… too bad the separatists will form the next government in Quebec. But it is a weak mandate and they most certainly don’t have the verve. And dats good for Canada. (5) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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Canadian Progressive: RCMP Grounds Aircraft Carrying Anti-Harper Labour Protest Message
If your progressive message is truthful but critical of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, it automatically qualifies for a “threat” and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) won’t allow it to fly over Ottawa. Let me put it another way: Ottawa is no place for legitimate political dissent. That’s the message our-scandal-ridden
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Toronto Sex Assault Rally: Mike Layton Calls On Men To Eliminate Violence Against Women
Addressing Monday’s rally against recent sex assaults in Toronto, city councillor, Mike Layton, calls on all men to eliminate violence against women. RELATED: To avoid sex assault, don’t dress “like a whore”: Krista Ford RCMP’s Misogynistic Response to Galliford Sexual Harassment Claim Hundreds of Canadian women join RCMP harassment lawsuit
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: PETITION: Mayor of Kelowna Must Rescind Anti-abortion Proclamation
This petition is sponsored by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada / Coalition pour le droit à l’avortement au Canada. It calls on Walter Gray, the Mayor of Kelowna, B.C., to rescind his recent proclamation of September 23-30, 2012, as the “Protect Human Life Week”. Dear Mayor Walter Gray, The signatories to
Continue readingArt Threat: Punk rock video conveys the energy of Quebec’s Carré rouge
A Montreal punk rock band recently released “>Carré rouge, a fast-paced music video inspired by classic punk sounds, and carried by collective chants from the massive street demonstrations sparked by the historic Quebec student strike. “Loi spéciale, refusé! À qui la rue? À nous la rue! Carré rouge! Carré rouge!
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #ConAir: RCMP Grounds Plane Critical of Harper
WARNING: Strong language and feelings ahead. Canadian democracy is at risk, so you’re damned right I’m worked up: Okay, our country has taken a new turn for the worse this morning, after our national police force has apparently violated our constitution to ground a banner-carrying plane circling Ottawa, only 1.5
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Bravery in a Time of Struggle
I was but wee when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. It must have been quite trying: a feat of technological innovation, cooperative efforts by thousands of mostly anonymous people and the global fame of a few astonishingly brave people who would be willing to sit atop a huge bomb
Continue readingPop The Stack: On The Benefits of Winning, In Canada
After reading this post on the future of the Liberal party from fellow DemReform blogger and every hopeful Liberal over at Curiosity Cat, I found my response turned into it’s own blog post. A snippet: Within a week or so of Trudeau`s announcement of his run, I expect opinion polls will show two major
Continue readingPop The Stack: On The Benefits of Winning, In Canada
After reading this post on the future of the Liberal party from fellow DemReform blogger and every hopeful Liberal over at Curiosity Cat, I found my response turned into it’s own blog post. A snippet: Within a week or so of Trudeau`s announcement of his run, I expect opinion polls will show two major
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Obert Madondo: Canada, My Paradise Lost
My Paradise Canada Lost Lost to be recovered.
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: What’s Wrong With TPP?: Prominent Academics Respond
Prominent Academics Respond to the TPP (via EFF) We asked several academics to let us know their thoughts about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP is a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Ottawa Labour Day Event: POSTER
Event sponsored by the Ottawa and District Labour Council (ODLC), its affiliated unions and the community. Celebrating labour, family and community.
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: World Forest Area Still on the Decline
World Forest Area Still on the Decline (via sustainablog) By Emily E. Adams Forests provide many important goods, such as timber and paper. They also supply essential services—for example, they filter water, control water runoff, protect soil, regulate climate, cycle and store nutrients, and provide habitat for countless animal species
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: New Democrats And Conservatives Tied at 34% each: Poll
The poll by Toronto-based Forum Research Inc is bad news for Tom Mulcair and the NDP. Real bad news for Canadian democracy. According to the National Post: With these voting intentions, an election today would see the Tories take 140 seats for a minority in Parliament while the NDP would grab 114 seats. Just last
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Harper Government Pressured Mexico To Nuke Peaceful Excellon Protests
Evidence suggests that the Harper Government pressured Mexico to nuke peaceful protests at Canadian company Excellon Resources Inc’s La Platosa Mine.
Continue readingTrashy's World: If the GOP and The Chair…
… do the next to impossible and beat President Obama, I will be curious to see the US to Canada emigration data about 12 months later. I wonder if the Harperites have thought of this? Millions of Democrats and other progressives trying to escape an emerging theocracy… should they be
Continue readingmark a rayner | scribblings, squibs & sundry monkey joys: Ask General Kang: How do you choose a new leader?
Well, on my home planet of Neecknaw, this is a simple affair. The new leader chooses himself. Or herself. But we haven’t had a female leader since the Gloomy Ages (the interstitial period between the Dark Ages and the Time … Continue reading →
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: To avoid sex assault, don’t dress “like a whore”: Krista Ford
As Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s niece Krista advises women to avoid sexual assault – by not dressing like “whores” – a recent victim offers a personal response.
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Stephen Harper is “the best Prime Minister ever!”: 4th grader
Is it possible that Stephen Harper’s uncompromising critics (myself included) are missing something about the prime minister? This 4th grader seems to suggests so. She believes Harper is the best PM. Ever! And Harper agrees. The girl’s drawing (below) made the list of photos of the day for August 2012 on the
Continue readingStephen Harper, Mike Harris and Ralph Klein – three case studies in the fascist inclination of neoliberal implementation.
If you’ve read Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein, you’ll have an understanding that in order for powers to implement (radical) neoliberalism (privatization, elimination of public services, etc.), it has to be pushed through, rather rapidly – jammed through, if you will. Essentially, people benefit from government intervention, regulation, social programs
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