Proving she’s no one-hit wonder, Brigette DePape showed up in Durban to peacefully fight for the future of Canada and the world. The inspiration for countless of Canadians after her silent Stop Harper moment, DePape is evolving into a spokesperson for other causes such as preventing further climate change. I’ll let her speak for
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Brigette DePape marches on. Shows up at Durban Climate Summit.
Proving she’s no one-hit wonder, Brigette DePape showed up in Durban to peacefully fight for the future of Canada and the world. The inspiration for countless of Canadians after her silent Stop Harper moment, DePape is evolving into a spokesperson for other causes such as preventing further climate change. I’ll
Continue readingRuth Marcus, Emma Sullivan and Brigette DePape
Ruth Marcus thinks you’re deranged There’s nothing worse to a conservative – especially a conservative woman – than to have a non-con woman, especially a young one, stand up to a symbol of authority – particularly if that symbol is a conservative man. Remember Brigette DePape? Her few seconds of
Continue readingSam Brownback tweet insulter won’t apologzie
Hooray for Ellen Sullivan. After being commanded by her cowardly, as-licking principal Karl Krawitz.to apologize to Gov. Sam Brownshirt for a slightly insulting tweet, Sullivan has decided not to surrender to bullying and censorship. KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback said Sunday that she
Continue readingBrigette DePape, iconic images, and Occupy
While establishment journalists muck around in muddy waders searching for a clue about the Occupy movement, condescending in their attitudes because they do not understand, I look back on perhaps a bit of the genesis of our Canadian versions of Occupy….
Continue readingPolitics and Entertainment: Much on the Progressive’s Wishlist but much for which we should be grateful
We should be grateful to the occupy wall street folks who may just have started the non-violent socio-economic revolution for which we’ve all been waiting. The democratic character of this movement, the rapidity with which it is spreading, and its brea…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Will Canadians Finally Rise Up Against the Evils of Neoconservatism?
I mentioned the musician Tom Morello, who had appeared on Bill Maher recently, discussing social issues. I was so impressed with his genuine concern for societal imbalance and dedication to several causes.Morello spoke of the “occupation of Wa…
Continue readingPaul S. Graham: Brigette DePape is Nellie’s Girl
On June 3, 2011, when Brigette DePape, a 21-year old parliamentary page from Manitoba, pulled out a “Stop Harper” sign during the opening session of Canada’s 41st Parliament, she was escorted out of the room and quickly fired from her position. Her solitary act of civil disobedience in resistance to the policies of the Harper […]
Montreal Simon: Stopping the Cons: How Far Will Canadians Go?
Well I see the great postal filibuster has ended. The NDP has surrendered to reality. The union-bashing Cons got what they wanted. The workers were shafted. And the Liberals looked lame.But at least the workers were grateful.And at least the …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Real Crime of Brigette DePape
Oh.My.Godzilla. Where’s Barney when we need him? It seems the right-wingers in this country can’t stop lumbering after Brigette DePape.
When they’re not bellowing “Canada is not EGYPT !!!!!!” they’re calling her a political extremist.
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Shock Doctrined Through Think Tanks
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada I’ve been reading Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine, and what I find interesting, is that American Imperialism over the past half century or so, has followed a pattern.One laid ou…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The New Conservative Party was Not a Marriage But an Abduction
As the Conservative Convention attempts to change the rules in determining leadership, many in the media are calling the “new” party a marriage between Red Tories and the Reform/Alliance.This was not a marriage, it was an abduction. The majority of Red…
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper: Canadians love Harper
Crowds showed up in Ottawa to show that they love Harper. This was in response to Brigette DePape’s display of “Stop Harper” sign on the day of throne speech.Ooops! It is only Stockwell Day and his wife Valerie.Read more here.
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Brigette DePape speaks out
Why I did it: Senate page explains her throne speech protest – thestar.com: Brigette DePape I am moved by the excitement and energy with which peoplefrom all walks of life across this country greeted my action in theSenate.One …
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: A Newer World
I have to admit that there have been times in the last few years when I have been deeply saddened by the cynicism of young people. I also have to admit, however, that their cynicism was — or is — entirely understandable. They have grown up in an age …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Brigette DePape: Silently speaking truth to power
Brigette DePape: Silently speaking truth to power | rabble.ca
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Brigette was fortunate to have found herself in an unusual position – privileged yet powerless. On the one hand, she was honoured to have been selected as a Senate page, a position …
Pushed to the Left and Loving It: David Tkachuk Has No Moral Authority to Criticize Brigette DePape
In the Toronto Star this morning Senator David Tkachuk lights into Brigette DePape, and those who call her actions heroic.How dare he?Mr. Tkachuk represents everything that is wrong with our current Senate. A crony appointment of Brian Mulroney’s, who …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: What are You Doing June 10? Come to the Conservative Convention
There is a rally planned to Beat Back The Tory Attack – June 10th in OttawaI believe Brigette DePape is attending as she appears on the video. What a remarkable young woman.Inspired by the Arab Springs, she is generating a desire for change.Remember t…
Continue readingParliamANT Hill: PM Inspects Quebec Flood Zone
Inspired by these stories: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Harper+miss+historic+moment/4900101/story.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/06/harper-quebec-flooding.htmlhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/06/05/mic…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Senate protester DePape offered job by Michael Moore
Doc maker Michael Moore backs rogue page over stunt – thestar.com
“For a young person to do that and to do it peacefully, and quietly and with grace, I thought it was a very powerful moment,” Moore told The Canadian Press on Sunday from New York. …