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Canadian Progressive World: Obert Madondo’s indefinite hunger strike against crime Bill C-10: Letter to the Governor Genera of Canada
Starting at 12:01am today, I embarked on an indefinite hunger strike to demand that Canada’s new Safe Streets and Communities Act (omnibus crime Bill C-10) be immediately repealed. Earlier, I had appealed to the Governor …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Occupy Ottawa Activist Begins Indefinite Crime Bill C-10 Hunger Strike
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Obert Madondo Tel: 613 265 4295 Email: ronrich22@gmail.com OTTAWA, March 13, 2012. Starting at 12:01am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, Ottawa activist and progressive political blogger, Obert Madondo, will embark …Read More
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: The Liberal Post
The Liberal Party is like a newspaper, regardless of whether there is news or not, it has to keep coming out claiming something important has happened because if it doesn’t it will go under. Just like newspapers have to print every morning, regardless of whether there is any real news,
Continue readingTrashy's World: New school rankings!
The Fraser Institute school ranking have been released and Pleasant Park PS has moved up the scale considerably! Congrats! I am not a huge fan of these rankings (nor of the Fraser Institute.. in fact, everything else they publish outside of these rankings is little more than drivel), but I
Continue readingTrashy's World: Yes kids…
… that’s an almost 30 degree swing in the temperature in one day… For Americans, that’s about a 53 F swing! Whatta country! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: #Robocall Movies: Canadian Political Humor Par Excellence
Canadian politics in the age of Stephen Harper and the Conservative majority government are depressing, to say the least. Luckily our political satire still kicks ass. Inspired by the unraveling Robo-calls scandal, a sample: [View …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Activist Communique: Ottawa Rally Against Robo-calls Electoral Fraud
Hundreds of people, including members of parliament, rights activists and average citizens, are expected on Parliament Hill at noon tomorrow to protest the unfolding Robo-calls election scandal. Renowned activist Brigette Depape (pictured) and MPs Pat …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: The Day Stephen Harper Called Canada a Benign Dictatoship
“Canada’s system of one-party-plus rule has stunted democracy.” – Stephen Harper (and Tom Flanagan) Not long ago, Stephen Harper suggested that “although we like to think of ourselves as living in a mature democracy, we …Read More
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: Occupy Ottawa Review: February 2012
March 1, 2012 – Beginning with this post, Occupy-Ottawa.org will publish a synopsis of what’s taken place over the course of each month, as well as some of the trending topics at Occupy Ottawa, with …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Conservatives Robocalls Scandal: What Canadians Are Saying
Thanks to the still-imploding Conservatives robocalls scandal, the end of the age of innocence in Canadian politics has begun. The scandal is being described in the kind of terms common in authoritarian countries. Only Federal …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: The Canadian Senate Can Kill Bill C-10
Even as the Tory’s draconian omnibus crime bill approaches the critical vote in the Conservative-dominated Senate, Canadians must still hope that sanity will prevail. The Senate, though unelected and dominated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s …Read More
Continue readingTrashy's World: PINK SHIRT DAY-Anti Bullying Day
The Canterbury Community Association is pleased to announce….PINK SHIRT DAY-Anti Bullying Day – February 29th 2012. DID YOU KNOW that the last Wednesday of February is known as Anti-Bullying Day in Canada and it is also known as “Pink Shirt Day”. This movement was started 5 years ago, in B.C,
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Robo-Gate: Harper Conservatives stole the 2011 election from the NDP
The New Democratic Party (NDP) suggested in a press conference today that the Conservatives rigged the May 2011 federal election against the Bloc Quebecois, NDP and Liberals. Call it election rigging western style. Apparently, RackNine …Read More
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Where has Vincent been?
Everywhere, that’s where this one blogger has been. Last month’s convention in Ottawa was a roaring success–with the open primary system that the Alberta Liberal championed and now the federal Liberals have chosen to adopt the next leader in 2013–that I supported and fought for on the convention floor for
Continue readingTrashy's World: If you are going to have on-line registration…
… for a summer camp, PLEASE ensure that your servers are up to the task! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingTHE FIFTH COLUMN: The Truth About The Kanata Lakes 60% Plus Agreement
So, what of the so-called 40% agreement to protect environmental lands in the Kanata Lakes development in the South March Highlands. Is it really a myth. Apparently so. The more I examine and analysis the facts and reality around that so-called agreement the more I realize it was just spin.
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: ANONYMOUS: Canada Should Scrap Bill C-30, Fire Minister Vic Toews
In this YouTube video, activist hacker group Anonymous is demanding the resignation of Canada’s beleaguered Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews. The group also calls for the dictatorship-style online surveillance bill C-30 to be scrapped. …Read More
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Conservatives Bill C-30: Upset Canadians #TellVicEverything
This week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Public Safety Minister Vic Toews attacked the Internet with Bill C-30. And Canadians’ right to online privacy and a host of individual freedoms. But Canadians – and the Internet …Read More
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