We Must Restructure Canada To Save It!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger How long is it going to take before some of the Conservatives MP’s wake up and stand up for Canada? Our PM Steve Harper lies to us…
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Mass Shootings by the Numbers
Over three-quarters of the firearms used to carry out mass shootings in the United States since 1982 were obtained legally. How on Earth can there not be a national discussion…
Amnesty International goes Gangnam Style for Chinese dissidents
I’m tired of Gangnam Style. Especially so since Psy denounced his past anti-war performances in South Korea — presumably because criticizing the US military doesn’t jive with his newfound pop…
Large majority of Canadians opposed to takeover of Nexen by China’s CNOOC
The takeover of Canadian energy firms by foreign state-owned companies got the Ottawa green light even though polling indicates a large majority of Canadians oppose the move. China’s CNOOC has…
Heather Sticks Her Bitumen Boot Up Harper’s Backside
It’s gradually setting in. Harper’s capitulation to China’s Communist rulers on Nexen is an admission of how much trouble the Tar Sands are really in. The Toronto Star’s Heather Mallick…
Stephen Harper in His Christmas Uniform
Stephen Harper: A Scrooge for Canada but a Santa for China. Gifts: Tar Sands: A source of wealth for China but a source of more pollution for Canada.
Steve Harper, the Manchurian Candidate
In the course of but one week Steve Harper deals a massive blow to America’s biggest and plainly distressed defence contractor and approves the transfer, to America’s biggest geopolitical rival,…
When Is A Private Sale Public?
Conservatives tell us that state ownership of industry is bad… if it’s Canadian state ownership. Their actions tell a different story. “Canada is just barely holding the reins“. S.E. writes,…
Stephen Harper and the Big Sellout
Historians will probably debate whether it was the strange smile, or the way he opened his mouth and showed his teeth, that gave the game away.Or whether it was the…
ConCalls: Week of Hell #RoboCon
The Conservatives have had a (deservedly) rough week, and it’s about to get more rough next week. The Council of Canadians’ court challenge is Monday. The Prime Minister closed out…
Arms Race Update – Indian Navy to South China Sea
India has served notice that its navy is ready to sail into the South China Sea to protect the country’s oil interests there. Indian Navy Chief Admiral D.K Joshi said…
Are Things Heating Up in the Himalayas?
For a while, India and China even claimed to have finally settled their dangerous border dispute. If they ever had a deal, it seems that deal is in doubt.The land…
On precedence
There's not much doubt that Canada's debates over the FNOOC/Nexen takeover bid and FIPPA investor privilege treaty with China have become intertwined. But it's worth noting that some observers seem…
Liberal Leadership 2013: Deborah Coyne Interview (44:29)
Vincent sat down with federal Liberal leadership candidate Deborah Coyne (website, wikipedia) on Wednesday to get a better feel about her ideas, her policies, and her vision for Canada. In…
Let’s Make a Deal
What worries me whenever I see a poll suggesting that the Harper Cons might be toppled in 2015 is how far off that day is and what impetus that gives…
Stop PM Harper’s FIPA Sell Out Of Canadian Democracy: PETITION
Canada’s petro-Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, is about to sell the soul of Canadian democracy to the Chinese. His Conservative majority government is about to sign the so-called Foreign Investment Promotion…
Join Elizabeth May on Politics, Re-Spun Radio Tonight
If you care about Stephen Harper giving China a veto over our democracy for 31 years in the FIPA sellout, tune into Politics, Re-Spun radio on Coop Radio tonight at…
New leaders face challenge as U.S. and China mistrust grows
With Xi Jinping assuming leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, China and the United States have both now chosen their leaders for the near future. They both face considerable challenges,…
Cold War II is Back, Almost
Within two years China is expected to begin deploying a fleet of nuclear missile subs. Nuclear missile subs or "boomers"in Soviet, American and British fleets were a hallmark of Cold…