The Globe and Mail reports the following: Canada is prioritizing some refugees based on characteristics that include their religion, the age of their children and whether they have a business background, using increasingly specific criteria over the past year. These criteria are used in a complex triage that attempts to
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Montreal Simon: Why Stephen Harper Has Blood On His Hands
He insisted that he had done all he could to help those desperate Syrian refugees.He tearfully claimed that he was torn up by the death of poor little Alan Kurdi.But now it turns out that months before that tragedy he personally intervened to deny help to the most vulnerable refugees. Read
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Harper’s Talking Points Released To Raeside!
Obviously Adrian has an inside source who shares Steve’s talking points. LMAO
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Echoing His Master’s Voice?
People who read my blog regularly may have noticed that lately I have been posting videos and images more than I have been writing. The fact of the matter is that as a political junkie I have overdosed, something I suspected might happen due to this ridiculously long election campaign.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Could the Refugee Issue Help Stephen Harper Win the Election?
I was planning to stay away from writing about polls for a while because all of them suggest a three-way tie, and with the margin of error could mean anything.But something about this latest Nanos poll bothers me. Not because of the result, which with a margin of error of 2.8% could
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 35: Refugees keep coming; Liz sets employment record
The European refugee crisis continued unabated this week, and the numbers are staggering. For example, Germany has announced that it will accept 500,000 refugees. Every year. For several years. Germany is a big country, with 81 million people, but a half-million refugees every year for several years is an awful
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 35: Refugees keep coming; Liz sets employment record
The European refugee crisis continued unabated this week, and the numbers are staggering. For example, Germany has announced that it will accept 500,000 refugees. Every year. For several years. Germany is a big country, with 81 million people, but a half-million refugees every year for several years is an awful
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Seeing Harper For What He Is
John Langs carved “Anybody But Harper!!” into his 46-acre field of rye near Brantford, Ont. Each letter is 100 metres tell. Star readers once more offer their trenchant assessments of Stephen Harper’s character (or lack thereof): It’s hard to reconcile Stephen Harper’s ongoing tough talk on standing up to terrorism
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Chris Alexander Should Resign Immediately
After keeping a low profile for a few days, and no doubt trying to forget the ghastly image of that poor little boy on the beach, he's out there again.Cheerfully tweeting away… And giving us a big thumbs up.But in his private moments Chris Alexander must be haunted by the ghost of
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Eloquent Voice
Samia Mazdar, whose parents came to Canada from Syria, quietly and eloquently discusses why she will vote in the upcoming election. She also serves to remind us of the values Canada once proudly embraced. Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s New and Obscene War on Refugees
As you know, Stephen Harper has been caught in a trap of his own making.Caught between the majority of Canadians who are demanding that him and his grotesque regime do more to help desperate Syrian refugees.And the bigotry of his rabid base who are violently opposed to that idea, unless the migrants
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Refugee Trap That Could Destroy Him
They buried little Alan Kurdi, next to his brother and his mother yesterday, in the shattered Syrian town of Kobani. Just a week ago he was apparently jumping up and down with excitement at the thought of going to Europe, in a boat.But as we know, like so many other Syrian refugees,
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Exactly How Does Facebook Define Community Standards?
Living in a democratic society, of course, entails the promotion, encouragement and defense of a diversity of views. With that I obviously have no quarrel. But, as the saying goes, with that freedom comes responsibility. it is the second part of this equation that some people refuse to accept. When,
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Dead Syrian Boy and the Ghastly Denial of the Harper Cons
It couldn't have been a more revolting spectacle, or one more monstrous.The heartbreaking image of that poor little Syrian boy lying dead on a beach.And three Con monkeys in denial. All shedding crocodile tears, but claiming to be blameless.Even as their campaign went into crisis mode.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and There’s Always Money For A War, The Video
It has been said of Stephen Harper that he cannot feel the pain of others. And I'm sure that's true because he is a clinical psychopath.So I didn't expect him to feel much sympathy for this poor dead child… Especially since his government had a hand in making sure he never made
Continue readingkirbycairo: Perhaps our Hearts Need breaking to remind us we are human. . .
The refugee crisis in the Middle-East and Europe is a complex issue. International turmoil, political economy, deep-seated historical conflicts. You can’t blame people for feeling bewildered by the events they see unfolding. As they used to say about the issue of Northern Ireland: if you’re not confused, you don’t know
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s War on Canada and Its Values
Many hours after I first saw it, I am still haunted by this photo of that poor little Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach. And by the knowledge that his refugee family begged the ghastly Chris Alexander to let them emigrate to Canada. But got absolutely nowhere.But while I’m
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Rosemary Barton Destroyed the Con Clown Chris Alexander
As you may know, I absolutely despise Chris Alexander, the Con Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.The once promising young diplomat who sold his soul to Stephen Harper.And morphed into something monstrous like the ghastly portrait in the Picture of Dorian Gray.The kind of man who would deny health care to
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Today’s Score: Harper Base 1, True Canadians 0
My previous post reflected on the Faustian nature of Chris Alexander’s rise to prominence within the Harper regime. Further evidence of his moral departure from true Canadian values is reflected in this breaking news, which suggests that Canada is preparing to admit Syrian refugees, but only if they fit certain
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: The Humanitarian Coalition Launches Joint Appeal for Syrian Refugees
By: Humanitarian Coalition | Press Release: OTTAWA, May 14, 2013 – Today, the Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies are launching a national joint appeal to raise funds to assist the 6.8 million Syrian civilians affected by the ongoing conflict in their country. Almost five million civilians have been forced to leave their
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