The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) has been one of the
leading critical Israeli peace and human rights organizations struggling for
Palestinian rights during its more than 14 years of existence. ICAHD
activists resist the demolitio…
Barack Obama, the world’s leading assassin, and his private army
Within the U.S. military is another military, a secret military. Not secret in its existence—although even that can be shadowy—but secret in its operations. Except when it scores a public relations coup, such as the mafia-style execution of Osama b…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Score Another One For Rick Salutin
Consistently able to ‘think outside the box’ of the current North American mindset, Rick Salutin, one of my favorite critical thinkers, has a column in today’s Star well-worth perusal. Entitled The sector that dares not speak its name, the thesis of hi…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Very little changes on the Hudak rampage….I mean campaign
Is Tim Hudak a masochist or something? Every day it seems like the same thing. He finds some convoluted way to try and slam the Liberal campaign with allegations out of nowhere. It’s kind of like he’s trying to win Clue the board game by making accusation after accusation with
Continue readingEdwin Current: Very little changes on the Hudak rampage….I mean campaign
Is Tim Hudak a masochist or something? Every day it seems like the same thing. He finds some convoluted way to try and slam the Liberal campaign with allegations out of nowhere. It’s kind of like he’s trying to win Clue the board game…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Very little changes on the Hudak rampage….I mean campaign
Is Tim Hudak a masochist or something? Every day it seems like the same thing. He finds some convoluted way to try and slam the Liberal campaign with allegations out of nowhere. It’s kind of like he’s trying to win Clue the board game by making accusation after accusation with
Continue readingRecreating Eden: Coming up on Monday: Reading: Un Acte d’Amour…
Just a reminder than on Monday I’ll be talking about Neil Bissoondath’s The Unyielding Clamour of the Night at Reading: Un Acte d’amour (or Lire : An Act of Love, depending on your linguistic preferences. ) François Barcelo will be presenting Tarm…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Calling Out Libertarians (Part II)
Sam Seder rebuts various comments from libertarians on his Majority Report YouTube channel concerning alleged hypocrisy vis-à-vis libertarian principles in connection with the death of Ron Paul’s former campaign manager. Regular commentators (you know who you are!) have probably exhausted … Continue reading →
Art Threat: 3D Hitler photo album launched in Germany
“The Face of the Dictatorship: the Third Reich in 3D” contains roughly 100 images of the dictator shot in 3D, originally used as Nazi propaganda beginning in 1936.
Continue readingwmtc: xenophobia and racism, such an easy itch to scratch
Yesterday I purchased something from a small, independently-owned store near where I live in Mississauga. I was the only customer there; the only person working was the owner, a brown-skinned man who spoke thickly accented English. A business card on t…
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Are The Liberals Preparing To Change Position On Increasing Quebec House Seats
So here I am taking Brian Topp and New Democrats to task for parroting the views of the Bloc Quebecois on increasing Quebec’s seat count in the House of Commons to a 25% guarantee, when, to my astonishment, I discover that Interim Liberal Leader Bob Ra…
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Complete This Sentence: Bad News For The Ford Regime
is bad news for…
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Public Can’t Rely on Government Processes to Stop Takers and Pipelines
This is the third part of a three part series from Rafe Mair on civil dissent. In the last article I discounted the possibility that any hearing into the Enbridge pipelines or tanker traffic, to and out of Kitimat and Vancouver would dare stop these pr…
Continue readingThe Common Sense Canadian home page: Public Can’t Rely on Government Processes to Stop Tankers and Pipelines
This is the third part of a three part series from Rafe Mair on civil dissent. In the last article I discounted the possibility that any hearing into the Enbridge pipelines or tanker traffic, to and out of Kitimat and Vancouver would dare stop these pr…
Continue readingLeDaro: US Economic Woes
Big corporations want to make big profits and hence they have taken their manufacturing to China and other countries where they can get cheap labour. China also partially owns the Whitehouse as it is one of the biggest lenders to US government – some…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Must a notary determine if a person signing before the notary understand what they are signing? Perhaps
Tondera v. Vukadinovic, 2011 ONCA 596 is a somewhat concerning decision for commissioners of oaths and notaries. A notary notarized certain documentation and (likely) ensured the persons signing the documents were who they were purported to be. She (…
Continue readingThings Are Good: A Simple Change in Signage can Save Time, Environment
Here’s a TED Talk that explores how creating a new road sign can make a huge impact on the roads of America. Gary Lauder breaks down the impact of a stop sign at a T intersection on time, money, cars, and of course the environment.
It’s a f…
gritchik: What real people are saying about Tim Hudak’s politics of division
For the full article, click here. “Tim Hudak was born a Canadian, but even the newest citizens of this country have a better idea of what Canada is about than he does. They chose Canada because of its commitment to equality, social justice, and respect for cultural differences.” “Mr. Hudak did not challenge the tax […]
Pushed to the Left and Loving It: First We Take New Jersey … Then On-tar-i-o! Tim Hudak’s New Theme Song?
Martin Regg Cohn had an excellent column in the Star on Monday: Hudak’s taking Ontarians for a ride.In it he questions the logistics of the Ontario Conservative’s Changebook Platform. I perused that and it reminded me of another questionable platform…
Continue reading350 or bust: It’s Time For the Silent Majority To Speak Up, The Eyes Of The Future Are On Us
As part of the 24 Hours of Climate Reality, this video was put together to remind us – parents, children, young adults, grandparents concerned about the environmental crisis our world is facing – that the voice of the people is the stronges…
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