Should The UN Have Been Monitoring The US Election?
I often thought that the UN should be here to monitor the election. Go Obama! R
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Harper Rolls Over-Welcomes Foreign Ownership With Some Tinkering
Oilfields for Sale or Rent-Politicians -only 50 cents While PM Stephen Harper is in India trying to sell off more of our sovereign resources an announcement informs us that…
America Slides into the Abyss – US Election Liveblog
There is an election today in the USA. Polling is not entirely helpful, or showing more polarization. Obama will win and maybe continue to be underwhelming, continue domestic fascist surveillance…
Rick Mercer Sells the Omnibus
Happy to see another RMR to help us through the trials and tribulations inflicted upon us by our Harper Conservative Government. Enjoy.
How You Can Help Stop Ratification of Canada-China FIPA
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The Common Sense Canadian Website has led the way shining a light on the Canada-China Trade Investment Deal. It stinks to high heaven.…
When billionaires brawl… (some US election thoughts)
So, the US elects its next President (or re-elects its current one) today. One hopes that our southern cousins avoid the fiascos of 2000 and 2004. As all but the…
CVRD Spending Is Out Of Control!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The CVRD spending has shown what happens when happens when our elected officials are allowed to freely spend our tax dollars without meaningful restraint…
Rob Ford Isnt The Mayor, He’s A Reality TV Show
Cue circus music: “It’s the Rob Ford Show” OK, OK, I get the joke now. For most of the last two years I’ve watched in horror as our metropolis was…
ConCalls: Review is New Again #RoboCon
A RoboCon blog entry I made on Aug 9, 2012 has been brought up as news again by CBC, confirming my analysis from months ago. What I think is most…
Predictions and Credibility
I find the current political air in Canada to be insufferably stupid. Despite there being excellent, professional journalists everywhere, there are many more time/space fillers who skew the public’s perception…
Conservative Voices Push Back Against Canada-China Trade Sellout!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger It has seemed obvious to me that the Harper Wrecking Crew of ideological extremists will have to be stopped by the real conservatives, who…
One Public School System
I had an opportunity to argue with someone via Twitter with regards to funding of the Catholic school system in Ontario. I took exception with her assertion that it was…
Did Enviro Groups Drop the Ball on Canada-China Trade Deal?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is a very good analysis of the Canada-China Trade Deal from the keyboard of Kevin Logan. You will recall his previous posts on Cowichan Conversations and…
The Psychology of Liberals and Conservatives
Wired: It’s election season in the U.S., and the campaigning between the Democrats and Republicans is fiercer than ever. Now, here at GeekDad, we prefer to steer clear of partisan…
URGENT UPDATE to FIPA Environmental Assessment.
Kevin Logan – Cowichan Converations Contributor URGENT UPDATE to FIPA Environmental Assessment.We posted a long detailed breakdown of the FIPA Environmental Assessment process a few days ago. See here. In…
Media Democracy Day 2012
The Politics, Respun crew is at Media Democracy Days today – we’ll provide some ongoing updates through our liveblog below. 11.55 Hello all – we’re setting up at MDD, and…
Supporting Community — Young Liberals for Harvey Locke collect cans and non-perishables for Sunalta’s halfway house
Ryan: Maggie: Thomas:
B.C. School Seismic Safety
See article in The Georgia Straight: B.C. schools are still waiting for seismic upgrades According to the B.C. Ministry of Education, 121 seismic projects had been completed as of August…