LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-11-20 15:01:00
EMPIREaccording to Hardt and Negri's Empire, the rise of Empire is the end of national conflict, the "enemy" now, whoever he is, can no longer be ideological or national. The…
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Review: Learning Activism
For a long time, a unifying thread in many different-seeming activities that have filled my days has been the comp...
The New York Times Nails It – Saudi Arabia is Just an ISIS That Made It.
At last, a voice pointing to the cognitive dissonance bordering on madness in the West's (including our own) military adventurism in South Asia and the Middle East. I've been arguing…
The First Thing Canada Can Do in Paris is Admit Why UN Climate Talks Have Failed for Two Decades
Mark Jaccard is professor of sustainable energy at Simon Fraser University. The other day I heard an environmental advocate argue that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needed to make an ambitious…
The Real Harper Derangement Syndrome – the Conservatives Mirage Surplus
It smelled from the get to. The economy was wallowing on the cusp of recession. World oil prices had tanked. Yet Shifty Steve Harper went into the last election telling…
`Nov. 20: Problems
Strange things have been happening to my computer in the last month. One of them is the tiny print on this page. All the problems are different, and all are…
LA REVUE GAUCHE – Left Comment 2015-11-20 14:01:00
EMPIREaccording to Hardt and Negri's Empire, the rise of Empire is the end of national conflict, the "enemy" now, whoever he is, can no longer be ideological or national. The…
Review: Learning Activism
For a long time, a unifying thread in many different-seeming activities that have filled my days has been the comp...
Press Progress: Will Canada actually have a "full and open" debate on the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Now that the TPP deal is out, it's time for an open debate. Article by PressProgress What the heck is going on with the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Do you know? If…
Dear Prime Minister: Promise of change keeps Trudeau’s mailbox full
Friday, November 20, 2015 When Canada elected Justin Trudeau on a platform of change and open and ...
Canadian Kindness Trumps Captain Combover
Syrian refugee family to benefit from couple cancelling big wedding Samantha Jackson, Farzin Yousefian accepted donations in lieu of gifts when they tied the knot at city hall CBC News…
Reliability not ensured by oath
Generally speaking reliability for purposes of the principled exception to the hearsay rule has been met by an oath. That is the concept behind the KGB Statement. In a surprising…
Fort Nelson First Nation Shuts Down Nexen’s License to Frack
Friday, November 20, 2015 In September, the Fort Nelson First Nation won a major legal challenge a...
Ottawa Citizen: Groups want broad public consultations on anti-terror law
Civil liberty groups and experts are looking forward to an open consultation on C-51. Over to you, Minister Trudeau. Article by Ian Macleod for the Ottawa Citizen A coalition of…
Does God Exist?
This question has been in my mind since I was a child. To this day, I have not found the answer. I have read parts of the Torah, the Bible,…
Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski called female candidate an “NDP whore”
In yet another example of pervasive misogyny in Canada, a new YouTube video shows Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski calling a provincial candidate an “NDP whore.” The post Conservative MP Tom…
Dalton McGuinty, a great Premier and a great guy
He’s got a book out, and he’s talking to the media, too. Canada AM clip right here. Miss this guy. We had a great, great team, too.
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Roderick Benns interviews Scott Santens about the effect of a basic income:Benns: Why is the concept of a basic income guarantee so important at…
Rex Murphy On Canada’s Refugee Plans
While I am hardly dismissive of those who are expressing concerns about the speed with which the Liberal government is planning to bring in Syrian refugees, those concerns, I believe,…