Canada’s Austerity Consensus
Paul Martin • Photo by Remy Steinegger How exceptional is Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his crop of Canadian conservatives? For not just large- and small-l liberals, but also some…
Canadian Politics
Will we see an NDP majority in Alberta?
Polls have been suspect for some time, especially in BC and Alberta.However repeated polls by a number of polling outfits continue to show remarkable growth for Rachel Notley and the…
NDP Leading–Alberta’s Vote May Be the Most Important Provincial Election in Decades
OK, here we are with the Alberta NDP poised to form the next Alberta provincial government. Yes, as Tommy Douglas used to say ‘Politics is the Art of the Possible’…
It’s On: Bernie Sanders to Announce Bid for Presidency on Thursday
Will we look back at spring 2015 as a volatile period of immense change? Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is going to pursue the US presidency. He will do it…
Liberals back on top in new Nanos poll
Canadian politics has livened up spurred on by the sluggish economic performance, the Duffy trial, the Alberta elections, and the ongoing troubles in the Oil and Gas industry. The National…
Canadian stranded in Nepal says Ottawa not doing enough to help citizens go home
It seems that ever since the mean spirited Steve Harper has been our Prime Minister Canadians who run into difficulty abroad are poorly served. Canada’s pride and generosity had been…
Koch-Funded ‘Think-Tank’ Traveling to Vatican to Convince Pope Climate Change Isn’t Real
In the previous post the matter of the Pope’s commitment to standing up for the environment and shining a light on the realities of climate change were raised. Cowichan Conversations…
"Is There A Poltician In Canada Who Will Simply Speak The Truth?"
That is the question Don Graves asks in his hard-hitting lead letter printed in this morning’s Star. Enjoy. I look out my window and see sunshine and vibrant signs of…
This Alberta Election Is Actually Exciting! Will A Shift to the NDP Hold?
Rachel Notley setting the pace We are living in tumultuous times and shifts can, in such circumstances, turn into tidal waves sweeping out the old and embracing the new. But…
BC Health officials back Vancouver’s plan to license pot shops
Richard Hughes PM Steve’s Health Minister Rona Ambrose sees pot as a narcotic that is an addictive substance. Where do these people come from. Are they really Martians? It…
Far-left policies haven’t been proposed by any party, contrary to Prentice’s claims
Jim Prentice • Photo by Manning Centre Jim Prentice probably took some political science courses during his university studies, but it would appear he needs a refresher. In particular, it…
Woodfibre LNG: Shady PR, lobby violations, fraudulent, eco-criminal owner…Is this the kind of business BC wants to welcome?
Rafe Mair has been gearing up for this most important LNG fight over locating an LNG facility in Woodfibre. Truth is folks the LNG game brings us nothing but heartburn.…
Guest Blog by Leanne Bourassa: 1st Year Reflections as Liberal Party Membership Secretary
(I had the pleasure of getting to meet and know Leanne at the Feb 2014 Liberal Convention in Montreal. We had been vaguely aware of each other before through blog…
Inconvenient comments from Conservatives on Budgets
Inconvenient comment #1: Inconvenient Comment #2: Former Conservative Finance Minister – the late Jim Flaherty – ruled…
A reprieve from Nanos for the Nervous Nellies on Liberal fortunes
There’s been more then a couple newspaper op-eds in the Star and Globe of late worrying about the Liberals and Justin Trudeau losing their mojo and declaring they need to…
Indiana put the lie to “religious freedom.” But Canadian Evangelicals hope you didn’t notice.
Everyone’s familiar with the old adage, “be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” Which is why the Evangelical leaders who held a press conference on…
Indiana put the lie to “religious freedom.” But Canadian Evangelicals hope you didn’t notice.
Everyone’s familiar with the old adage, “be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.” Which is why the Evangelical leaders who held a press conference on…
Premier Christy Clark’s miserable record is finally catching up with her. It is Fire Sale time in BC!
Richard Hughes–Cowichan Conversations I have always been amazed as to how the BC Liberals along with their far right conservative friends in Ottawa manage to snow the citizen taxpayers with…