Trade missions have always been questionable vehicles for boosting the Canadian economy. Nonetheless, some can be justified by, if nothing else, the trade potential of the host country. For example,…
Inspired by these headlines: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/video-harper-heckled-during-speech-to-israeli-parliament/article16407708/ http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/ID/2431096332/ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/07/stephen-harper-protesters-vancouver-island-mill-bay_n_4556227.html http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/01/06/stephen_harper_urges_first_nations_to_embrace_energy_projects.html
by: Obert Madondo “When you are controlling, discriminating, confiscating, occupying lands from one side and putting them in the corner without any basic rights, you are by this way ruling…
Why is Stephen Harper pushing Canada in the wrong direction when it come to Middle Eastern policy?
Harper took some good buddies along on our dime. Julius Suraski, the guy behind Highway 400's giant "FORD NATION" sign, is with Stephen Harper in Israel right now: scribd.com/doc/200760944/…— David…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Graeme Wearden reports on Oxfam’s latest study on inequality and the outsized political influence of the wealthy few: The Oxfam report found that…
When I saw this picture published tonight by the Con Ministry of Propaganda and Disinformation, I have to admit I was conflicted eh? On the one hand I despise both…
Both Harper and Netanyahu are singing songs for each other. I could not find the video where Netanyahu talks about his love for Stephen Harper and Canada. Below is a…
When I first heard that Stephen Harper was going to visit Israel, his spiritual homeland, at first I was amused.I figured it was just another excuse to escape the Senate…
When it comes to matters of Foreign Policy, Harper is neither subtle or particularly smart. As with all things in Harper’s world, it’s all about partisan position and absolutes. Yesterday’s…
If you’re considering a gift for anyone in the new year I strongly recommend a wonderful poetry collection entitled My Voice Sought the Wind by Susan Abulhawa. Susan Abulhawa is…
I’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and/or the joy and warmth of the holiday season. Make 2014 a year of more love, more compassion, more sharing and…
SodaStream boycott informational picket Saturday, Dec. 21, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. London Drugs, Broadway @ Cambie, Vancouver Below is a notice of an important event happening on Saturday in Vancouver.…
Should any readers take a look inside today’s National Post, they might find a letter of mine defending Canada’s United Church and its boycott of goods from Israeli settlements on…
In the light of Stephen Harper’s announcement of an upcoming visit to Israel, it might be worth taking a closer look at the country he will be visiting. Coverage of…
Day of Rage protests against Prawer Plan A group of 50 public figures in the UK have written an open letter to the Israeli government opposing the Prawer Plan that…
A different kind of exodus has been underway in Israel for a while. This time “the promised land” features destinations such as Berlin, London and New Jersey. Well educated Jews…
Right on cue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked the new nuclear deal with Iran hardly before the ink was dry, calling it a “historic mistake,” stating he was not…
They’ve been itching to bomb Tehran, just looking for any plausible excuse. Israel has even been set to go it alone, with Saudi backing of course. Now they’re both fuming…
