Need some New Year Resolutions?
This might apply more to Christmas, but I think if you want a New Year’s Resolution, this would work too: Why not give some of yourself away? – Give an…
Canadian Politics
what i’m reading: pro: reclaiming abortion rights by katha pollitt
Katha Pollitt’s new book, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights, is a powerful gust of fresh, clean air that blows away the toxic stench of the current discourse about abortion. Pro is…
A Christmas charitable act by Liberals in Brantford-Brant – but charity will never be enough
On December 22, I was up in Brantford helping Liberal Party candidate and friend Danielle Takacs and several fellow supporters (9 all together) join many other volunteers collecting Christmas Baskets…
Plummeting oil prices, petrol-state club. rapidly declining Canadian dollar, house sales could decline,
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Well here we are just a few days from Christmas and as you may have noticed my time for writing has been curtailed. While this is good…
The New Canadian Militarism
From the Conversion of Highway 401 entering Toronto into the “Highway of Heroes” as a macabre celebration of Canadian soldiers killed in combat, to the renaming of the Canadian armed…
The Great War: A Crime Against Humanity
Victory Bonds Shorten The War—Help To Catch Huns /Library and Archives Canada, e010754280 /Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, e010754280 As we are reminded nearly every day, 2014 is the 100th anniversary…
Pre-emptive pre-writ Liberal strike – radio style.
This got released yesterday on the radio. A nice little ad on the radio explaining why the Liberal Party is opposed to income splitting. Personally, I’m pleased to see we’re…
Without Libby Davies, What Course will the NDP Chart?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The announcement that long serving NDP MP Libby Davies has decided to step back from Federal politics after serving as the Vancouver East MP since 1997 will…
Warmer Pacific Ocean Could Release Millions of Tons of Seafloor Methane
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger It is getting harder each day to ignore the escalating reports of environmental destruction, global warming, extreme weather and utter disregard by most of our politicians.…
Internal CPC polling on Veterans Affairs issues must be terrible.
If the Conservative government – led by Harper in Question Period no less – has now decided they’re going to try to blame the Liberals for the current mess in…
Who exactly is crazy here, Mr. Harper?
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger PM Steve Harper is causing irreparable damage to our environment, and international reputation. We are increasingly being seen as the’Ugly Canadians’ Steve is a crazy man…
A political oddity hits the big time – but what do we really know about Michael Cooper?
Michael Cooper turned up door knocking on your blogger’s doorstep in St. Albert last summer. A photo was required! Below: Independent St. Albert Member of Parliament Brent Rathgeber, former Canadian…
Endless War? The Middle East and Canada’s New Militarism
Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alan Gragg In 2003, the U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq on false pretenses and left the country in ruins almost a decade…
Interview with Diane Ballantyne, LPC Nomination Contestant, Wellington-Halton Hills
A lot of Liberal candidates are up in Ottawa this week for more Campaign College training, but nomination contestants are around to be interviewed, and today I’m doing an interview…
Climate-Concerned Canadians Travel to Ottawa To Talk Solutions
Keep calm and price carbon. Is it possible to solve the climate crisis without hurting the economy? That is the question that five members of Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Red…
Is Harper’s National Energy Board-A Rubber Stamp at Best?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Have Canadians had enough of the attack on our environment and the NEB’s that has repeatedly denied the right to fair and open processes when reviewing proposals…
John Tory’s ascension and the Metro’s ridiculous narrative
As John Tory is now officially the mayor of Toronto, everyone - particularly the media - is in search of an appropriate narrative to go with it. Some of those…
John Tory’s ascension and the Metro’s ridiculous narrative
As John Tory is now officially the mayor of Toronto, everyone - particularly the media - is in search of an appropriate narrative to go with it. Some of those…
John Tory’s ascension and the Metro’s ridiculous narrative
As John Tory is now officially the mayor of Toronto, everyone – particularly the media – is in search of an appropriate narrative to go with it. Some of those…