Most BCers Support Northern Gateway Pipeline
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to British Columbians that they support an oil pipeline that endangers ecologically sensitive terrain, after all they continue to financially support every other pipeline…
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One Term More
This election has produced some amazing videos, enjoy. One Term More – With Subtitles from One Term More on Vimeo.
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Could the Liberal Party Become The Open Party?
Here’s a short survey from the Liberal Party on foreign ownership rules for natural resources. There are two interesting things about this. First, foreign ownership of our natural resources, especially…
Could the Liberal Party Become The Open Party?
Here’s a short survey from the Liberal Party on foreign ownership rules for natural resources. There are two interesting things about this. First, foreign ownership of our natural resources, especially…
Will (Bill) Abram’s Has Moved Upstairs
Will Abram 1928-2012 R.I.P. When I heard of Bill’s passing I thought of that old folk song, “He was a Friend of Mine.” Will (Bill) Abrams was a friend of…
Harper Conservative’s Were To Ensure Meat Safety After 2008 Maple Leaf Meats Deadly Listeriosis Outbreak!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger The recent E.coli outbreak at the Brooks Alberta XL Meat Plant happened due to cutting back on CFIA Inspectors and relaxing regulations to allow…
Conservative Party Continues to Fail Fiscal Conservatives
I’m sure there are Conservative Party apologists out there ready to jump all over these stories, but the fact remains the Conservative Party continues to fail fiscal conservatives in Canada,…
Will the BC Conservatives Last until the May 17th BC Election?
Richard Hub Hughes-Political Blogger BC Conservative Leader John Cummins has struck a new blow for stupidity with his call for loyalty and obedience from his party members. He told the…
MP’s trans predator fearmongering escalates.
On Friday, Sun News commentator Brian Lilley interviewed Rob Anders, the Member of Parliament who has drawn condemnation for conflating transsexual and transgender people with sexual predators in a petition…
Rafe Mair Rightfully Hammers BC’s Inept Environment Minister-Terry Lake
Minister of Environment Terry Lake Just when you think the Christy Clark BC Government has run out of stupid the pretend Environment Minister Terry Lake offers this pathetic misguided spin…
Canada’s Food Safety Out Of Control – E.coli List Keeps Growing.
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger As many Canadians settle in for a Thanksgiving Dinner the Canadian Food Inspection Agencies list of E.coli tainted foods continues to grow. Give thanks…
Check the Latest From the Canadian Food Inspection Agency!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger Here is the latest from CFIA about the addidtions to the foods that are unfit for consumption. Many of these are items “Voluntarily recalled” by XL…
Don’t worry about what the Harper government is ^not spending…
Tony Clement, the President of Treasury Board, would like Canadians to believe that Kevin Page, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, is operating outside his mandate when he requests details on how…
Cowichan’s Will Abram Has Passed Away-October 4, 2012
Will Abram 1928-2012 R.I.P. Dear Friends Our dear father and friend to all, Will Abram, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 10:40 PM. After a pleasing and engaged evening…
Former Vancity Chair Bob Williams speaks at Cowichan Theatre on October 17, 7:00 pm
Bob Williams Bob Williams, one of BC’s most distinguished public citizens, will be speaking at the Cowichan Theatre on Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 pm, in celebration of International Credit…
Employment Redistribution: The Case For A Bigger Bureaucracy
Let’s recap: Unemployment rates are stagnant. and Living in this country is much more expensive than, say, 30 years ago. Coins are property of the Royal Canadian Mint And with…
Only Christian Chaplains Will Be Available To Prison Inmates
Here is another post from Cowichan Conversations contributor, Dorothy Field. Dorothy Field We used to say religious freedom was bedrock to our Canadian way, but no longer. Prime Minister Stephen…
Good ‘Fracking’ News From New York!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes – Political Blogger As citizens learn more about the downsides of hydraulic fracking the inevitable protests follow. In Pennslylvannia, Nova Scotia, Quebec and now the state of…