Photo by Sean Winters Dear Canadian Dimension Subscriber, We’re writing to let you know that Canadian Dimension has unfortunately had to reduce its publishing schedule this year due to unexpected financial difficulties and problems arising from illness and staff changes. In an effort to contend with these tribulations, we made
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Canadian Dimension | Articles: Canadian Dimension Interviews Linda McQuaig
When Linda McQuaig, well-known author and Toronto Star columnist, announced that she is vying to be the New Democratic Party candidate in the Toronto Centre byelection, CD contacted her for an interview. The interview, by CD editors Cy Gonick and Andrea Levy, was conducted on the phone and transcribed. Canadian
Continue readingCanadian Dimension | Articles: A Radical Life: The Authentic Landau
held a strangely shaped blob of dough in my chopsticks. It didn’t look exactly edible. “What is this Saul?” “Don’t ask. Just bite and swallow.” I bit. It was crunchy, like the deep-fried bones of a reptile. I tried to swallow. The mass in my mouth didn’t go anywhere. “Wash
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Extractive Capitalism and the Divisions in the Latin American Progressive Camp
It can be argued that the concessions to the extractive MNC and local ‘leading’ classes assures stability, steady revenues and finances the incremental social expenditures which permit the re-election of the centre-left regimes. In other words a de facto alliance between the “top” and “bottom” of the class structure is
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Tom Kent’s unfinished business
Canadian democracy lost one of its most vigilant sentries last month. Tom Kent was 89. Kent is best known for his epic contributions to federal policy innovation. Recruited by reformist Liberal Lester B. Pearson in the early sixties, Kent helped pour the foundations for regional development, the Canada Pension Plan,
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Where’s my friend?
My friend is Walid Abu Rass. He is the Finance and Administration Manager for the Health Work Committees, one of the largest community health service providers in the occupied Palestinian territory. HWC serves over 500,000 patients/beneficiaries per year! More on HWC in a second. I had not seen Walid for
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The 1% solution in Europe
Last month a Super Committee (12 Members of Congress) failed to decide—fortunately—our economic destiny: where our tax money would go—or not. Yes, capitalism failed again. And with it went democratic procedures in the political arena. Big Facts: Since 2008, millions got laid off, evicted or foreclosed and lost their pensions.
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Second Wind of the Worldwide Social Justice Movement
During the protests in Tahrir Square in November 2011, Mohamed Ali, age 20, responded to a journalist’s query as to why he was there: “We want social justice. Nothing more. That’s the least that we deserve.” The first round of the movements took multiple forms across the world—the so-called Arab
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Thomas Mulcair—Israel, Right or Wrong
“I am an ardent supporter of Israel in all situations and in all circumstances.” [“…je suis un ardent supporter de toutes les instances et de toutes les circonstances d’Israël.”]* ~Thomas Mulcair, quoted in Canadian Jewish News, May 1st, 2008 Independent Jewish Voices promotes the application of international law and respect
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Creation of Adam
Adam is a man. He is just 20 years old, though he’s had to endure more heartache and hardship than most his age. He smiles almost constantly, with a playful, shit-eating grin, and when he does even his eyes smile, crinkling to show that it’s genuine. His eyes are blue,
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Whose Freedom? Canada in Libya
There has been remarkably little opposition to Canada’s participation in the overthrow of Muamar Gaddafi. Each of the major political parties endorsed Canada’s initial involvement and its subsequent extension. While a substantial movement …
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: “Gendering climate and sustainability”: why bother?
“Gendering climate and sustainability”[1]: why bother?
That was the title of a three-day conference in Denmark, preceding the UN Climate Change Negotiations, in 2009. Gender climate means considering women and men different interests, need…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: The Obama Doctrine: Making a Virtue of Necessity
After nearly 3 years in deep pursuit of the colonial wars initiated by ex-President Bush, the Obama regime has finally recognized the catastrophic domestic and foreign consequences. As a result the “reality principle” has taken hold; the ma…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: “The process is the message”
Early in the occupation of Wall Street, David Graeber characterized it as a re-awakening of the radical imagination. One way to conceptualize the imaginative dimension of the Occupy Together movement is to think of it as analogous to an art project und…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Labour Law in Harper’s Canada: New Directions, New Challenges
For much of the past decade, leftists, progressives and centrists warned Canadians of the Conservative Party of Canada’s “secret agenda.” It has been alleged that this includes a desire to undermine Canadian values, to bring Canada cl…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Race, Civility, and a Good Cup of Tea
Rioting began in London, UK on 6 August after a march on the Tottenham Police Station surged into a violent conflict between demonstrators and police. The protesters were marching for answers about the death of Marc Duggan, a young local black man who …
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Imperialism and Democracy: White House or Liberty Square?
Introduction:
The relation between imperialism and democracy has been debated
and discussed over 2500 years, from fifth century Athens to Liberty Park in
Manhattan. Contemporary critics of imperialism (and capitalism) claim to
find a fundamental inco…
Canadian Dimension Feed: What’s going on in the park?
Day seven of the occupy Toronto movement has me wondering exactly what I want to say about this movement. I could tell you about day to day life in the park, or the marches that have taken place, or what the many people I have talked to have said about…
Continue readingCanadian Dimension Feed: Afghanistan calling!
Afghanistan calling! Ten plus years ago, the United States (oops, NATO)
invaded Afghanistan and quickly won the war against the militarily
(technologically) inferior Taliban government. Taliban fighters fled to
Pakistan. Washington and allies followed …
Canadian Dimension Feed: Occupy Toronto – Day One
This will be the first in a series of articles I intend to write on the occupy Toronto movement. I wish to make it clear that although I am attending as much as I can find the time, I do not consider myself to be apart of this movement. Although I do s…
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