Hey Steve! Check the Math! Canada Post Is Essential!
Robert Chisholm In December 2013, to the shock and surprise of most Canadians, Canada Post announced an end of home delivery, a huge price increase, and the loss of up…
Canadian Politics
RIP Max Khan
Very shocking news this morning for those of us in the Liberal Party: Max Khan, an Oakville town councillor and the federal Liberal candidate for Oakville North-Burlington, has died, according…
How Harper Turned Canada into a Rogue State
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger How Harper Turned Canada into a Rogue State It was not easy for those who went before us to build Canada into the remarkable and much respected…
The Liberal Party is the Tim Hortons of Canadian Politics
Photo by Mohammad Jangda Granted, the Liberal Party under the pretentious leadership of Michael Ignatieff was more like the Starbucks of Canadian politics. With Ignatieff, however, Canadians were able to…
Austerity-driven cuts ignite protests in Montreal
By Stefan Christoff -Rabble.ca Last night on the streets of Montréal thousands joined a spirited protest against austerity, targeting the violent cuts to the public sector currently taking place under…
Be Careful What You Don’t Ask For
Not even three full years after enacting moderately sexist “Frat House Legislation“, Premier Brad Wall announced that his government had “reversed our mistake to allow strip clubs in SK.” With…
Rocco Galati in court to challenge how Bank of Canada does business
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The mysterious world of money, making it, printing it,spending it. There has been contrary views regarding the role of banks in controlling our money supply since the…
Harry Smith the 92-year-old anti-austerity campaignerIs Coming After Harper
Harry Smith has lived through the good times and the bad times. He sees a return to the lean mean 20’s of his youth and he is going to go…
Chris Hedges on Bill C-51 and the corporate state
Photo by Jeremy Board *This weekend, protests were held in communities across Canada to protest Bill C-51, a bill that would increase powers for CSIS. Journalist and author Chris Hedges…
Carolyn Bennett, Danielle Takacs & Liberal candidates visit Six Nations for tour, roundtable
Yesterday, Liberal MP and Aboriginal Affairs Critic Carolyn Bennett visited Brantford-Brant riding for the whole day to participate in discussions on Native Housing issues as well as to tour Six…
Time to Regulate the News Media
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Tyee’s Associate Editor Shannon Rupp wrote this thorough analysis regarding the state of the media, published in August 2014. It seems timely to post it once…
The Niqab Hijab etc.. real issue.
By now, you know that a Federal Court has ruled against the Government of Canada that wanted veils/face coverings removed for the “ceremonial” part of the citizenship ceremony to become…
Manufactured Terror: Bill C51
Stephen Harper wants you to be afraid. VERY afraid. If you’re frightened, you likely won’t question his and his party’s destruction of the country, the decaying economy, job losses, homelessness,…
Canada-wide Demonstrations Against Proposed Anti-Terrorism Law
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Perhaps there is a silver lining behind the storm clouds of oppression being waged by our Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canadians from four former Prime Ministers, to…
Police State Canada–Will This Be Our Future Under PM Harper?
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It’s a rainy West Coast Saturday morning, mild and quite beautiful but the direction that PM Harper is taking is chilling, surreal, shocking. Clearly our Prime Minister…
Alexandre Boulerice, Quebec NDP MP, Contradicts Mulcair–Says His Party Is Against The Niqab
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger A bizarre development in the Federal NDP camp has MP Alexandre Boulerice at odds with the leader Thomas Mulcair’s stated party position on the rights of…
Rafe: Joe Oliver says fracking is safe, so it must be
Rafe has seen the light! Nice to see that Rafe Mair has come to his senses and is now backing the corporate toadies, aka the Harper Cabinet and the light…
march 14: speak out against bill c-51
Guest post by Allan: Tomorrow – Saturday, March 14 – there will be protests across Canada against Stephen Harper’s latest assault on democracy and free speech – Bill C-51 (“The…
Liberals Choose Maria Manna To Run In Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Riding
Richard Hughes- Political Blogger The Liberals have nominated Maria Manna to carry the Liberal banner in Cowichan Malahat Langford riding in this October’s Federal Election. This is going to be…