Being a Better Ally: #IWD
Click me; it’s good for you! International Women’s Day is a check-in point for me: I try to take stock of what has improved or worsened since last year. Doing…
March 2015
Who Will Most Likely Be The Target of Bill C-51?
We were all very pleased to read Daniel Gallant's take on Bill C-51 which the government is currently pushing through Parliament while limiting debate. We were especially interested in observations…
Zehaf-Bibeau had a point
At the risk of being investigated by the 130 agents RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has working on the Michael Zehaf-Bibeau case, I must say I think the man made a…
Trending Ontario releases powerful anti-sexual violence ad
1 Billion Rising celebrations and events are spreading. Progress has been made but there is a long way to go. It is not ok for men to abuse women and…
Quick update on Israel and Manitoba
Tomorrow, Manitoba’s NDP picks it’s new leader, and the new Premier of the Province. In short, it is, roughly, a 3-way race. Selinger has between 373 and 821 delegates, depending…
RCMP should not stand for Secret State Police
The CEO of Tides Canada issued a copy of his recent letter to RCMP Commissioner Paulson. If anyone doubted the once iconic police agency had become servant to rich industrialists…
Ukulele Workshop Today
I just returned from Orangeville where Broadway Music hosted a two-and-a-half hour musical workshop this Saturday by Manitoba Hal today (which will be followed by his concert tonight from 8-11…
Screening Truth to Power: A Reader on Documentary Activism
“>Screening Truth to Power: A Reader on Documentary Activism is a collection of essays and interviews related to the films and filmmakers of Cinema Politica (CP), and as such provides…
Still Talking about Challenge for Change
Challenge for Change/Société nouvelle was a program launched by the National Film Board of Canada in the late sixties that facilitated the production of around 200 social documentaries known for…
March 7: Yes. It can get worse.
On this day, the blazing headline on page 1, more important than anything else that is happening in the world, is the big news that hunting and fishing licences will…
March 2015 Bits and Bites: Warman, Dr. Dawg, Zundel, and Daniel Gallant
We've learned that Richard Warman has won another one. David Icke has paid Warman $90,000 to settle a rather long running libel action: DAVID ICKE SETTLES LIBEL ACTION5 March 2015British…
International Women’s Day 2015 – I Celebrate Caregivers!
March 8th is International Women’s Day, so I can’t think of a better time to celebrate the contributions of women who give care to their families and friends. More women…
We Have The Technology
Outside of politics, my other passion is the environment, something we continue to degrade at unprecedented rates. The biggest threat to humanity’s future, of course, is climate change. While the…
Our Addition-Challenged Government
As I write this, we are just a little more than three weeks away from the Canadian government’s fiscal 2014/15 year-end. Yet, we still don’t know how much the government…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alan Rusbridger explains the Guardian’s much-appreciated effort to provide both space and analysis of the need to fight climate change. And Naomi Klein…
Hang-em high Hair!
The Hair is playing the revenge card. The Prime Minister is appealing to that basic human desire to get even. He is recognizing that primal instinct to lock up evil…
Not A Very Bright Man
http://montrealgazette.com/ Zunera Ishag hails from Pakistan. Gerald Caplan writes: She came to Canada in 2008, passed her citizenship test five years later with flying colours, and is now ready to…
The Con Clowns and the Terrorist Menace
Well it was obvious that Stephen Harper and his Con regime would try to portray the video of that deranged Ottawa gunman, as proof that they were right all along.Michael…
It Could Happen To You
Although the narration is at times melodramatic, the message of this video is clear: trusting government to respect your privacy is a naive notion. H/t Occupy Canada and Operation Maple…