Alistair MacGregor will represent the Cowichan-Malahat-Langford NDP in the Upcoming Federal Election Four hundred and fifty-five New Democrats filled up the Cowichan Secondary Gymnasium this afternoon, while another 30 or…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Federal NDP has turned their backs on many NDP values and shifted to the centre under the leadership of Thomas Mulcair. A disturbing number of NDP…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The transformation of our country that Steve Harper foreshadowed has been underway for sometime and the results have been devastating. The war on science, scientists, the environment…
By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Sun Nov 23 2014 At the age of 77, Stephen Lewis describes himself as being “happily in his dotage,” a man free to…
Richard Hughes-We are being occupied! Whoever thought that in Canada our Prime Minister and the Premier of BC would sell us out as is being done by Harper and Christy…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger We are moving into autumn, our glorious climate change driven summer is wrapping up even though our confused tomato plants refuse to stop providing even more ripe…
Canadians deserve more honesty than Prime Minister Harper is willing to give them. He’s too busy defending Big Oil to tackle climate change, or even tell the truth about it.…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger During the Dog Days of Summer few are paying attention to the political scene, but that is often when they sneak through programs, reports and in this…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This is encouraging news for Justin Trudeau and his Liberals. They have stretched their lead over the Conservatives and the trailing NDP. It is still a long…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger In the quest for power Federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair has abandoned previously held NDP principles and beliefs and that is causing heartburn on the left, and…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Long time New Democrat Laurie Gourlay, MLA Doug Routley’s-Nanaimo-North Cowichan’s Constituency Assistant, was blocked from competing for the nomination in Nanaimo-Ladysmith. He was the second and one…
Convention motion could attract support from disgruntled New Democrats, author suggests By Kady O’Malley, CBC News Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has co-sponsored a policy resolution condemning Israeli settlements that…
Richard Hughes-It is time the NDP risked democracy The Federal NDP often tries to favourably compare themselves as being more democratic and grass roots driven than the Liberals or Conservatives.…
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Another beautiful day in the neighbourhood, brightened by this Federal Court decision that slaps down the ‘cruel and unusual’ treatment of refugees at the hands of our…
Richard Hughes-CBC Is Under Attack! PM Steve Harper’s hatred for anything of benefit in the public domain has manifested itself through an intended assault on the CBC and its’ programming…
Step by step the Canada’s Supreme Court is humanizing Canada in spite of our mean spirited Prime Minister and our chequered past treatment of First Nations peoples, culture and values.…
Dear Friends and Supporters I would like to thank you all for your support and encouragement for my bid for the nomination to be the NDP candidate for the new…
We are indeed in for the struggle of our lives.The Enbridge pipeline proposal is just one arm of the current energy frenzy that has gripped Alberta and British Columbia, but…
Many of you will remember Dan Murphy’s brilliant video satires that ran in the Vancouver Province. Well that is until Enbridge, who buy a zillion dollars worth of misinformation advertising,…
