Calm before the political storm
Twitter was all aflutter yesterday from some journalists saying several people had told them they had heard an election was going to be called today and the writ dropped for…
Canadian Politics
Everything’s Harper: C-51 and the unmaking of Canada
Illustration by Hugh D’Andrade Stephen Harper’s not-so-benign dictatorship is picking up speed. Bill C-51 is merely the latest sprint toward the Rule of Steve. Here we have a piece of…
Rafe Mair–Exploiting Fear is ‘Wrong and Racist’
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Canada is facing a deliberate overheated racist attack against Muslims launched and fuelled by our Prime Minister Steve Harper. Steve’s latest is his attack against Muslim women…
Mulcair is Showing His Mettle In Opposing Bill C 51- Four Former Prime Ministers Join In the Fight
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger It has taken some time for Canadians and the Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair to really get a grip on the severity of the so called anti terror…
How 2 cold winters in Eastern North America doesn’t disprove climate change/global warming.
When it gets as cold as it has this winter (and last), you often see message boards yelling, “How about that global warming!” … as if these winters prove to…
Was Ottawa “Terror” Arrest Timed to Support Repressive New Legislation?
Photo by Saffron Blaze When the RCMP announced an Ottawa anti-terrorism arrest last week, the timing could not have been better for a federal government that appears to thrive on…
How About a Memorial to the Victims of Harperism?
This image shows the machine works of Richard Hartmann in Chemnitz. Hartmann was one of the most successful entrepreneurs and largest employers in the Kingdom of Saxony. “Only a fool…
Same same?
TL:DR version – learn your history before you shoot off at the mouth.
A good-news story in Canadian media/journalism news: Sun…
A good-news story in Canadian media/journalism news: Sun “News” Network, aka Fox News North, aka the Conservative Broadcasting Corporation, aka Harper TV, aka Scum Spews is finally shutting down due…
Nothing Personal, Eve Adams, but Marco’s my pick.
I’m not going to get irate or flabbergasted or question her motives over her crossing the floor as some Liberals have. It took some courage to do this, and I…
Saskatchewan Racist as Fuck No Surprise To Anyone But Folks Who Don’t Like Indians
Yeah, I stole the title from my own Twitter stream. I’ve seen these headlines over the last couple of days that talk about how SHOCKED everyone is to find out…
Which will the NDP put first: party or country?
Photo by Matt Jiggins Anyone who really wants to get the country back from the grim reaper now in charge of Canada – and who knows our political history –…
Federal Election Demands Action-Put Canada First
Guest post by Dorothy Field Originally published in the Victoria Focus Dorothy Field Over the holidays, I read Michael Harris’ Party of One, with its detailed description of Stephen Harper’s…
Ewart-Dangerous new powers for federal government? – Part 1
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Most Canadians have heard something about the new so called ‘Anti Terror’ legislation Bill C 51 but what we have failed to hear is opposition political leaders,…
The Fight Against Street Deaths in Toronto
Photo by Andy Burgess The twin agendas of urban redevelopment and austerity have increased the scale of the homeless crisis in Toronto. Over 4,000 people cram into the emergency shelters…
Stuff Happens, week 5: Death and the supreme court; the comeback of measles.
The big story of the week was a Supreme Court decision allowing physician-assisted deaths in certain cases. Polls have shown Canadians solidly in favour of allowing Canadians to die with…
Even the Globe and Mail is Alarmed Over Harper’s Surveillance-Anti Terror Bill C-51
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Liberal and NDP response to PM Stephen Harper’s far reaching attempt to decimate Canada’s civil rights and privacy laws left a lot to be desired. Justin…