This Is Powerful
And very difficult to watch: This is sickening. Why is there no outrage from the Canadian government? https://t.co/2sCYh4YJ3g — Linda McQuaig (@LindaMcQuaig) November 12, 2019 Recommend this Post
2019
Talking the Firing of Don Cherry & Scheer’s Leadership Issues with Evan Solomon
This afternoon I had the chance to join Evan Solomon on “Ottawa Now” with Katlyn Harrison and Shane Mackenzie. Today we talked the firing of Don Cherry, the comments that…
Mexico grants political asylum to Evo Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales annouces his resignation in Cochabamba, Bolivia on November 10, 2019. Still image taken from Bolivian Government TV. Mexico which has offered Bolivian President Evo Morales political…
Evo Morales didn’t resign, he was overthrown by a coup d’état
Evo Morales Ayma in Cochabamba, Bolivia in June 4, 2012. Photo by Juan Manuel Herrera/OAS. As of today, Evo Morales, the Indigenous president of Bolivia, was forced to resign the…
Canada backs coup against Bolivia’s president
Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks from the presidential hangar in El Alto, Bolivia, Sunday, November 10, 2019. Photo by Enzo De Luca/AFP. In yet another example of the Liberals saying…
Bolivia in the crosshairs of US counter-revolution
A shattered picture frame holding a photograph of deposed Bolivian president Evo Morales. Image courtesy of MintPress News. Bolivia’s president Evo Morales Ayma has just resigned. Hours earlier, surrounded by…
Cartoon of the year
Love it. And, yes, me and my Daisy colleagues proudly oppose racism. And go soak your head if you don’t like it. Please enjoy Tuesday's #DonCherry cartoon in @TorontoStar pic.twitter.com/Decsx3Hixt…
SNC-Lavalin, Justin Trudeau and ‘banana republic’ politics
Justin Trudeau delivers a speech on February 28, 2019. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Reuters. Commenting upon the prime minister’s response to the Ethics Commissioner’s report on political interference in the so-called…
Wisdom Engaged ties decolonisation to shared health and well-being
Wisdom Engaged: Traditional Knowledge for Northern Community Well-Being Edited by Leslie Main Johnson University of Alberta Press, 2019 An invaluable manual for decolonisation, Whose Land Is It Anyway?, includes a…
From Canada’s Election to Public Action: Beyond the Moral Tumor of Alberta’s Oil Sands
An oil pump jack pumps oil in a field near Calgary, Alberta. Photo by Getty Images. For months during and after Canada’s 2019 federal election campaign, corporate media have provided…
The GM Strike and the Historical Convergence of Possibilities
Workers leave Flint Assembly plant early Monday, September 16, 2019 while taking part in a national strike against General Motors after stalled contract negotiations with General Motors. Photo by Ryan…
Porn Companies are Better at Moderation than Facebook
Publicly Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services state that they cannot control what is posted and moderate it fast enough to make a difference. They argue that the technical…
Talking Remembrance Day, the future of NATO & Don Cherry on “The Arlene Bynon Show”
This morning I joined Arlene Bynon on “The Arlene Bynon Show” on Sirius XM’s Canada Talks 167, along with Alise Mills. We talked about Remembrance Day, the future of NATO…
There is no ‘you people’: Jagmeet Singh condemns Don Cherry
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is adding his voice to the chorus of people condemning Don Cherry for comments made on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday. Hira…
Remembrance Day – Canada’s First Nations Soldiers
By T.W. Paterson Originally published by the Cowichan Valley Citizen “It’s a fact that, unlike non-aboriginal soldiers, First Nation soldiers were not recognized for their service until recently and received…
The Royal Veterans
As people around the world commemorate Remembrance Day we remember the sacrifices and bravery of our armed forces. The fact I can sit at my computer in rural New Brunswick…
Remembrance Day 2019
I wrote this post a few years ago, but I can't think of anything else to say about the horror of war, that would not bring back some more nightmare…
140Law: Top 10 Legal Headlines for the Week of November 11, 2019
140Law: Here are our Top 10 legal headlines for the week of November 11, 2019. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wise Law Office (@wiselaw) on Nov…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Daniel Tencer reports on Ray Dalio’s recognition that the economic system which made him a multi-billionaire is broken. And Harvey Cashore, Chelsea Gomez…