GovernmAnt surplus auction on now
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-surplus-auction-site-sells-cars-jewelry-office-furniture-1.2649860
Canada
Today is the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
Fifty-eight years ago, one of Canada’s most honourable contributions to the international community was born. The first armed UN peacekeeping mission, an emergency force formed to deal with the Suez…
Canada-EU trade deal will hurt Canada’s auto industry: study
by: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | Press Release | May 28, 2014 OTTAWA – The proposed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will only exacerbate the Canadian auto industry’s…
Engaging and Enraging: A Review of The Secret Trial 5
The Secret Trial 5, director Amar Wala’s first feature, is an engaging and enraging look at five men labelled security risks by the Canadian government and detained without trial for…
World Health Organization Autism Resolution: Comprehensive and Coordinated Efforts for the Management of Autism Spectrum Disorders
As stated on the Autism Speaks website on May 23, 2014: “Today the World Health Assembly adopted a formal resolution making autism a global health priority. The assembly is the…
Poll: Albertans clearly support stronger rules for industrial greenhouse gas emissions
by: Pembina Institute | Press Release | May 23, 2014 EDMONTON — New poll results show that 76 per cent of Albertans support the Government of Alberta requiring stronger greenhouse…
Made In Canada Scam
The Harper Conservative party promised a Made in Canada plan to address climate change, in response to backing out of Kyoto. That plan never came, which was no surprise to…
SHAME: Harper Government Whitewashed Colombian Human Rights Abuses
by: Obert Madondo | May 20, 2014 To quote Amnesty International Canada’s Alex Neve: Canadian mining companies lead the mining world; but none aspire to lead the world in mining-related…
Senate must fix Harper’s Orwellian Fair Elections Act: Petition
by: Obert Madondo | May 16, 2014 The Harper Conservatives used their majority in the House of Commons to bulldoze their dictatorship-style “Fair Elections Act” earlier this week. The bill…
Cons Whine, Mulcair Shines….
Not for the first time, I can find little in print to refer to as I usually do, because of all the sickening Con-licking going on lately in the media..so…
Language War: The Use of Euphemisms To Avoid Hard Political Discussions
Waste. Fat. Gravy. It goes by many different names. All of them mean the same thing: government spending on social programs. Government spending for such purposes has become so odious…
Language War: The Use of Euphemisms To Avoid Hard Political Discussions
Waste. Fat. Gravy. It goes by many different names. All of them mean the same thing: government spending on social programs. Government spending for such purposes has become so odious…
Canada’s Veterans Need Protection from Conservatives, Part 4 ( #cdnpoli #cpc )
As we've previously reviewed on this blog, the Harper Government™ and their treatment of Canada's veterans is nothing short of disgusting. To suggest that the Conservative Minister for Veterans Affairs,…
Canada’s Veterans Need Protection from Conservatives, Part 4 ( #cdnpoli #cpc )
As we’ve previously reviewed on this blog, the Harper Government™ and their treatment of Canada’s veterans is nothing short of disgusting. To suggest that the Conservative Minister for Veterans Affairs,…
Canada’s Veterans Need Protection from Conservatives, Part 4 ( #cdnpoli #cpc )
As we've previously reviewed on this blog, the Harper Government™ and their treatment of Canada's veterans is nothing short of disgusting. To suggest that the Conservative Minister for Veterans Affairs,…
Canada’s Veterans Need Protection from Conservatives, Part 4 ( #cdnpoli #cpc )
As we’ve previously reviewed on this blog, the Harper Government™ and their treatment of Canada’s veterans is nothing short of disgusting. To suggest that the Conservative Minister for Veterans Affairs,…
Support The Experimental Lakes Area
The Experimental Lakes Area has suffered greatly from the Canadian government’s anti-science funding policies and has luckily been saved by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. To ensure that further…
UN special rapporteur calls for inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada
A long-awaited United Nations report has confirmed that there is a crisis in Canada when it comes to how the Canadian government treats aboriginal peoples. by: Obert Madondo | May…