Questions Left Unanswered By McGuinty’s Resignation
At this point, it’s hardly news that Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario, has resigned. His resignation may have come as a surprise, both to party members and Ontarians at large,…
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Museum of Civilization rebranding. Nope. Don’t like this one bit
Now it’s to be called the Canadian Museum of History. And the Harper government dangled $24 million in front of the museum management to make the change and they went…
Conventional Wisdom #nlpoli
After a wild weekend in Suburbia in the Woods, the province’s ruling Conservatives turned up all over the talk radio shows going on about how there were so many Tiny…
CVRD Good News Report, Sort Of.
Richard Hughes Political Blogger It has been noted elsewhere in the ‘Comments Section’, by one time friend Don Maroc, that I have been harsh and riding the CVRD Directors for…
Hmmm- Australian PM Julia Gillard Is Not Such A Feminist After All!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger A few posts back I posted this story-Australian PM Julia Gillard strikes a blow for women everywhere. You may have seen it but it is now…
Dalton McGuinty’s resignation speech
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has announced his resignation! McGuinty, who has led the Ontario Liberals since 1996 and been premier since 2003, stunned his caucus Monday evening with the announcement…
Canada’s Shame-The Alberta Tar Sands Revealed
This graphic video undresses the warm fuzzy PR spin advanced by the Oil Barons. They are more than willing to sacrifice northern Alberta for profits. It is worse, the greenhouse…
Vincent on CBC
If you didn’t hear me last week here’s a link to my ten minute interview on CBC Calgary’s The Eyeopener and David Gray.
Robert Ghiz – This land is my land – PEI
The song was sung last week in the woods of Bonshaw Hills, Prince Edward Island, amoung old growth forest, Acadian forest, between hundred year old Hemlocks, beside streams, it’s words…
Don’t listen to the polling.
A recent poll has the Alberta Liberal Party 40% up on their election numbers. Another poll has the federal Liberals up some 5 points, overshadowing the NDP and on the…
Towards Community Commonsense Or Chaos
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Cowichan Conversations received a lengthy email from Mr. Glen Spicer and a number of supporting artists regarding the “Community Mural.” I appreciate you stopping…
How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Mark Crowley: From my other blog…keep on eye on Facebook, subtle changes are afoot. Originally posted on Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played…
How much will you pay to be listened to on Facebook?
Reblogged from Computationally Thinking: Facebook is having a Red Barn moment. If you ever played Farmville you’ll know what I mean. Farmville was fun for the first little while, planting,…
The Mural Debate: It Is Not About Art- It is About Politics
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger Hey, that mural down by the Phoenix, in the parking lot is pretty cool. Have you seen it? It violates the bylaw, not because…
Hold it Folks! This Mural Debacle Is Staged and Manufactured!
Richard Hughes Political Blogger Generally speaking I am almost by default on the side of those who dare to challenge City Hall. I have done my share of trying to…
PM Julia Gillard Strikes A Blow For Women Everywhere!!!
Richard Hughes – Political Blogger I love a rainy morning and it has been a long time as we face down the drought on what is often referred to as…
Karen Stintz on Tim Hudak’s Transit Credentials
Karen Stintz, Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, on Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak`s credentials on the transit file. Mr. Hudak has some experience with the TTC, its infrastructure…
When is an Agriculture minister ^NOT an Agriculture minister?
Silence is golden. A proverbial saying… With respect to the Harper government, specifically the Agriculture minister and the XL Foods recall, saying nothing is preferable to speaking. For those of…
ConCalls: Israeli Ambassador Told Canadian MP to Stay Home
A little strange news linked to the election fraud of last year: The Liberal MP Borys W., who led the case to have Etobicoke Centre’s results overturned successfully, was once…