Dahiyeh – It’s How Israel Wages "Peace"
“We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction. This isn’t a suggestion. This is a plan that…
2014
Apache bails on Kitimat LNG as investors get cold feet
Artist’s rendering of proposed Kitimat LNG project By The Canadian Press U.S. energy firm Apache Corp. says it’s exiting the Kitimat, B.C., LNG project, which it had been developing with…
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales Declares Israel Terrorist State
I doubt that Israel recognized the ability of the Palestinian’s to survive the onslaught as long as they have. Throughout the world revulsion at the slaughter of defenseless residents is…
Mr Big
R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52: The Mr. Big technique is a Canadian invention. Although a version of the technique appears to have been used more than a century ago,…
Feminist Therese Casgrain Disappears From Public History Under Harper Government
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger This shows the smallness of Steve Harper. What the hell is going on that we allow ourselves to be governed by this miserable piss-ant! Our structures are…
Regulators find that Telecoms have engaged in systematic “unjust discrimination” to stifle indie providers and keep prices high
gatekeepers-share.png CRTC decision exposes how Big Telecom giant Rogers engaged in “unjust discrimination” aimed at blocking Canadians from accessing affordable, independent wireless options July 31, 2014 – A landmark decision…
Not just random hatred
In the latest series of Israeli massacres of Palestinians the power dynamics between occupier and occupied fit a structural pattern at work for over six decades. Within this structure, Israel…
Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers | World news | theguardian.com
Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers | World news | theguardian.com. A Greek court’s decision to acquit local farmers who admitted shooting 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers…
Neo-Nazi and Convicted Murderer Running For Toronto Council
The Toronto civic election, already a three ring circus, needs some clowns. And for that you can always rely on Don Andrews and his Androids: Seated around Andrews' table with…
A whooshing screensaver
This quote always makes me feel better when time is slipping by on a project that’s due soon. Alltop is a humor project that’s due.
July 31: Thoughts of childhood….
I grew up in the North End of Montreal, not far from where Little Italy was, and where the community’s church still serves. Mafia leader Rizutto recently put it in…
The Habs and the Have-Nots: Why Subban Should Leave Canada
Published in the HuffPo here. There was a time when Montrealers could overlook superficial and linguistic differences to rally around a groundbreaking sporting prodigy. Despite being Black, Anglophone and a…
The Habs and the Have-Nots: Why Subban Should Leave Canada
Published in the HuffPo here. There was a time when Montrealers could overlook superficial and linguistic differences to rally around a groundbreaking sporting prodigy. Despite being Black, Anglophone and a…
The Habs and the Have-Nots: Why Subban Should Leave Canada
There was a time when Montrealers could overlook superficial and linguistic differences to rally around a groundbreaking sporting prodigy. Despite being Black, Anglophone and a foreigner, Jackie Robinson was, by…
Queen City Ex 2014
Buffalo Days is on in Regina, and I went on the opening day in large part because Lonestar was the headline band in the evening. The iFlip acrobats at #QCX2014…
Oppression is Never a Successful Strategy
I’m getting sick of waking up every morning to the latest news of the atrocities going on in Israel and the Gaza Strip. The list of grievances held by each…
Your Daily Digital Digest for Thursday, July 31, 3014
Your news links for today: Canadian intelligence sweeps often intercept private data, spy document reveals – Globe and Mail Stop being so angry about privacy invasion – get furious –…
Harper’s Reign Of Terror – Part Five
As in the previous installments, this post examines the Harper regime’s unrelenting attacks on nonprofits that in any way oppose or criticize its agenda. The latest target is CoDevelopment Canada…
The Festival of Joy is upon us
Be joyous! The ten-day celebration of the birth of the Warren Child is almost here. Your offers of gifts will be received with thanks, here.