The Daily Show host Jon Stewart says criticizing Israel doesn’t make him anti-Israel or a “self-hating Jew.” The post Jon Stewart repudiates accusations of being a “self-hating Jew” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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The Canadian Progressive: Harper Conservatives Label Trudeau, Mulcair “Biggest Threat”
A new survey by the Conservative Party of Canada labels federal opposition leaders Justin Trudeau and Thomas Mulcair “biggest threat.” The post Harper Conservatives Label Trudeau, Mulcair “Biggest Threat” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Public Inquiry: Harper, Police Chiefs Don’t Care About Aboriginal Women
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police stand in the way of a national public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. The post Public Inquiry: Harper, Police Chiefs Don’t Care About Aboriginal Women appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Conservative Sen. Boisvenu told to apologize for banging staffer
The Senate has asked Harper-appointed Conservative Sen. Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu to apologize for violating the “Conflict of Interest Code for Senators” by banging staffer, giving her contracts. The post Conservative Sen. Boisvenu told to apologize for banging staffer appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Gazonto: Imagining Toronto Being Bombed Like Gaza (Video)
With short film, Gazonto, Canadian filmmaker and activist John Greyson reimagines Toronto as Gaza being bombed by Israel during the ongoing Gaza conflict. The post Gazonto: Imagining Toronto Being Bombed Like Gaza (Video) appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Half of Canada’s wounded soldiers not being compensated
A report just released by Canada’s Veterans ombudsman Guy Parent reveals that half of Canada’s wounded soldiers are not receiving the benefits the government of Canada is obliged to pay them. The post Half of Canada’s wounded soldiers not being compensated appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Tina Fontaine: Aboriginal Teen’s Death Reignites Calls For Inquiry
The death of teenage Tina Fontaine has re-ignited calls for national public inquiry into the case of nearly 1,200 missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. The post Tina Fontaine: Aboriginal Teen’s Death Reignites Calls For Inquiry appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The 2014 Peoples’ Social Forum Comes To Ottawa This Week
Thousands of activists are expected in Ottawa this week for the 4-day 2014 Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF), a “grassroots, historical gathering of progressives from Québec, Canada and First Nations.” The post The 2014 Peoples’ Social Forum Comes To Ottawa This Week appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead
The Harper Conservatives may already have convinced themselves that Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau lacks “the judgement to lead” to lead Canada. The post Conservatives to Trudeau: you don’t have the judgement to lead appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada’s Secretive Spy Agency CSEC Spies For Israel
A story recently published by Glenn Greenwald reveals that Canada’s highly secretive spy agency CSEC cooperates with with the NSA to support Israeli intelligence agencies with “cash, weapons and surveillance.” The post Canada’s Secretive Spy Agency CSEC Spies For Israel appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper Government Sanctioned Misuse of TFW Program
The Alberta Federation of Labour says the Harper government gave companies the green light to underpay thousands of temporary foreign workers under the TFW program. The post Harper Government Sanctioned Misuse of TFW Program appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Manitoba Grand Chief Nepinak Urges Sun News Media Boycott
Grand Chief Derek Nepinak of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs accuses Sun News Media carrying a decidedly “pro-Conservative anti-First Nations” bias. The post Manitoba Grand Chief Nepinak Urges Sun News Media Boycott appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: BREAKING: German TV Leaks CETA Trade Deal Text
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Wed, Aug 13, 2014 The finer details of the controversial and highly secretive Canada-EU trade deal, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), is now available to the Canadian and global publics for much-needed scrutiny. Germany television show Tagesschau leaked the full text of the deal
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Corporate welfare: Petronas seeks billions in Canadian federal tax handouts
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Wed, Aug 13, 2014 2012 PowerShift protest in Ottawa. (Photo: OBERT MADONDO/The Canadian Progressive) In 2012, I complained that Prime Minister Stephen Harper was turning Canada into a fully-fledged petro-state whose vast tar sands operations were owned by energy companies controlled by foreign governments. That was after
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Keystone XL greenhouse gas emissions higher than estimates: Study
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Mon, Aug 11, 2014 Keystone Pipeline Handout A new study strongly suggests that U.S. State Department grossly underestimated the negative environmental impact of TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. In its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Assessment earlier this year, the State Department concluded that the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Five Peaceful Anti-Enbridge Line 9 Activists Arrested
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Sun. Aug 10, 2014 Protesters occupying Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline construction site in Ontario on Aug 4, 2014. (Photo: Dam Line 9/Tumblr) Five of the peaceful Dam Line 9 Blockade activists who had been occupying an Enbridge Line 9 pipeline construction site in southwestern Ontario for
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: #DayofRage: For Gaza, Palestinians, History and Humanity
by: Obert Madondo Follow @Obiemad | Published Sat. Aug 9, 2014 “Die-In” protest in front of NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s office in Montreal, held on Aug 5, 2014. (Photo: Darren Ell/FACEBOOK) Gaza, Palestine and you, freedom lovers everywhere, you’ve educated me. Now I know why they didn’t support indigenous Zimbabweans’ justified armed struggle
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: “Clear evidence” of war crimes committed by Israel
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki has informed the International Criminal Court that there was “clear evidence” of war crimes committed by Israel during the Gaza conflict. The post “Clear evidence” of war crimes committed by Israel appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: On Twitter, Stephen Harper Doesn’t Follow Benjamin Netanyahu
Stephen Harper is Israel’s most unequivocal cheerleader. And yet, he doesn’t follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Twitter. The post On Twitter, Stephen Harper Doesn’t Follow Benjamin Netanyahu appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada’s overcrowded jails full of legally innocent people: Report
A new study from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association says Canada’s provincial and territorial jails are holding thousands of legally innocent people. The post Canada’s overcrowded jails full of legally innocent people: Report appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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