Laying Down Arms
On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month: Laying Down ArmsBy Peter Linebaugh, from CounterPunch, November 11, 2010.On the 11th hour of the 11th day of…
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Review: World’s Greenest Oil – Turning the Oil Sands from Black to Green
For Peter Silverstone, cleaning up the oilsands has nothing to do with mitigating the effects of climate change. Rather, it has to do with mitigating the effects climate change has…
An oldie but a goodie
I tripped across this a while ago- a radio interview with Tony Prudori- INAC flack in Thunder Bay in a CBC radio interview about the Attawapiskat school issue. It's an…
Carl Benito Throws Wife Under Bus, Figuratively Speaking
Edmonton-Milwoods MLA Carl Benito provides a bizarre explanation for paying his property taxes. His wife forgot... even though he disclosed these unpaid taxes months before he submitted his Public Disclosure…
Questions Emerge After Alberta Environment Minister Outlines Tailings Pond Safety
I wrote to Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner two weeks ago inquiring what, if any, plan the Alberta Government had to deal with a tailings breach.Here's what Minister Renner wrote…
Stand With Fort Chipewyan’s Statement of Thanks
A statement sent out by the Stand With Fort Chipewyan Executive to supporters of the “Send Ed to Fort Chip” Campaign Never doubt what a small group of committed citizens…
Stand With Fort Chipewyan’s Statement of Thanks
A statement sent out by the Stand With Fort Chipewyan Executive to supporters of the "Send Ed to Fort Chip" CampaignNever doubt what a small group of committed citizens can…
Are these cops above the law?
Are these cops above the law?by David Bruser and Michele Henry, from The Toronto Star, October 28, 2010. (Link found via A.P.)A Toronto police officer inexplicably floors his gas pedal,…
No Thanksgiving for migrant workers
No Thanksgiving for migrant workersby David Goutor and Chris Ramsaroop, from The Toronto Star, October 8, 2010. (Link via B.B.)While Thanksgiving means a feast with family and friends for most…
The Toronto Sun is now officially a propaganda sheet.
During the 1984 federal election campaign, the Globe and Mail ran a photo of Liberal leader John Turner speaking to the Empire Club or some such group. The picture was…
De-mystifying the "Project Samossa" arrests
De-mystifying the "Project Samossa" arrests: Community Advisory from the People's Commission Networkreceived by email from The People's Commission, Montreal, September 2010.Montreal, September 2010The recent arrests associated with the RCMP’s offensive...
Native leaders warn of conflict over Ontario northern development legislation
Native leaders warn of conflict over Ontario northern development legislationby Lee Greenberg, from Ottawa Citizen, September 16, 2010.TORONTO — Ontario is heading for conflict with First Nations, Native leaders said…
Protest over Lockheed’s $16 billion contract
Defence Industry Cheers: Protest over Lockheed's $16 billion contractby Hillary Bain Lindsay, from Halifax Media Co-Op, September 10, 2010. (Link found via Myths for Profit.)"This is a racket. You guys…
US soldiers ‘killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies’
US soldiers 'killed Afghan civilians for sport and collected fingers as trophies': Soldiers face charges over secret 'kill team' which allegedly murdered at random and collected fingers as trophies of…
Your House Is On Ground Zero
Your House Is On Ground Zero (And Quite Without Permission)by Tim Wise, from Z-Net, September 7, 2010.In all the rancor over whether or not one group of Muslims should be…
Native women ‘disappear’ in Canada
Native women 'disappear' in Canada: On the International Day of the Displaced, activists say fate of hundreds of missing indigenous women must be examined.by Chris Arsenault, from Al Jazeera, September…
There Is a War Going On and It’s Not in Afghanistan – It Is In Ontario’s North
There Is a War Going On and It's Not in Afghanistan - It Is In Ontario's Northfrom SooNews Wire, August 31, 2010. (Link found via B.B. and R.K.)In 2008, in…
There Are No Heroes In Illegal And Immoral Wars
There Are No Heroes In Illegal And Immoral Warsby Robert Jensen, from Z-Net, August 28, 2010.When the 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division rolled out of Iraq last week, the…
Canadian Military Seeking Lessons From Israeli Occupying Army
Ties that Bind: Canadian military seeking lessons from Israeli occupying armyby Yavar Hameed and Jeffrey Monaghan, from The Dominion, August 25, 2010. (Link via D.B.)OTTAWA—Canadian military officials have undertaken a…
Afghans mark Independence Day with anti-occupation protests
Afghans mark Independence Day with anti-occupation protestsby Derrick O'Keefe, from Rabble, August 19, 2010. (Link via P.C.)Today marks 91 years since Afghanistan gained its freedom from the British Empire, following…