The Long Form Census Debacle Starts to Show Its Impact
As predicted the dropping of the mandatory long form census last year is starting to be felt in the statistical results being collected. First problem: Language Data. New language data…
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Hey! Ottawa peeps!
The Pleasant Park PS / Hawthorne PS Giant Booksale is tomorrow (Saturday)! 9am – 1pm! Woot! THOUSANDS of books for all ages and all (well, most) tastes! The forecast calls…
ConCalls: The Sanctity of Election Fraud
Below is my comment left on Sixth Estate regarding the disastrously wrong Supreme Court decision yesterday. It protects the sanctity of election fraud, instead of Canadians’ right to vote in…
Jim Manly Is Back At Home In Nanaimo ;-)
Jim Manly Former Nanaimo-Cowichan NDP MP returns home in time to celebrate his 80th birthday. Jim Manly, the retired United Church Retired Minister has answered the call and travelled as…
Even if you have seen this before, it still will make you smile.
This really is special. Enjoy.
A Handful of Ways to Reduce Poverty
As I was becoming involved with my local Coalition Against Poverty, I found myself surfing the webpages of other poverty reduction groups. The Peterborough Poverty Network has a wonderful poster…
The Real Threat is in Harper’s Gutting the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Oil and Gas
Kevin Logan- Cowichan Conversations Contributor Here is another Post from Cowichan Conversations Contributor Kevin Logan. Kevin Logan’s career has been diverse, ranging from small business to NGOs through finance and…
Premiers Must Block Harper’s Sellout Of Our Sovereignty
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Never has a greater threat to our sovereignty faced Canadians than that which we face in PM Steve Harper’s secret China Investment Treaty. All…
Vote for calgaryliberal.com as the best political blog in Canada
Vote Here Yup. I’ve been nominated this year again. What I need you to do, though, is prove whoever nominated me was right in doing so. So, if you could,…
Polls closing
The Saskatchewan civic election is winding up in half an hour. Polls close at 8pm, so get in line to vote ASAP if you haven’t yet. I’ll be out at…
Cowichan Valley Water and The CVRD
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Here is a guest post from Cowichan Conversations contributor-Larry Woodruff This subject has become one of hypocrisy at its finest. Recently our benevolent members of the CVRD…
Economicus Illogicus
Economicus Illogicus Prime Minister, I simply don’t understand you’re approach here. You’re an economist right?So tell me, what is there to gain by rapidly extracting and selling resources in this…
Economicus Illogicus
Economicus Illogicus Prime Minister, I simply don’t understand you’re approach here. You’re an economist right?So tell me, what is there to gain by rapidly extracting and selling resources in this…
Yes, there are wackos on the left as well as the right, but…
… those on the right sure as hell seem to be coming out of the woodwork more often these days. We in Canada have the pride of Saskatchewan, Conservative MP…
Harper’s China Investment Treaty Is An Unconscionable Sellout Of Our Soverignty!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger I wish that headline was an extreme eggageration and that PM Harper’s Sellout of Canada wasn’t really that big a deal, but I would…
Better Homes & Bomb Shelters
Hallowe’en is fast approaching, and the eerie spectre of a potential Romney election win is casting a pall over the southern horizon. How does a prudent real estate speculator in…
“You’re a priggish, gullible, British Fool”: Conrad Black
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Oh, this is special. Jailbird Conrad Black strikes out against BBC Interviewer. The National Post and of course PM Harper are falling all over themselves to cater…
Mulcair Speaks Out About the Canada – China Foreign Investment Agreement (FIPA).
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Steve Harper Wrecking Crew, aka Our Canadian Government, are in high gear selling out the rights of Canadians, our democratic practices and our soverignty. Federal NDP…
Let’s Stop The Use Of Pseudonyms On Blogs And Internet Sites.
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Comments Section of blogs alternate and mainstream newspapers and radio stations, and a wide range of internet publications is often turning into a cesspool of slander,…