Margaret McMillan This Could Be A Turning Point
Historian Margaret MacMillan talks about the possible implications of the Brexit vote and the anger and fear that fuelled it.
Cowichan Conversations
The Votes Have Been Counted – Will The European Common Market Unravel Further?
The shock will take some time to wear off, especially in Britain or what may be left of Britain as a result of the referendum vote to leave the European…
This Mother Spoke Up When Her Son Was The Only One Not Invite To A Birthday Party
This is a busy time of year and I have not posted much on my blog lately, but this piece posted on ‘Buzzfeed’ jumped out at me and I decided…
The NDPs LNG dithering and insistence on housing becoming the election issue, is a recipe for failure
By Kevin Logan The BC liberals offer a target rich environment the NDP could readily attack, based entirely on their dreadful governing record, which would work to move votes into…
Climate change and the inevitable collapse of the over priced housing market
The ever increasing housing prices in Greater Vancouver and to a somewhat lesser extent Greater Victoria will eventually fall to the physical reality that what goes up must come down.…
The BC NDP’s so called ‘Gender Equity Mandate’ is an ‘Orwellian Distortion.’
Originally published in the Duncan Free Press. We are soon approaching the ‘Silly Season’ in political circles throughout British Columbia. We will go to the polls in May 2017 but…
Orlando Remembered-Local Eye Online
Nice to see Duncan City Council’s response to the massive deadly attack that took place at “Pulses’ a Gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The here, there and everywhere blogger…
Rafe: Clark getting free ride from media, Horgan just dropping ball
Rafe is going after Christy, John Horgan and the mostly missing in action corporate media. It will be damn interesting to see how Horgan rolls out his election campaign in…
John Horgan says NDP will target foreign owners in fight for housing affordability
It could be billed as Greed versus Need. NDP’s John Horgan has flung down the gauntlet in what could become the hot election issue in the Greater Vancouver area as…
BC’S LNG Plans- Is Shell’s Decision This Week The Beginning Of The End?
No one wants to see our economy flounder in BC, but without divestment, it will crawl to a halt. The plan for BC to invest so much of its…
The shine on the B.C. Liberals’ liquefied natural gas dream has dulled considerably
It was a comfort to read this Times Colonist editorial driven in part by the appalling behaviour and economy with accuracy of Christy Clark’s LNG pimp Gordon Wilson. The former…
Farm advocates take Future of Farming on road
There are some meetings that you just do not want to miss, but somehow I missed this one. One of the main pushers to create the ALC was Harold Steeves…
NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo to seek leadership of Federal New Democrats
Finally a candidate with a proven track record, who does not accept the shift to the ‘Mushy Middle’, who is comfortable speaking of Socialism. Cheri DiNovo is the first NDP’er…
No LNG in the Saanich Inlet.
Photo Credit Peter Rusland By Peter Rusland-South Cowichan Echo No LNG in the Saanich Inlet. That resounding message was handed to the Malahat First Nation, Steelhead LNG and the…
Who’s John Horgan and why should you care?
If most eligible voters bother to cast a ballot John Horgan will become Premier form an NDP government in BC in June 2017. If political apathy and disengagement result in…
Mohammad Ali has died-He was the Greatest!
Mohammad Ali made his mark inside and perhaps more importantly outside the boxing ring. He embraced Islam changing his name from Cassius Clay. The most famous celebrity to refuse the…
Steelhead LNG Sponsored The North Saanich Town Hall Meeting On The Proposed Floating LNG Facility
Overwhelming Opposition Voiced at The Rigged Town Hall Meeting The near 600 people who attended the May 31st ‘Town Hall Meeting’ held in Sidney called by North Saanich Council faced…
The Chill In Shawnigan Lake Heats Up-SLAPP Suits Alleged
Libel Chill has been a part of the arsenal corporations have used for years to stifle debate, discussion and criticism of controversial matters of conflict. Of course from their view,…
RAFE: ‘Responsible Government’ and how it blocks democracy – Pt.1
Rafe is revealing what some will be surprised to learn. Jaded blogger types and other seasoned politicos have understood the party control aspect for years but somehow it still flies…
No part of the word ‘clean’ should be used in association with LNG
One thing that folks living in and around Howe Sound and those of us on the Islands is that we are both facing LNG developments that fly in the face…