I think there is allot of confusion because many Canadians assumed a large majority of the greed exists and comes from the Canadian banking system similar to the US. However our banking system has some pretty good regulators and is one of the best in the world however there is
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Edwin Current: Focus Idea: Keep on Moving, @OccupyToronto !!
I think there is allot of confusion because many Canadians assumed a large majority of the greed exists and comes from the Canadian banking system similar to the US. However our banking system has some pretty good regulators and is one of the best in t…
Continue readingArt Threat: Occupy Montreal & Toronto — Videos from the Media-Coop – More videos of the growing movement North of the 49th
And here are some artfully assembled videos from ‘occupy’ movements in Canada. Enjoy these, too. More media, testimony, photos and coverage can be found at the Media Coop.
Continue readingEdwin Current: Proper Disclosure of Statistics in Misinformation Era
I found this really cool tool on the OECD website the other day(link will be at the bottom). The tool contains massive amounts of statistical data for many countries in the world. What is really cool about this tool is the interface that allows you to easily see the most generally used statistics used often as success indicators for
Continue readingEdwin Current: Proper Disclosure of Statistics in Misinformation Era
I found this really cool tool on the OECD website the other day(link will be at the bottom). The tool contains massive amounts of statistical data for many countries in the world. What is really cool about this tool is the interface that allows you to easily see the most generally used statistics used often as success indicators for
Continue readingEdwin Current: Proper Disclosure of Statistics in Misinformation Era
I found this really cool tool on the OECD website the other day(link will be at the bottom). The tool contains massive amounts of statistical data for many countries in the world. What is really cool about this tool is the int…
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: #Occupy Toronto pictures.
While in Toronto for the day on Saturday for our Progressive Blogger meet-up, some of us bloggers sauntered down to Bay Street to check out the Occupy Toronto “pre-protest” protest that had sprung up. There was about a crowd of 1000 there – quite a few gawkers, reporters and curious onlookers out of that bunch. There were a lot of placards and a lot of people handing stuff out. I personally got a “Free Private Bradley Manning” pamphlet – he who helped leak docum,ents to Wikileaks. Some of the stuff we saw was a bit out there. I know that because one of the bloggers down there with […]
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: John Steinbeck and the Occupy Wall Street Movement
In my days as a high school English teacher, one of my favourite books to teach was John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, the story of dispossessed farmers who, due to drought and economic factors, are forced to leave their land behind and travel to Califo…
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Look out!! He’s got a… …HAMMER!!!: Two men were apprehended by security officers around 4 p.m. at Commerce Court near King and Bay streets. One of them allegedly had a hammer concealed on him, said Const. Tony Vella with the Toronto Police. Vella said it is not clear if the two men were part of […]
Montreal Simon: Occupy the World: The Uprising Has Begun
I missed the march to the park. But when I saw the pictures on TV at work, and I saw how the Occupy movement is spreading.I knew that I was right when I said the other day that this is a movement that could change the world, and save it from destructio…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Occupy Toronto
Well, I had the opportunity to attend the Occupy Toronto march to St. James Park, and I was impressed by the age range of those in attendance, as well as the calm orderliness that prevailed. I really hope the movement, as it spreads throughout the wo…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Occupy Canada: Now It’s Our Turn
As the Occupy Wall Street Movement goes global.Protesters worldwide geared up for a cry of rage on Saturday against bankers, financiers and politicians they accuse of ruining global economies and condemning millions to poverty and hardship through…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Get ready for OccupyTO and Right Wing Manipulation
I saw this picture(below) being sent around with a student showing a hand written letter about how wonderful they are for having no debt in their last year of University, supporting themselves and only working for a little more than minimum wage. Many people praised the student and said they
Continue readingEdwin Current: Get ready for OccupyTO and Right Wing Manipulation
I saw this picture(below) being sent around with a student showing a hand written letter about how wonderful they are for having no debt in their last year of University, supporting themselves and only working for a little more than minimum wage. Many people praised the student and said they
Continue readingEdwin Current: Get ready for OccupyTO and Right Wing Manipulation
I saw this picture(below) being sent around with a student showing a hand written letter about how wonderful they are for having no debt in their last year of University, supporting themselves and only working for a little more than minimum wage.  …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Occupy Wall Street: We Are Not Afraid
I see that New York’s monkey police are threatening to crackdown on Occupy Wall Street.A possible confrontation between New York police and hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protestors loomed Thursday after a Canadian company requested police help while c…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Voter Apathy: When Complacency is Collaboration
(click pic to enlarge)Well I must admit that on a gloriously warm Indian Summer long weekend, it was easy to forget that I’m living in Stephen Harper’s monstrous Canada.Easy to imagine that I was living in some paradise, where …
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