onboard the tahrir, now with video
I’ve updated my recent post, “onboard the tahrir: ‘our course is the conscience of humanity. our final destination is the betterment of mankind.'” to correct a few factual errors. I…
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romeo dallaire says: bring omar khadr back to canada
Change.org|How to Start a Petition I was surprised and pleased to see Roméo Dallaire’s name associated with the campaign to repatriate Omar Khadr. I hope it helps. It’s hard to…
TED Talk Thursday: How To Set Goals…For The World
Jamie Drummond co-founded the advocacy organization ONE (Bono is another co-founder), which is focused on ending extreme poverty and the AIDS epidemic. In this inspiring June 2012 TED Talk, Mr.…
Why Omar Khadr still matters
A decade after a wounded Omar Khadr, a then fifteen year old Canadian citizen, decided to lob a fatal grenade in the middle of a firefight in Afghanistan, Ottawa is…
on the tahrir: "our course is the conscience of humanity. our final destination is the betterment of mankind."
This post is based on my notes on a talk by David Heap, supplemented by graphics from David’s presentation, about his experience as part of the Canadian Boat to Gaza.…
gaza’s ark: trade, not aid, to challenge the blockade
As I mentioned, I recently had the opportunity to hear my friend and comrade David Heap speak about his experience attempting to bring supplies to the people of Gaza, as…
teen arrested for asking kenney about refugee health care cuts
Cheers for Bashir Mohamed! He interrupted a speech by Jason Kenney, trying to ask questions about refugee health care, was removed and arrested, and now he’s challenging the illustrious Minister…
Duets for Abdelrazik help keep human rights abuses in spotlight
Sam Shalabi joins Stefan Christoff on stage at the June 16 launch of Duets for Abdelrazik. To understand the grotesque, inhuman and criminal depths to which the Canadian government will…
Bill C10: Vic Toews Met With Lobbyist for U.S. Prisons Profiteer GEO
During the heated public debates on the omnibus crime Bill C-10, Canadian progressives argued that the Harper Government’s controversial legislation was the beginning of the privatization of Canada’s prison system.…
and the jason kenney award goes to… jason kenney
Have you all seen this petition? The Honourable Jason Kenney asks us to sign a petition thanking none other than Jason Kenney. Macleans found it amusing, and the National Post…
Video: Niki Ashton – “Mr. Harper — if you’re not part of the solution, YOU are part of the problem.”
Churchill MP Niki Ashton gave an impassioned speech at the July 11th Winnipeg rally for a national inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. In addition to posing the video,…
Video: Manitoba’s Grand Chiefs demand provincial, national & international inquiries into missing & murdered women
Winnipeg: July 11, 2012: Three of the several hundred demonstrators who marched through downtown Winnipeg demanding public inquiries into the the deaths and disappearances of 600 hundred indigenous women in…
"dissenting doctors do canada proud" as harper and kenney follow a familiar pattern
The fightback over the Interim Federal Health Program (health coverage for refugees) is being noticed. So is the typical pattern of propaganda staged by the Harper GovernmentTM when it wants…
canadian health care professionals continue to speak out for refugee health care
The chorus of health care professionals publicly opposing the Harper Government’s cuts to refugee health care services is growing stronger and louder. Every major health care professional association is speaking…
Bev Oda’s Sweet Double Resignation
GOOD RIDDANCE! The minister responsible for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has resigned from both Stephen Harper’s cabinet and her elected position as Conservative MP for the Ontario riding…
On Canada’s Independence Day, #DenounceHarper & #HappyCanadaDay
This is Canadian political dissent like never seen before. For two reasons. First and especially, the dissent is taking place on Canada’s Independence Day. Second, it’s directed against a prime…
jason kenney calls refugees "illegal immigrants", scolds us for caring about them
My disgust at Jason Kenney reached new heights today, and that is really saying something. It’s not enough to destroy the Federal Interim Health Program, leaving thousands of vulnerable people…
homophobic much? queer man challenges blood donation law, is arrested
Someone check the calendar. What century is this again? Are queer men still denied the right and responsibility of blood donation in 2012? Do we think a response on a…
Trans rights bill supporters being targeted. Also, a flag for you.
On Wednesday June 6th, Parliament voted to send Private Member’s Bill C-279: An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression) to…