No Mr Harper Free Trade Does Not Improve Human Rights
In justifying the signing of free trade agreements with Columbia and Honduras Harper sloughed off human rights concerns by stating that one of the ancillary benefits of open trade is…
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Poverty: The invisible issue of #ONelxn
The issue of poverty and inequality while perhaps the defining issues of our time have received little or no attention from any of the Parties or the media in the…
This Fall We Must Truly Honour Jack Layton
All the tributes,kind words and out pouring of grief in honour of Jack Layton were indeed worthy tributes to a man that clearly connected with something inside of us, however…
Stand Up, Fight Back
Earlier this evening, I came across this slick video, USW The Fighting Spirit, put out by the Steelworkers that I can only describe as kickass. Hope you enjoy it.
No Wonder Harper Wants Us Kept In The Dark On CETA
While our government continues to refuse to let the Canadian public in on the details of the current negotiations toward finalizing the Comprehensive Economic & Trade Agreement (CETA) with the…
Where Have We Seen This Before
When I look at Canada today I see many disturbing issues,among them I see high unemployment, massive income inequity,increasing poverty,hunger and homelessness. I also see higher education being priced out…
Clement issues a statement re public outcry over Gazebogate
And that folks pretty much sums it up.
An Open Letter To Harper From The Women Of Honduras
OPEN LETTERCholoma, Cortés, August 12, 2011TO:The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph Harper, Prime Minister of Canada;Mr. Porfirio Lobo Sosa, President of Honduras;Mr. Africo Madrid, Secretary of State for the Interior;The International…
Canada’s Free Trade in Oppression
On June 28th 2009 the democratically elected Manuel Zelaya government was overthrown by the Honduran military.Zelaya was preparing to rewrite Honduras' constitution that was drafted by a previous US back…
Hassan Diab and the Keystone Kops er RCMP
Hassan Diab, Accused of terrorism, followed for more than a year,police attempting to break into his condo, ordered deported based on flimsy if not outright falsified evidence, welcome to the…
Kim Jin-suk and her Hope Riders
If you feel that one person can't make a difference then you haven't met Kim Jin-suk yetOn January 6, Kim Jin-suk began her sit-in against her employers plans to shed…
Rewriting History
We Canadians just love believing fictions about ourselves especially when they allow us to climb up on high and sneeringly look down on others from a position of perceived superiority.Well…
Should We Just Up And Close Food Banks ?
That's what Elaine Power, an associate professor at Queen’s and some one who has spent more than a decade researching hunger and volunteering at food banks, recommended in her column…
Thanks for Nothing: KPMG and the Review that Wasn’t
When asked by Councillor Mary Fragedakis if they had considered the long-term costs of cutting support to BIAs or the economic benefits of arts funding or social services, KPMG's answer…
Betrayed
While teens like Ashley Smith and Gleb Alfyorov with mental health issues continue to die in prisons, McGuinty closes the only long term residential treatment unit in the province that…
Stephen Harper and CETA or Why Let Facts Get In The Way Of Ideology
You would think embarking on negotiations towards perhaps the most sweeping trade deal this country has ever entered into, you would want to conduct some studies into it's impact on…
Vandana Shiva: The Future of Food
"Let the seed be exhaustless, let it never get exhausted, let it bring forth seed next year." - peasant prayerDr.Shiva been sounding the alarm bells about food insecurity and the…
Before Wisconsin there was Puerto Rico
Governor Scott Walker's actions in Wisconsin brought the NeoLiberal agenda into the mainstream conscientiousness. Many were surprised by the viciousness with which Walker implemented his agenda yet we shouldn't have…
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – A Primer
If you think NAFTA is bad, just wait until you see what is being proposed in negotiations for The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). CETA is a far-reaching…
Canada has become a nation of Dupes
Ever get the feeling that you're working harder and not only getting nowhere but falling behind , well that's because unless your rich or a high level executive , you…