Gay People and their Straight Friends
I've been so busy celebrating Obama's big victory, that I haven't been able to do this story justice.For it too was an amazing victory, and a tribute to all those…
human rights
remembrance day: all the victims of war, not just the ones who did the killing
Richard Jackson:I would wear a red poppy if it was a symbol of remembrance for all the victims of war, and not just the ones who did the killing. By…
early dispatches from movie season: graffiti mystery, legal murder
I can’t believe how much I’m loving having access to US Netflix through our Roku device. For the price of a new router and some easy-to-follow instructions, my leisure time…
illegal detention abroad, censorship and media propaganda at home: solidarity with palestine under attack
As you may have heard, the ship The Estelle, sailing in international waters, was illegally boarded by the Israeli navy, and its occupants taken into custody. Among those being held…
How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship
by Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica In May 1985, a Guatemalan Army lieutenant named Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deserted, flew to San Francisco and requested political asylum, asserting that leftist guerrillas…
The imagination, art, and activism of Herman’s House
by Chanda Chevannes | Troy Media Last week I attended the Toronto theatrical premiere of Herman’s House, a thought-provoking documentary written and directed by Angad Singh Bhalla. This Canadian film…
MP’s trans predator fearmongering escalates.
On Friday, Sun News commentator Brian Lilley interviewed Rob Anders, the Member of Parliament who has drawn condemnation for conflating transsexual and transgender people with sexual predators in a petition…
The Mask of Gender
Normally, I’m not one to promote something if I’m in it. That kind of thing is horribly self-aggrandizing. So I’ll apologize right off for doing that here. But given the…
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…
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…