RCMP – Really Carefully Monitoring People
Originally appeared on BackoftheBook.ca How can I write this without sounding, well, paranoid? I believe the RCMP is watching too many people, and abusing its resources. There are plenty of…
politics
Is there a need for a centrist party in Canada?
There have been times in history when there is a wide political space between the right most and left most parties. On the far left, one had advocates of something…
Snow Way That’s Cool
My bad. I put away the snow shovel before June. Sorry Regina. I saw snowflakes flying in the street lights as I left the Lawson Thursday night. == As you…
Earthgauge Radio May 24 2012: Special program on Canada’s changing North
Download: earthgaugeradio-podcast-may24-2012-arctic-special.mp3 On Earthgauge Radio this week, we’re taking a look at issues facing Canada’s rapidly changing northern regions. I have three interviews for you on today’s special show: Mary…
Women’s Rights in Bosnia: An Interview with Aleksandra Petrić
In the 1990s, Bosnia-Herzegovina became synonymous with the horrific violence, ethnic cleansing and genocide which characterized the country’s experience within the broader dissolution of the Yugoslav state. In particular, the…
True North Strong and Free – Road Trip Politics
A political map of Canada… So, if you follow me on twitter you’ll know, in a relative amount of detail, that I recently traveled across part of Northern Canada from…
A departure from my travel log…
To say the Dean Del Mastro makes Jason Kenney look like a genius! That is all. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Book Review: “The Accumulation of Freedom: Writings on Anarchist Economics”
Now Available from AK Press & your local Infoshop! The touchstone for many of the struggles currently enveloping us—from the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement to the events in…
Who Defends Us?
Who defends the rights and freedoms of Canadians? A) soldiers B) police C) citizens D) lawyers E) press F) politicians If you came to your own conclusion, and answered “G)…
Fossil fuel subsidies vs renewables: WTF?
Check out this article from the Guardian. We all know that the fossil fuel industries continue to be subsidized but did you have any idea of just how much money…
A New Wave of Feminism in Concert with OWS?
Megan Boler has a new article on the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement and the current state of feminism and it’s a good read. She looks at the relationships between…
I Am Your Hope
Sami Yusuf ‘s I am your hope, a new song for Egypt. * SamiYusufOfficial.com
Buying Local – Movie Monday
So, I’m driving from Winnipeg to Toronto this long weekend and am currently writing this from a hotel in Sault Ste. Marie. But that doesn’t mean you don’t get your…
Jianguo hotel fountain
Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Thinkin’…
… that’s it’s a-gonna be a hot summer, kids… Great for tomatoes!!! Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
The Clowns in Quebec are Crying
Actually, the clowns are in public office. First they make it so police can claim a group that is assembled peacefully is illegal (which is a clear violation of Charter…
By-election on the way!
Once legal appeals, in this case, at the SC level, are exhausted. This election will provide a bit of an insight about whether or not the good folks in Etobicoke…
“Please be kind enough to let us know the number of plainclothes officers who will infiltrate our event so we can order the appropriate catering.” – Gatineau Chamber of Commerce on Bill 78
Hot off the Twitter presses, courtesy of @NieDesrochers of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, comes this letter from the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce: NOTICE OF A GATHERING OF MORE THAN…
Perspective
Would this have changed the George Zimmerman case?
Your CPC MP as a teapot
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