In the halls of power in Europe and the United States, well out of sight of Canadians, the Harper government has been waging a diplomatic and political war over the energy future of North America. The Alberta tar sands are the centrepiece of Harper’s Canadian energy agenda, and he and
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Canadian Dimension Feed: Finding Virtue in a Culture of Vengeance
In the coming months, the now-majority Conservative government will make good on their campaign promises to move forward a series of “tough-on-crime” bills that fell to the floor prior to the dissolution of Parliament this past March. While…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Manitoba Election: Can Selinger Take It?
In Canada, it’s rare for a political party to win four consecutive majority governments. Heading to the polls on October 4, will Manitoba’s New Democratic Party be one of those rare exceptions? Does it deserve to be?
Though he was Ministe…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Harper’s Love Affair with Isreal
Pro-Israel politicians regularly claim their position is a defense of the Jewish community. It’s rare when they say their goal is to mobilize those who believe a Jewish “return” to the Middle East will hasten end times or that Israel …
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Election 2011: “Don’t Mourn, Organize!”
As the results began trickling in on Canada’s 41st federal election, it quickly became clear that it was to be both the worst of nights and the best of nights. The election of a majority Conservative government under Stephen Harper cast a long an…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Shock Doctrine, Toronto Style
I doubt Rob Ford reads Naomi Klein. Between studying committee reports and football playbooks, the new Mayor likely doesn’t have the time or the
inclination to keep up with Canada’s most prolific left-wing journalist.
Nevertheless, Ford…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Harper’s Hitlist
The scrawled note that evaded the redactor’s pen – unlike so many Afghan detainee files – did more than to cast Kairos into the ever-growing pile of Canadian organizations and individuals that have been, to borrow Jason Kenney’s…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Harper’s Drive to Demolish Dissent
Contempt of Parliament was the issue that felled the Harper government and it has continued to be a focus of opposition forces in the current election campaign, along with charges of corruption, arrogance and a lack of accountability. Globe and Mail co…
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