Toronto Star editorial on Bill C-300
The Toronto Star has come out in support of Bill C-300: Canada’s mining, oil and gas firms think of themselves as good offshore citizens. Certainly, they are a rich source…
Toronto Star editorial on Bill C-300
The Toronto Star has come out in support of Bill C-300: Canada's mining, oil and gas firms think of themselves as good offshore citizens. Certainly, they are a rich source…
Toronto Star editorial on Bill C-300
The Toronto Star has come out in support of Bill C-300: Canada’s mining, oil and gas firms think of themselves as good offshore citizens. Certainly, they are a rich source…
Links for 2009-11-23 [del.icio.us]
roads through palestine PACBI-Guidelines for Applying the International Academic Boycott of Israel Sheffield DocFest: What’s up, doc? | David Cox | Film | guardian.co.uk Ken Berry Media: Now Playing &…
A Dark Source for our Familiar Myths
Just a quick comment on this fascinating story up at the newscientist about the possible dark matter original of our familar bright constellation stars. I’m quite interested in astronomy and…
Good morning
I am headed towards a downward spiral. I don’t when, or how, or what it will entail, but there is simply too much good news for a Monday morning. The…
Our Education System
Frank Furedi from Spiked has a great article about the dangers of where our education system is going. His believes the main reason education often is not educating is because…
Links for 2009-11-22 [del.icio.us]
MILLENNIUM FILM JOURNAL No. 51 (Spring/summer 2009) Experiments in Documentary CHRISTY TURLINGTON BURNS "The Antarctica Challenge: A Global Warning Antarctica Film" The End Of Poverty
What Happens to the Turkey?
This Wednesday, Obama will pardon a turkey. This is something that is done annually by the US President. My question is: What happens to the turkey after it’s been pardoned?
Missing the Canada that stood for human rights
RE: Bureaucrats and other critics often face wrath of ConservativesIt's too bad the Conservative government is so hellbent on political gamesmanship and throwing good civil servants under buses; when they…
Preparing to Disappoint the World
With less than a month to go before the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen the Harper government is already preparing to be a major roadblock for consensus on a…
Holocaust survivors vs B’nai Brith Canada
One of the things I find most offensive is when people trivialize the Holocaust by making specious analogies to it for political purposes. It bothers me when the left does…
Respecting the Military
I'm sure that all of our MP's, regardless of stripe, respect our armed forces and their contributions and sacrifices adequately. I'm also sure that our elected MP's wouldn't go out…
AI Film Festival – Vancouver
The Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver starts with a gala tomorrow night, featuring The Yes Men Fix the World, where a group of men dress up in suits to…
AI Film Festival – Vancouver
The Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver starts with a gala tomorrow night, featuring The Yes Men Fix the World, where a group of men dress up in suits to…
AI Film Festival – Vancouver
The Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver starts with a gala tomorrow night, featuring The Yes Men Fix the World, where a group of men dress up in suits to…
Graham Allen: Bill offers Canada chance to deal with concerns raised by mining abroad
Here’s an article in the Georgia Straight by fellow Vancouver AI BHR volunteer Graham Allen: The Canadian government, in a March 2009 report, acknowledged it has a problem: “Within the…
Graham Allen: Bill offers Canada chance to deal with concerns raised by mining abroad
Here's an article in the Georgia Straight by fellow Vancouver AI BHR volunteer Graham Allen: The Canadian government, in a March 2009 report, acknowledged it has a problem: “Within the…
Graham Allen: Bill offers Canada chance to deal with concerns raised by mining abroad
Here’s an article in the Georgia Straight by fellow Vancouver AI BHR volunteer Graham Allen: The Canadian government, in a March 2009 report, acknowledged it has a problem: “Within the…
AI Press Release: Cote d’Ivoire: Authorities must ensure toxic waste compensation reaches victims
From Amnesty International: Amnesty International today urged the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to ensure that $45 million compensation paid by the oil trading company Trafigura to victims of one of…