IIlicit money flows
Not really into re-blogging articles but this essay effectively puts money laundering and corruption into context. It is useful for explaining key processes in the ‘the web of secrecy, collusions…
corruption
Rob Ford refused to pay election fines
City officials waived fines related to Ford’s election campaign - The Globe and MailRob Ford was fined $13,362.25 for 483 infractions of the bylaw governing the placement of election signs.…
Media Madness & Politics
Getting out of the media mess created by our mainstream monopolies will be a real challenge. But we have to try.
Canada, A PetroState? The Face Of Climate Corruption in Canada
From The Mark News: Energy ministers from across Canada have just returned from an all-expenses-paid tour of the tar sands, given to them by the oil companies themselves. Now, they…
RCMP to investigate the Looters In Suits $50 million expenditure 100km from Huntsville (un-approved G8 spending)
RCMP finally investigates Muskoka’s G8 ‘Legacy Infrastructure’ « the reeves reportExcerpt from The Reeves Report:Because of an election-time early leak of the Auditor General’s G8 report which I wrote about…
The Marvellous Meltdown Of Murdoch’s Media Machine
It couldn't, to paraphrase, happen to a nicer newspaper. After 168 years the British News of the World has closed down in the face of a momentous scandal regarding phone…
Rob Ford does not compute
Ford’s expenses report questioned in complaint - thestar.comOne way for politicians to cover up bribes would be to funnel those bribes into paying for expenses and not keep track of…
Stockwell Day sets up a firm to help lobbyists, gets the okay, and denies this is what he is doing
Ethics commission OKs Stockwell Day to start government consulting firmStockwell Day has set up Stockwell Day Connex, a company that will help looters in suits to lobby the government of…
Toronto G20 Use of Agent Provocateurs
This goes in the ‘no s7!t’ pile of obvious conclusions about what happened last year during the G20 conference in Toronto, but it’s still worth reporting to the general public…
Toronto G20: One thug down, many to go.
Toronto police officer charged in G20 assault - thestar.com Many more officers guilty of assault causing bodily harm will remain at large and uncharged due to a system that fails…
Con Reasoning: We’re corrupt, so we’ll put the most corrupt in charge of the money
Fraud-charged Senator leads Tory fundraising review Irving Gerstein, Harper-appointed Senator, Conservative Fund Board Chair, who, along with 3 other Conservative officials, was charged in the In and Out affair (election…
Never Seen Anything Like It? I Have. Mike Harris all Over Again
Why can't taxpayers press charges against politicians who steal our money?Tony Clement deliberately misled Parliament, suggesting that he needed money for border security and instead used it for his re-election…
Looters in Suits (The Harper Conservative government) outed – again. G8 Spending.
Ministers didn't follow policies for G8 spending: AG - Politics - CBC News The report shows that the Conservatives spent money in their ridings ignoring their own guidelines and transparency,…
The love which dare not speak its name
People who would want to avoid reading my dissertation or anything about neoliberalism but nonetheless would like to have some idea about what has been going on in the world…
Canada ranked worst of G7 nations in fighting bribery, corruption
Inspired by this story: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-ranked-worst-of-g7-nations-in-fighting-bribery-corruption/article2032347/
Berlusconi assassinated – A review of Draquila – Italy Trembles
Berlusconi is properly skewered in a new investigative doc from Italy.
Fox News North: lies from day 1
Looks like the apple didn't fall far from the tree...Faux News North, a.k.a. Sun News Network is already following their brotheren's lead by making up news stories. The Diva is…
"Destroying the Evidence" …in Egypt
Egyptian Protesters Seize Evidence of Torture after storming secret police office Hundreds of Egyptians stormed the headquarters of the nation’s secret police, seizing secret documents and evidence of torture. Activists…
"Destroying the Evidence" …in Egypt
Egyptian Protesters Seize Evidence of Torture after storming secret police officeHundreds of Egyptians stormed the headquarters of the nation’s secret police, seizing secret documents and evidence of torture.Activists say documents…
"Destroying the Evidence" …in Egypt
Egyptian Protesters Seize Evidence of Torture after storming secret police office Hundreds of Egyptians stormed the headquarters of the nation’s secret police, seizing secret documents and evidence of torture. Activists…