What your humble e-scribbler said: this guy could be an accident waiting to happen. Wait no longer. After musing about breaking his major campaign promise to the people of his riding, noob Bloc NDP member of parliament Ryan Cleary decided to in…
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Paul S. Graham: Video: CUPE President Paul Moist warns against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
The governments of Canada and the European Union are negotiating a treaty called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. They hope to sign it by the end of 2011. This treaty will take power from local governments in Canada and give it to large transnational corporations headquartered in Europe. These huge companies could take over […]
RedBedHead: Greek Austerity Vote Is Just The Beginning
There was a certain amount of hand-wringing by the business press and politicians internationally that the PASOK government of Greece might not be able to pass the second austerity package in a year. However, it seemed unlikely that more than a handful…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Canada Hiding Its Carbon Emissions Growth Amidst Rapid Tar Sands Boom
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Each year, in advance of United Nations (U.N.) climate discussions, governments around the world submit an inventory of their carbon emissions. This year, Canada is taki…
Continue readinggay persons of color: Hate, violence at Croatian Pride event in Split
Just 24 hours after the European Commission announced that Croatia would be able to join the European Union, violence marred the first Gay Pride Parade to be staged in the port city of Split on Sunday. UK Gay News reports that shouts of “kill the fags”…
Continue readingGoing Ahead as Planned
It seems after the European Union’s own legal court put a hault on the ban of seal products, the EU will disregard the ruling and go ahead with the ban as of today. Prime Minister Harper is quite upset with the fact that the EU would not respect their …
Continue readingSigned, Sealed, Delivered
In Miramichi, New Brunswick where the Prime Minster was announcing a new payroll centre which would create about 550 new jobs for the town, it seems another problem lured its head. In a move that would supply much needed jobs to a town who lost so many…
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