Those Who Have No Blood On Their Hands
Words fail me… i spent much of yesterday and the night before trying to write, but nothing measured up to the horror of the Quebec City massacre, where a young…
Islamophobia
An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau on Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, In the wake of Sunday’s horrendous terrorist attack on Quebec’s Muslim community, I am writing to ask that you forcefully condemn not just the shooting itself,…
The Con Bigots and the Quebec City Massacre
I wonder how Kellie Leitch, our sad Trump impersonator, is feeling today. Not so good I imagine. Or should I say, I hope.For on Saturday as I told you yesterday,…
Guess which country dodged Trump’s travel ban
President Donald Trump has manifested his regime’s Islamophobia with a ban on the nationals of seven majority-Muslim countries entering the U.S. for at least 90 days. The choice of countries…
Guess which country dodged Trump’s travel ban
President Donald Trump has manifested his regime’s Islamophobia with a ban on the nationals of seven majority-Muslim countries entering the U.S. for at least 90 days. The choice of countries…
The World Needs More People Like This
Living in Texas, I doubt this man will have endeared himself to many. All the more reason to laud his courage and integrity in displaying this sign outside of the…
My Canada Does NOT Include Kellie Leitch’s Racism
I am ashamed for Kellie Leitch. Partly because she knows/shows no shame for her racism and xenophobia. Partly because also as a professor at a university I throw up a…
A Pill For The Times
Our American cousins and the Conservative Party of Canada (especially Kellie Leitch and Chris Alexander) could benefit from this prescription, but I suspect their response would be, "Just say no…
The Problem is Fundamentalism, Not Islam (or Christianity).
When I started my transition, the first troubles I had were with the tenants in my building, though the conflicts weren’t overt. Instead, it seemed as though I’d had the…
Chrystia Freeland Challenges Bill Maher’s Islamophobia
While Bill Maher likes to present his views as reasonable and moderate, he clearly fails to recognize the inflammatory nature of his remarks. Chrystia Freeland tries to point out they…
Islamophobia: Donald Trump Reveals His Inner Hitler
Racist. Ignorant. Clueless. Donald Trump has just levelled up. He has acquired his Hitler badge and is proudly displaying it for all to see. You’re fired. Denounce the Donald. Send…
Islamophobia: Donald Trump Reveals His Inner Hitler
Racist. Ignorant. Clueless. Donald Trump has just levelled up. He has acquired his Hitler badge and is proudly displaying it for all to see. You’re fired. Denounce the Donald. Send…
They Shame Us All
Canadians like to regard themselves as fair-minded people. It is for precisely that reason that we need to denounce strongly those who attempt to subvert those values by hateful speech…
Where are the ‘good Conservatives,’ prepared to speak against their party’s race-baiting tactics?
PHOTOS: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s tactics have sparked protests, but Conservatives who should know better have been astonishingly quiet. (CommonDreams.org photo.) Below: Former St. Albert MLA Mary O’Neill, Independent MP…
A Unity Of Purpose
In these polarized times, it seems that two age groups are often looked upon by the media in almost absolutist terms. We are told, for example, that people over the…
Select Refugee?
The Globe and Mail reports the following: Canada is prioritizing some refugees based on characteristics that include their religion, the age of their children and whether they have a business…
We Aren’t As Good As We Think We Are
If anything, the racism and xenophobia that have become cornerstones of the Harper re-election strategy are showing us something we would prefer not to think about: when provoked, our own…
He Sounds, On The Surface, So Reasonable
As I lamented in yesterday’s post, the issue of the niqab at citizenship ceremonies is apparently responsible for a resurgence of support for the Harper regime, whose leader has ruthlessly…
Montreal Against PEGIDA this Saturday / Montréal Contre PEGIDA ce samedi
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/846851065428443/ SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 AT 1PM PLACE EMILIE GAMELIN This Saturday, the fascist scum from PEGIDA are going to try for a second time to march in the streets…
The Muslim Threat To Stephen Harper
Were I of the Muslim faith, I suspect I would have a deep and abiding contempt for Stephen Harper and his cabal. After all, he is the prime minister who…