto Star According to Star readers, there is plenty that could go wrong. Here is but a sampling of their concerns: In his anti-terrorism speech, Stephen Harper said:…
Even the Globe and Mail is Alarmed Over Harper’s Surveillance-Anti Terror Bill C-51
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Liberal and NDP response to PM Stephen Harper’s far reaching attempt to decimate Canada’s civil rights and privacy laws left a lot to be desired. Justin…
More On Our Opposition Leaders
Two posts I recently wrote were highly critical of both Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair for their apparent embrace, for political purposes, of Bill C-51, the bill that will serve…
On Profound Timidity
H/t The Toronto Star Yesterday’s post dealt with the profound reluctance of Messieurs Trudeau and Mulcair to oppose Harper’s latest incursion into our civil rights, Bill C-51, lest they be…
Weak-kneed opposition lets Conservative terror bill sail through: Walkom
Justin Trudeau Chokes on Anti Terror Bill C 51 By: Thomas Walkom National Affairs, Published on Tue Feb 03 2015 When Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his new anti-terror bill…
Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper’s Terror Trap
It's a bitter pill to swallow. Stephen Harper's anti-terrorist Bill C-51 is deeply flawed, threatens our civil liberties and our internet freedom.But if progressives don't want to risk handing Harper…
The Illusion Of Choice
I know that I am but one of millions who long for the day the Harper regime is electorally deposed. That day cannot come soon enough. Yet, along with countless…
A Timely Warning From Edward Snowden
But will anyone listen? Edward Snowden, the man wanted for leaking U.S. security documents in 2013 says Canadians should be “extraordinarily cautious” in reference to an anti-terror bill proposed by…
No Great Man
Stephen Harper is a champion of disaster democracy. Michael Harris writes: Disaster democracy needs just three things; an atrocious event, a political leader sufficiently cynical not to let any catastrophe…