I am currently reading a book by Tim Weiner entitled, One Man Against The World: The Tragedy Of Richard Nixon, and although I lived through that time, I am rediscovering what a nasty and paranoid piece of work the disgraced former President of the Unit…
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Politics and its Discontents: A Tireless Voice
A tireless voice for Canada and all of its iconic values, Maude Barlow urges us not to lose heart. Her reminders of the terrible things the Harper regime has done to undermine civil society through funding cuts and tax audit witch hunts is truly sobering, and we should all be
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stephen Harper and The Canada Revenue Agency: The Unholy Alliance Continues
I have written many times about the unholy partnership between Stephen Harper and the Canada Revenue Agency that takes the form of an auditing witch hunt of those charities that in any way offer criticism of Dear Leader’s policies. The latest news offers further proof that official avowals of impartiality
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Harper Reign Of Terror Continues
The Harper reign of terror, a.k.a, the CRA witch hunts, continues apace, the latest victim the Sierra Club Canada Foundation. Describing it as part of an “intimidation campaign”, John Bennett, the foundation’s national program director … has been asked to produce a list of all the politicians he met in
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: For Those Who Value Democracy
After watching Pierre Polievre make the Sunday rounds extolling his government’s achievements, it would be easy for the politically disengaged and ignorant to conclude that the Harper regime is the greatest thing since the proverbial sliced bread. By Polievre’s account, his government has put more money into the pockets of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: More On The Dangers of Bill C-51
Well, leave it to The Star’s redoubtable readers to remind us of the peril implicit in Bill C-51, Stephen Harper’s anti-terrorist bill designed to make us all ‘safer’ and in a constant state of paranoia. Here is but a small sampling of their sentiments: I called the Prime Minister’s office
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper Intimidation Tactic Backfires
As noted yesterday, the Harper-led CRA attacks on charities inimical to the base continues apace, the latest ‘victim’ being Dying With Dignity Canada, which is having its charitable status ‘annulled.’ However, this time it appears that the bully’s strategy has backfired. As reported in The Star, Dying With Dignity Canada
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Harper Attack On Charities Continues
Following a well-established pattern, the Harper regime has once again used the offices of Canada Revenue Agency to go after a charity that it deems ideologically inimical to its base. This time, it is Dying With Dignity Canada: The federal government is stripping Dying with Dignity Canada of its charitable
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Suspicious Deletions At CRA
While it may not qualify as a smoking gun, a series of text-message deletions at Canada Revenue Agency looks decidedly suspicious. Given what many see as the Agency’s Harper-directed war against non-profits that are critical of government policy, there is ample reason to see foul play in the move. Today’s
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Charities And Political Activities
I am not a lawyer, but I post the following information for those who are, and for those deeply offended by the Harper government’s ongoing attacks on non-profits that dare question the regime’s wisdom while giving a free ride to right-wing entities whose ideology matches that of our overlords. Here
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper Regimed Deservedly Mocked and Disdained In House
I often marvel at the ability of the Prime Minister and his minions to keep a straight face as they baldly lie to all of us. At least those lies came in for some much deserved mockery yesterday in the House of Commons: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Just A Reminder About The Regime Under Which We Chafe
In case you missed the story of yet another Harper-led CRA threat against charities that object to the regime’s policies of environmental despoliation, you can read about it here, here, or here. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: We All have To Stand Against This Blatant Reign Of Intimidation And Tyranny
Although I have written many posts on this topic, each new incident once again evokes in me a visceral reponse bordering upon hatred for this government. The Harper regime is back at it again, using the CRA to intimidate people who are critical of its policies or in any way
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A New Season Beckons, But Nothing Changes
Many people think of September as the real beginning of the new year: kids go off to school, summer transitions to fall, fall fashions appear in the stores, and new careers are embarked upon. Sadly, our political culture seems resistant to change. True, this year there are municipal elections pending
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Well-Said
Those Star letter-writers nail it yet again: Under Ottawa’s microscope, Insight Aug. 23 If it is not OK for charities to use the money sent to them for the intended purpose of trying to change government policies that threaten the well-being of Canadians and the future of the world, why
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Reign Of Terror – A Closer Examination
While Stephen Harper’s attacks on charities have been followed here and elsewhere, the Star presents a good overview of how the offices of the CRA have been subverted by a vindictive regime that brooks no opposition to its neoliberal agenda. The article begins with the egregious case of CoDevelopment Canada,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Reign Of Terror: Targeted Charities Begin To Fight Back
It was with a certain pleasure that I read in Monday’s Star that some international aid charities are banding together to challenge the Harper-directed CRA witch hunt into charities that promote views counter to government policy: A dozen such groups conferred last week about a joint strategy to present to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The New Logo For The Canada Revenue Agency?
CRA protests notwithstanding, it works for me. H/t iPolitics Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Reign Of Terror – Part Six
The latest installment of this series illustrating the Harper regime’s subversion of the Canada Revenue Agency to punish nonprofits for opposing government policies also demonstrates its pathologically secretive nature. The following was recently reported in The Globe and Mail: Since Ottawa first started cracking down on political activities among charities
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s Reign Of Terror: Star Readers Respond
Stephen Harper’s attack on those charities that refuse to hew to the regime’s dogma and ideology is becoming increasingly recognized for what it is: the wanton, immoral, unethical and likely illegal actions of a martinet who will brook no opposing views. Lacking even a modicum of subtlety, his purpose is
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