Check out this new cartoon from Gerry Hummel highlighting the push to open up BC and Alberta’s fossil fuel resources to emerging Asian markets like China. In recent months both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Resources Minister Joe Oliver have told Canadians and leaders on the world’s stage that
Continue readingFar and Wide: Robopoll
The first robocall specific poll is out from Angus Reid and it provides little comfort for the Conservatives. The poll also reveals the opposition will find much support in pushing for further inquiry. As well, on a couple key questions, there is some consensus across party lines. The opposition should
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Audio: Jesse Brown talks to Russell McOrmond about digital locks and the copyright bill
Russell McOrmond is a private citizen who’s been attending the Committee meetings for the controversial Copyright Amendment Act (Bill C-11). In the coming days, amendments to the bill will be suggested by Big Media and by public interest groups—now is the time for Canadians to speak up. Check out this
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: I Don’t Believe Anonymous Did Anything Wrong
Did Anonymous threaten Vic Toews as is being suggested? Did Anonymous warn Toews that, if he didn’t kill C-30, it would out him over his involvement with a Manitoba judge? In other words, did they try to extort Toews? Was he being blackmailed? I don’t think so. This question ran
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: #Robocall Movies: Canadian Political Humor Par Excellence
Canadian politics in the age of Stephen Harper and the Conservative majority government are depressing, to say the least. Luckily our political satire still kicks ass. Inspired by the unraveling Robo-calls scandal, a sample: [View …Read More
Continue readingFreepers, Creepers…
On twitter this morning, Steve at Far and wide makes the following observation: 44% believe robocalls changed outcome of election, 36% do not. That is surprising! #angusreid I am not completely sure what portion he is surprised about, that 44% are seeing reality? (AMEN) Or that 36% are convinced that
Continue readingkirbycairo: Del Mastro redux. . .
As I have said all along, the strength of the Harper regime is also its weakness. Being controlling and secretive can serve you well under certain circumstances but when people begin to suspect you of something wrong or illegal, such attitudes begin to seem suspicious and even dangerous. The robocon
Continue readingThis Is What (A) ‘Democracy’ (Centre) Looks Like.
AllTheTrainingThatFits EthicalVoterSuppressionVille If this is for real which, according to Dave, we have no reason to think that it is not, this is much, much worse than anyone has imagined so far. From Monday March 5th’s ‘Letters to the Editor’ page of The Globe and Mail: In January, 2010, my
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Crushing poll results for Tories on the voter suppression in the last election
Hat tip to Kinsella for pointing the way to this March 6, Angus Reid poll. Almost two out of three Canadians believe there were many voter suppression telephone calls during the May 2011 election (despite Tory MPs desperate attempts in Parliament to limit the criminality to one riding only –
Continue readingDrive-by Planet: Cardinal O’Brien’s extremist rhetoric on same-sex marriage
The leading Roman Catholic cleric in the UK, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, made the rather bizarre statement recently that acceptance of same-sex marriage would be like legalizing slavery. The Cardinal has been railing against what he rather derisively refers to as “progress” in British society. He clearly doesn’t mind being in
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Steve Sends China Our Oil, They Send Us Their – Ozone?
As much as 20% of ground level ozone in the western US is arriving from China. Scientists have been documenting the phenomenon of pollution crossing the Pacific Ocean since the 1990s. Most research so far has focused on how imported emissions affect average pollution levels, but the latest analysis goes
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Observations and conscriptive evidence
R. v. Brode, 2012 ONCA 140 considers the authority of border guards to investigate impaired driving offences. In the course of the Court’s review the Court holds that mere observations of a peace officer do not amount to conscripted evidence: [59] The appellant was successful on appeal to this court on
Continue readingPatrick Ross pens post on his suicidal tendencies
No matter what his appearance before a judge will yield, this post this morning from Patrick Ross is sad. It sounds like the judgement against him has finally hit home. I feel for Ross and his struggles with depression; it’s a killer disease that manifests itself most often without its
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: He said. She said. “Expenditure review” edition #nlpoli
Starve reporters for real news and you can apparently make them believe anything. That seems to be the case with the idea that Kathy Dunderdale’s Tories plan to actually cut public spending in the province in the coming fiscal year. Unprecedented surpluses sitting in the bank. Forecasts for continued high
Continue readingA Novelist's Mind: Lilian Nattel Online: Huff Post: Sex’t Up Kids
Here’s an excerpt from my blog in Huffington Post Canada: Already wise and weary at age 15, the teenagers in Sex’t Up Kids talked about sending private photos to their boyfriends. They were mortified when those photos of themselves in bra and panties or topless were sent all around the
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Clean up Corruption at Home
By Wadner Pierre When will the U.S. Department go after U.S. officials for the $6.6 billion in “lost” for the reconstruction of Iraq in 2004? The U.S. Justice Department has failed to investigate. This money is still missing and no one can account for it. American taxpayers deserve to be
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Clean up Corruption at Home
By Wadner Pierre When will the U.S. Department go after U.S. officials for the $6.6 billion in “lost” for the reconstruction of Iraq in 2004? The U.S. Justice Department has failed to investigate. This money is still missing and no one can account for it. American taxpayers deserve to be
Continue readingThe Dominion blogs: Clean up Corruption at Home
By Wadner Pierre
When will the U.S. Department go after U.S. officials for the $6.6 billion in “lost” for the reconstruction of Iraq in 2004?
The U.S. Justice Department has failed to investigate. This money is still missing and no one can account for it. American taxpayers deserve to be told about where the $6.6 billion went.
The U.S. government needs to focus more on what is happening in its backyard. It should to give up “investigating” not only on former President Jean-Bertrand Aristidefor corruption, but all foreign political leaders they don’t like. Former President Aristide was forced [kidnapped] to get on an air plane on Feb. 29, 2004 by U.S. troops. Why didn’t they put him in U.S. prison for all he is being accused of? Now, what are they doing – building a case or making one up against Aristide? And it’s worth noting that the US government has blocked any investigation – international or domestic – into how exactly Aristide came to “depart” Haiti in 2004.
The renewed investigation against Aristide also occurs at a time when one of Haiti’s most brutal dictators, Jean-Claude Duvalier, is being let off the hook.
The U.S. has one problem with Aristide. He enjoys too much support from the Haitian people, most importantly the poor majority who want change. After all that has been said to vilify and destroy Aristide’s image around the world, the goal of this smear campaign remains unachieved.
In Feb. 29, 2012 several thousand Lavalas supporters demonstrated in the street of Haiti’s capital to renew their passionate support for their leader. This recent demonstration certainly shook the U.S. imposed status quo. That is why they reactivate their slanderous campaign against Aristide.
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