LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2014-10-22 21:27:00
CANADA
October 2014
Girl Posts Selfie – Internet Retaliates
If you took any history 101 class, you may have heard of civil rights activist, and overall great guy, Martin Luther King, Jr.. And if you happened to be awake…
You Spoke, We Listened: The 2014 OpenMedia community survey
As a volunteer who helped analyze and interpret the results of this year’s survey, I am thrilled to see that our diverse community is just as passionate about a free…
Ottawa
Canadians have a path they can follow after today’s events in Ottawa. Let’s hope we choose a new beginning instead of an end to what few freedoms we have left.
Harper’s Canada and the Attack on Parliament Hill
I'm sure you've all seen the pictures of this nightmare day on Parliament Hill, this criminal assault on our democracy. So all I have to say tonight is this:(1) To…
Terrorism comes home
It’s been thirty years or so since there was a coordinated terrorist attack in Canada – the bombing of the Litton plant in Toronto that was making guidance systems for…
Superfoods for Super-Seniors and Their Caregivers
By Felicity Dryer Being a caregiver is usually not easy. You have to be emotionally, mentally and physically strong so that you can support those who require your care. Your…
Oct. 22: You probably won’t agree with me.
I’ve been watching TV this Wednesday with a sinking heart. First, there’s the killing of two Canadian soldiers. Some official made the idiotic statement that what was terrible about this…
Ottawa shooting: Soldier shot at War Memorial has died
The Ottawa Police Service confirms that the Canadian Forces member shot earlier today at the National War Memorial has died. The post Ottawa shooting: Soldier shot at War Memorial has…
New Short Film Exposes The Human Cost Of Coal Ash Dumping
The threats posed by coal ash are well known today, but not too long ago, the dangers of coal ash disposal were a dirty energy secret. For a large section…
Politico Allows BP Exec To Mislead Public About Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Impacts
Geoff Morrell, the senior vice president of communications at BP, wants the whole country to know that the company’s negligence that led to the Deepwater Horizon oil geyser has not…
Parliament Hill Shooting: Statement by Ottawa Police Service
Here’s the Ottawa Police Service’s statement on today’s shootings at the National War Memorial and on Parliament Hill. The post Parliament Hill Shooting: Statement by Ottawa Police Service appeared first…
Maybe if CSIS and the RCMP Weren’t So Busy Spying on Environmentalists For Big Oil, They Could Do a Better Job on Domestic Terrorism.
To our prime minister’s perverted mind, environmentalists are closet terrorists laying in wait to attack his pipelines if and when those ever get built. We’re only three days into the…
Hundreds of World’s Scientists Ask Stephen Harper to Return Freedom to Science in Canada
In an open letter published Monday more than 800 scientists are asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to end “burdensome restriction on scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists.”…
Hundreds of World’s Scientists Ask Stephen Harper to Return Freedom to Science in Canada
In an open letter published Monday more than 800 scientists are asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to end “burdensome restriction on scientific communication and collaboration faced by Canadian government scientists.”…
If You’ve Got a Facebook Page
You might want to post this. Anyone with daughters can appreciate this Lesley Gore classic from the Department of Peace: This is American, obviously. Yet, in the illiberal democracy that…
Trudeau Liberals lost Canadians’ support, NDP gained: Poll
A new poll by Abacus Data suggests that, in the the last month, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lost the support of Canadians and the NDP made game-changing gains. The post Trudeau…
Photographer to share stunning images of Great Bear Rainforest
Photo by Ian McAllister – from new book Great Bear Wild This Friday in Vancouver, groundbreaking wilderness photographer Ian McAllister will discuss his new book, Great Bear Wild – Dispatches…
Ottawa Shooting
Shooting in Ottawa.
Tweeting in two places may break my brain
And god help me if I ever get confused! "When my brother and I go to the swinging singles bar, we look for the girls with the dog poopie on…