Laurie Hawn has (kind of, maybe, sort of?) apologized on his Facebook page after people innundated his online and social media platforms with messages urging him to #SaySorryLaurie. Big thanks to our community, this would never have happened without you speaking out! Article by Jake Edmiston for the National Post
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The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s effort to criminalize legitimate Canadian criticism of Israel is diabolical
Canadians have a moral obligation to revolt against Stephen Harper’s efforts to criminalize both legitimate criticism of Israel and support for Palestinians. The post Harper’s effort to criminalize legitimate Canadian criticism of Israel is diabolical appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: iPolitics: Will Liberal Senators vote against Bill C-51 despite Trudeau’s stand?
According to iPolitics, Senate opposition leader James Cowan said he’ll break with the policy of his Liberal party and vote against the Harper government’s controversial anti-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51. “My sense would be that most Liberal senators will oppose the bill. We’ll propose amendments — not the same amendments they
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Harper The Fascist Part MMXVIII
Remember in 2013, I wrote a rather lengthy post explaining the parallels between the Harper Government and fascism? Yeah, that. In the last week or so, the Harper Government has passed Bill C-51, which more or less turns the entire RCMP-CSIS-CSEC establishment into the PMO’s private police force. It grants
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Harper The Fascist Part MMXVIII
Remember in 2013, I wrote a rather lengthy post explaining the parallels between the Harper Government and fascism?Yeah, that. In the last week or so, the Harper Government has passed Bill C-51, which more or less turns the entire RCMP-CSIS-CSEC establ…
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Harper The Fascist Part MMXVIII
Remember in 2013, I wrote a rather lengthy post explaining the parallels between the Harper Government and fascism? Yeah, that. In the last week or so, the Harper Government has passed Bill C-51, which more or less turns the entire RCMP-CSIS-CSEC establishment into the PMO’s private police force. It grants
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Liberals are cutting their membership cards after Bill C-51 vote
Did the Liberals really think their voters wouldn’t care about that Bill C-51 vote? Well, they were wrong. Article by ThinkPol Social media is abuzz with images of Liberal supporters symbolically cutting up their party membership cards after their leader Justin Trudeau voted in favour of Bill C-51 at the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Mulcair replies to business leaders concerned about economically risky Bill C-51 – but why is Harper staying silent?
Two weeks ago, over 60 leading Canadian business leaders, investors, and entrepreneurs published a joint letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the National Post, warning of the economic risks of Bill C-51, and calling on him to go back to the drawing board on the controversial and unpopular legislation.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Who’s on our side?: Here’s how your MPs voted on Bill C-51
Last Wednesday we witnessed how reckless Bill C-51 got a step closer to becoming the law of the land. The government used its majority to ram the unpopular legislation through Commons after only two days of debate. read more
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Bill C-51, Stephen Harper and Mr Handcuffs
Despite the best efforts and all the warnings Bill C-51 has now passed, and Canada is now on its way to becoming a police state. And although I regret that the Liberals voted for it, I understand why they did, so Stephen Harper wouldn't accuse Justin Trudeau of being soft on
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: We’ll keep up the fight against C-51… until we win!
This just in from Ottawa: The government have ignored Canadians and used their parliamentary majority to force Bill C-51 through the House of Commons. Despite massive opposition from hundreds of thousands of everyday Canadians and the country’s top privacy experts, the reckless Bill is a step closer to become the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: B.C. experts ring the alarm on Bill C-51 as it is set to get voted
We ain’t giving up this fight, and we are going to keep it up all the way through to the October election if that’s what it takes. You have only a few more hours to tell your MP to vote against reckless, dangerous an ineffective Bill C-51. Speak out: https://stopc51.ca/?src=blg Article by
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Common Dreams: We are making sure your voice is heard before it is too late to #StopC51
We are speaking out as much as we can to make sure your voice is heard: Bill C-51 will recklessly endanger our rights and our privacy. Here’s another great coverage thanks to your support. Keep speaking up at StopC51.ca before it is too late. Article by Nadia Prupis for Common Dreams
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Bill C-51, and the Winds of Change
There couldn't have been a more brutal clash of images. The old veterans in their wheelchairs honouring their comrades who died fighting the fascists to make Holland free.And Stephen Harper posing for his propaganda reels, sucking up to the vets he has betrayed so miserably.Playing politics in the garden of the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: LAST CHANCE: Just 24 hours to tell your MP to #RejectFear and #StopC51
This is it folks – there are now just 24 hours before tomorrow’s FINAL House of Commons vote on Bill C-51. That’s right – there are just hours left to tell your MP to vote against this reckless Bill that will endanger our rights, turn CSIS into a secret police
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Your letters about Bill C-51 are being read all across Canada
As the House of Commons debates the government’s Bill C-51, opponents of the Bill are intensifying their efforts to urge MPs to listen to Candians and reject the controversial legislation. One of the most powerful actions Canadians are taking is using our Letter-to-the-Editor tool. This powerful resource allows Canadians to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Jihad
The closer we come to an election, the more strident and McCarthyesque the Harper regime is becoming over ‘radical Islam.’ There is, of course, the political opportunism of Bill C-51, a piece of legislation designed not only to keep us in a constant state of suspicion but also to quash
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Bill C-51 undermines Canada’s business climate and global reputation
Canadian business leaders and tech entrepreneurs are convinced that Stephen Harper’s Bill C-51 undermines Canada’s business climate and global reputation. The post Bill C-51 undermines Canada’s business climate and global reputation appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: IPOLITICS: CSIS IS KEEPING EVERYONE IN THE DARK ABOUT RECKLESS BILL C-51
CSIS is keeping everyone, including ministers of the Crown, out of the loop. And Harper seems to be OK with it. Article by Andrew Mitrovica for iPolitics When it comes to strengthening what passes for oversight of Canada’s spy service, Stephen Harper doesn’t listen to his critics. Maybe he’ll start
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, Bill C-51 and the Virtual Prison
He must be so excited. In just a few more days his monstrous anti-terrorist bill C-51 will become law, Canada will become a police state.And he can start going after all his enemies real or imagined. For by now in the final stages of his mental and moral degeneration, his
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