Louis Riel Killed by Government Of Canada 126 Years Ago Today
125 years ago – at the North West Mounted Police barracks in Regina, the government of Canada executed a father of Confederation because he was not white … was not…
November 2011
Auditing The RailGate Double-Down…
AllTheIndemnitiesThatFit FinancialCut-OutVille Well whaddy’a know…. It turns out that the Auditor General of British Columbia, John (not the TeeVee guy) Doyle, is having a hard time getting what the court…
On Iran and the IAEA: what’s really new here?
When Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird indicated last week that Canada would be acting in concert with our allies to punish Iran, he was saying what he was expected to…
The ‘In-and-Out’ Scandal … Case should have proceeded against ‘Upstanding Citizens’
This is a story about illegal activities, deceit and lying involving an overzealous group of Canadians who seemed prepared to do just about anything to accomplish their mission – win…
Tony Campolo on Monday night
(Written Monday and delayed in posting due to Occupy Regina ticketing story. I found it ironic that hundreds woukd show up at a church to contribute to homeless and poor…
Video: Unhate Campaign – The Film, from Benetton
Just watch. .
Dear Alison, You Can Shove Your Tar Up Your Ass As Far As I’m Concerned, Just Keep It Out of BC
Alberta’s premier, Alison Redford, complains that public policy is shaping Canada’s energy future. Well Alison, so what? What’s so damned toxic special about Alberta bitumen that it should be exempt…
My Letter to Jason Kenney Re: Sayed Shah Sharifi
Dear Minister Kenney, I am writing to express both my shock and my disappointment over Canada’s failure to honour its word to Sayed Shah Sharifi, the brave Afghan interpreter who…
1% Smackdown . . . .
Poor hank and condescending. They don’t look happy, do they? Maybe ‘cuz of this bit of news from SocialistWorker.org today? OCCUPY CHICAGO won a victory on November 14 when the…
Opposition for the Sake of Opposition
The Liberals have come out against an expanded House of Commons, arguing we have enough MPs as it is. I personally feel the problem is one of quality rather than…
Canada’s International Reputation Continues to Deteriorate
Once looked upon as an honest-broker middle power which enjoyed the respect of almost the entire world, Canada in recent years has seen a steady deterioration in its reputation for…
Senate Hearing Confirms Natural Gas Export Plans Will Raise Prices For Americans
RonWydenLNGhearing-300×188.jpg Considering the rate at which natural gas resources are being developed, and the sudden push from industry to export the product, it might come as a surprise that the…
Cash-Back and Occupy This
This post is going to be split in to two subjects; though one will be longer than the other. First, let’s talk about election financing. Stop groaning and moaning, it’s…
TVA Gatineau-Ottawa – Affaire James Sauvé
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN8aaVsq608 Worth a watch!
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your afternoon reading. – Paul Dechene is duly scathing in comparing the City of Regina’s tax giveaways to big business (which are of course added on top…
What is our Future?
It seems that there are daily more reasons to dispair. We are so fragile and even the luckiest among us are compelled, at one time or another, to watch someone…
Lock up Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper’s Conservatives like to present themselves as tough on crime, committed to accountable government and respectful of the rule of law. Given their record, we have to ask ourselves,…
Harper Govt Spying on Canadians
The Stephen Harper government is spending a ton of money spying on Canadians. Even after they were told not to spy on the medical records of VETS they have continued…
The Litmus Test for selecting the new NDP and Liberal Leaders: What will remove Stephen Harper
Two leadership races of enormous consequence are taking place in Canada right now: the overt race to select a new leader to replace Jack Layton, and the covert race to…
Now 2-Tier Health Care
Having linked to Allen Thompson’s column on the Cons’ immigration crackdown this morning, let’s note one of the significant changes the Cons are making for medium-term Canadian residents (emphasis added):…