The Next Time a Pig Screams…
You can tell him this: Wrong. You are the 0.01 % and you’re a greedy PIG… And remember, in Canada the gap between the rich and the poor is growing…
You can tell him this: Wrong. You are the 0.01 % and you’re a greedy PIG… And remember, in Canada the gap between the rich and the poor is growing…
While many of us progressives like to think that the Occupy movement has awakened Canadians to the 99%, the reality is different. Editorial boards across Canada have seen to the…
I’m going to miss the Occupy Toronto campsite, this colourful little progressive utopia in the heart of a cold grey city. For by tomorrow night it will almost surely be…
As I was saying last night, they can arrest us. They can tear down our humble campsites. They can insult us. They can beat us. They can pepper spray peaceful…
It’s going to be a cold night at the Occupy Toronto campsite, as the clock on the church that has refused the occupiers sanctuary, counts down the hours before they…
Assorted content for your afternoon reading. – pogge rightly questions the Cons’ continued efforts to have decisions made by ministerial fiat rather than through public debate. – Glen McGregor eviscerates…
Assorted content to end your week. – Charlie Angus’ concerns about the Cons’ Albany Club schmoozing nicely parallel my take on the entire lobbying apparatus they’ve built up: Mr. Angus…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Walkom suggests that the systematic eviction of Occupy camps from Canadian cities may only help the movement to evolve from its…
All over North America the assault on the Occupy campsites continues. From New York City, to Regina, to Vancouver. And in Toronto the Con tool Tasha Kheiriddin, can barely contain…
The actions of those in the Civil Rights Movement were not always supported by the majority of Americans, especially the violence. But the messages presented at the sit-ins and marches…
This sign in the Occupy Toronto campsite still stands defiantly. But of course the occupiers will be moved eventually. Because the power has the police. Just not tonight. Occupy Toronto…
By the time I made it down to the Occupy Toronto campsite this weekend it was getting dark. There seemed to be more tents than ever, but although they were…
I haven't been able to visit the Occupy Toronto campsite in the last two days. But I have spent quite a bit of time wondering why so many Canadians seem…
This and that for your evening reading.- Erin offers up his suggestions for the Saskatchewan NDP's renewal process:The next NDP leader will presumably be met with a barrage of negative…
Assorted content for your Friday reading.- Alice posts the full party spending numbers from May's election. And the story in fact looks to have been near-maximum spending by each of…
(Originally Published on Occupy Ottawa website) The Occupy Ottawa Movement observed a moment of silence before its General Assembly last night to commemorate the death of Vancouver Occupier, Ashlie Gough.…
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Aaron Wherry profiles how some of the NDP's youngest MPs won a place in office, and the work they're doing now that they…
I see that London, Ontario, has become the first Canadian city to evict its Occupy protesters.And that others are gearing up to do the same thing.As news spread of what…