Totally agree with Patrick Lagacé this morning. There are 500 Canadian troops at present in the Richelieu River valley. Peter MacKay toured the area yesterday. He and the federal government have been asked to have the troops stay to help the people cl…
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Impolitical: Blog notes – Tuesday, May 24th
For the life of me, I can’t come up with a blog post title that expresses that I just want to include a number of items, briefly and that has some kind of appeal. It just never comes to me. Oh well. It’s only been about six years I’ve been writing this…
Continue readingRight of Center Ice: Attn Peter McKay: It’s too late to hype your "morals"
From the CBC — “Libyan mission a ‘moral duty,’ McKay says.” Well, that’s a relief. Just when I thought the Harper Government was devoid of morals, they put a mic in front of Progressive Conservative turncoat, Peter McKay, to talk about the morality of Canada’s decision to help enforce the
Continue readingA. Picazo: Behind The Redactions
The detainee document game of hide-and-seek the Conservatives are engaging in is an affront to members of Parliament and a subversion of the Military Police Complaints Commission. It cannot be allowed to continue, and this government must be held accountable for their willful complicity in the torture of Afghan detainees.
Continue readingA. Picazo: Denial And Deceit: The Harper Government And Torture In Afghanistan
Canada has long been known as a peacekeeping nation; lauded for our humanitarian missions and respected for our international contributions. The unassuming nature of Canadian soldiers garners an admiration few other militaries can boast; A history of moral and honourable service. But for the mission in Afghanistan, the ethics and
Continue readingA. Picazo: Afghanistan Beyond 2011 – It’s A Done Deal
It’s official: Canada will remain in Afghanistan beyond the mission’s scheduled conclusion in 2011. The confirmation came Saturday; Defence minister Peter MacKay acknowledging that Canada will play a ‘non-combat’ role in Afghanistan beyond the 2011 withdrawal of combat forces. MacKay stressed he’d work “within the parameters of the parliamentary motion
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: It’s All About Torture. Don’t Let Anyone Forget.
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, Steve over at Far and Wide has a post about the polls and how bad ol’ King Steve is doin’ an’ is the trend gonna continue. I left a bigass comment there an’ I’m saving’ energy by recycling that comment here.We all saw t…
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