Defiant Occupy Ottawa returns to Confederation Park
Occupy Ottawa’s tents are gone from Confederation Park. But the movement’s right to use the park to exercise its freedoms of assembly and expression, which are enshrined in Canada’s Charter…
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Occupy Ottawa evicted from tents, Attawapiskat First Nations forced into tents
The irony of it all! At around 2.am Wednesday morning, more than 150 Ottawa Police officers pounced on eight Occupy Ottawa protesters peacefully resisting eviction from Confederation Park, where they’d…
Obert Madondo in the news: Metro News on November 23 2011
Metro News reports on my injuries sustained when I was dragged by Ottawa Police officers during the eviction of Occupy Ottawa protesters from Confederation Park shortly after 2.am yesterday. Quote…
Some would say that this is pretty…
…I’m not one of them… Only 37 days till Barbados!! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Something I just don’t “get”…
… is why OC Transpo just doesn’t “get” why it has an image problem. Put aside singing drivers, yelling drivers, drivers on phones, etc. for a sec and just consider…
Occupy Ottawa issued eviction notice, vow to resist
Occupy Ottawa is under attack! The National Capital Commission (NCC) served the movement with a notice of eviction from Confederation Park earlier today. The peaceful Occupiers are required to vacate…
On Global Day of Action, Occupy Ottawa flexes underrated muscle
By Obert Madondo Even as the threat of eviction from Confederation Park looms larger, the Occupy Ottawa movement is getting stronger, says Arun Smith. Yesterday, the movement held simultaneous marches…
Really? Seriously? OC Transpo is whining again?
This guy has gall. And is about as arrogant as one can get. Way to build positive relations, you idiot! For the record, I have ridden these buses for more…
Occupy Ottawa’s Little Remembrance Day Dilemma
The Occupy Ottawa Movement faces a little moral dilemma on Remembrance Day tomorrow: to protest or not to protest? Remembrance Day is a solemn day for Commonwealth countries. A day…
Occupy Ottawa Pays Tribute to Late Vancouver Occupier Ashlie Gough
(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.…
Watts Creek Pathway Construction Alternative Route
On Wednesday November 9, I noticed that a section of the Watts Creek Pathway running alongside the Nepean National Equestrian Park has the asphalt torn up and appears ready for…
Occupy Ottawa, Carleton University Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, to Co-sponsor Discussion on CAPITALIST CULTURE
The recent hurricane of negative media coverage just isn’t slowing Occupy Ottawa down. Especially where “outreach” and “public education/engagement” is concerned. On Tuesday, November 15, the Occupy Ottawa Outreach Committee…
Appointment of Next Auditor General Betrays Conservatives’ Contempt of Canada’s Bilingualism
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Angelo Persichilli as his director of communications, he showed the Conservatives contempt of Quebec and the French language. The Toronto native can’t speak French.…
Breaking gun registry news from the pre-internet era
Canada's unregistered gun lobby says that repealing the long gun registry will "lighten the legislative burden sports shooters and hunters face every day".They fail to note that the last terrorist…
Young Liberals serve!
All this food was raised by Ottawa-area Young Liberals as part of the Trick or Eat campaign for the Ottawa Food Bank. Young Liberals from Carleton, U of O, Ottawa…
Really? Seriously?
Medals are bad? Athletic competition is bad? Really? From what I’ve seen, competitive athletics encourages excellence, teamwork, and effort. But this is apparently now verboten. And don’t even think about…
Finally, Some Good News Out Of Ottawa: All-Party Climate Caucus Formed
Thanks in large part to the hard work of Kirsty Duncan, Liberal MP for Etobicoke North and IPCC scientist, a new House of Commons “climate change” caucus has been formed.…
A year on…
… since the Ontario municipal elections. Time flies. So how have things gone here in Ottawa, anyhow? Has the School Board addressed some of the issues around communication and transparency?……
Great Start to Occupy Ottawa Protest
Occupy Ottawa started as a solidarity movement in support the Occupy Wall Street movement. On Sunday, the movement defined itself as truly Canadian. More than 750 Occupy Ottawa protesters marched…