Rob Anders and the Reform Party Reborn
Oh. My. Zombie. I'm afraid that Rob Anders is entering the final stages of his earthly degradation.Just a few days ago that grotesque Con was accusing Tom Mulcair of killing…
human rights
Rob Anders, the transsexual bogeyman, and the weird phenomenon of MPs petitioning their constituents.
Rob Anders is on a mission. Hot on the heels of having to halfway apologize for alleging that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair drove former NDP leader Jack Layton to his…
omar khadr: what can be said?
Now that Omar Khadr – 26 years old, 11 of those years spent in a concentration camp – is finally in Canada, I find little to say. His mistreatment at…
Who Are You Calling Bogus?
On February 17, 2012, in Ottawa, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney was discussing the arrival of one group of refugee claimants, most of whom are Hungarian. He was not pleased. “Our…
rtod
Revolutionary thought of the day: And all the criminals in their coats and tiesAre free to drink martinisAnd watch the sun rise– Bob Dylan A woman refuses to kill people,…
the rivera family leaves canada. our hearts break, our anger rises.
Now that some of the details have been made public, I need to write about my experience yesterday and the last few days. As the public battle to keep Kimberly…
kim rivera to be deported from canada tomorrow. our struggle continues.
As you may have heard, the Federal Court has denied Kimberly Rivera a stay of removal and leave to appeal. Kim and her family are scheduled to leave Canada tomorrow.…
archbishop tutu calls on canada to let kimberly rivera stay
In today’s Globe and Mail: Don’t deport war resister Kimberly RiveraBy Desmond Tutu When the United States and Britain made the case in 2003 for the invasion of Iraq, it…
manitoba to defy jason kenney, cover refugee health care
The Province of Manitoba has announced that it will cover health care for refugee claimants, in defiance of Jason Kenney’s vindictive cuts to help at the federal level. (I haven’t…
leading canadian advocates say: let kimberly rivera stay. war resisters welcome here.
Author Judy Rebick, Alex Neve of Amnesty International Canada, Bruce Cox of Greenpeace, Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians, and Brigette DePape of “Stop Harper” fame: a great video.…
cheri dinovo says: let kim stay
In this video, Provincial MP Cheri DiNovo introduces war resister Kimberly Rivera to the Ontario legislative assembly. She asks her fellow MPPs to contact the federal government on Kim’s behalf.…
Who’s censoring Ezra now? Has Sun News Network seen the light?
A screen shot of the blank spot on Ezra Levant’s website: no link, the plug pulled, presumably by Sun News Network. Below: Mr. Levant in full rhetorical flight. Where is…
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new send a (new) letter to jason kenney: let kim stay
Please read, sign, and share! Change.org|How to Start a Petition All are welcome to sign; this is not limited to Canadians.
let them stay: action alert: what you can do to help stop the deportation of war resister kim rivera
See below for actions you can take to help US war resister Kimberly Rivera. We had an amazing community meeting in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto last night. More than…
amnesty: kim rivera is a conscientious objector. let her stay.
Gloria Nafziger at Amnesty International Canada: Amnesty International considers Kimberly Rivera to be a conscientious objector, and as such would consider her to be a prisoner of conscience should she…
headline letter in today’s star: let them stay
In today’s Toronto Star: Let U.S. war resister stay in Canada For the last few years, I have followed our government’s response to the issue of American war resisters in…
tonight in toronto: stand with the riveras
Tonight in Toronto, supporters of US war resisters and the Parkdale community will gather at United Church of Parkdale to support war resister Kimberly Rivera and her family. The Harper…