Occupy Canada: media pundits vs reality | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Occupy Canada: media pundits vs reality | Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Filed under: Progressives
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Check out Harper’s Gun Bill Sets Canada Back Decades, CAW says | Canadian Auto Workers | CAW
Check out Harper’s Gun Bill Sets Canada Back Decades, CAW says | Canadian Auto Workers | CAW Filed under: Progressives
Murray Dobbin Repost: Occupy the NDP
Occupy the NDP Posted on October 24, 2011 by murraydobbin There’s nothing quite like a global social movement to knock other stuff off the front pages and the Occupy movement…
Support the CBC. Tell Them Not To Give in to Quebecor
The Globe and Mail reported today that Quebecor is demanding an apology and retraction from CBC for the fact check they issues last week, which I am happy to provide…
The Ryan Painter Show Podcast Episode 5
The new episode of The Ryan Painter Show Podcast is up: Occupy Canada and Legislative Advice from Texas. Feel free to leave questions, comments or calls to action. Thanks for…
Murray Dobbin Repost: Occupy: What can it teach the left?
Occupy: What can it teach the left? Posted on October 21, 2011 by murraydobbin The occupy movement has been a like a powerful cleansing wind blowing over the political landscape…
Conservatives Wrong On Crime…So Says Texas
The Conservative government is wrong on crime, at least if the goal is to reduce tax payers dollars and keep Canadian streets safe. Please watch the report from the CBC…
Harper’s Plan For The Poor and Mentally Ill/Sign Crime Bill Petition
I had to distribute this as I felt it was VERY apt! Credit goes to artist Malcolm Mayes, Edmonton Journal and Leadnow.ca. Please sign the petition at http://www.leadnow.ca/keep-canada-safe so…
Gordon Campbell: Enemy of the Environment
In 2009 Gordon Campbell was praised as an environmental hero by environmentalist Tzeporah Berman who went as far as quitting the NDP over the NDP’s opposition to the Carbon Tax…
Is This Accountability? (Re-post from Edmonton Journal)
Tories push crime bill through committee OTTAWA — Critics and proponents of the controversial omnibus Conservative crime bill traded barbs in the House of Commons Tuesday as the Tories sought…
A Punishing Regime | Articles | Canadian Dimension
Really liked this article. Please give it a serious read. A Punishing Regime | Articles | Canadian Dimension. Filed under: Progressives
Murray Dobbin: We’re Seeing How Badly Harper Misread Canadians
Posted as is from Thetyee.ca. All publications are the right of the poster, Murray Dobbin, Greg Perry (cartoonist) and The Tyee. We’re Seeing How Badly Harper Misread Canadians Occupy Wall…
October Is Women’s History Month
Reposted from rabble.ca. All credit for this publication goes to National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) Women continue to raise our social conscience, give voice to issues of…
Much on the Progressive’s Wishlist but much for which we should be grateful
We should be grateful to the occupy wall street folks who may just have started the non-violent socio-economic revolution for which we've all been waiting. The democratic character of this…
Insite Victory, Tar Sands and the Conservative Attack on IPPF
The newest episode of the Ryan Painter Show podcast is up. Click here to listen. If you want to go to the main podcast page, please click here. As usual,…
B.C. New Democrats pull to a decisive lead, poll finds
B.C. New Democrats pull to a decisive lead, poll finds. Filed under: Progressives
Conservatives Clueless On Environmental Monitoring
Greenhouse gas, oilsands monitoring ineffective: auditor – CTV News. Canada’s environment auditor called on the Harper government today to better understand the environmental impacts of their decisions before moving on…
Harper: The Private Members Bill Puppet Master
Doesn’t it seem too much of a coincidence that upon the resumption of the new session of parliament all these new private members bills are coming from his back benches?…
Let’s Get Dewar Some Support. Use Hashtag #PD4NDPL
I don’t know if one has been created yet, but I want to get a Twitter hashtag going for a “Draft Paul” campaign, as also called for from Dawg’s Blog.…
We Are Repeating Our Historic Mistakes
The Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana once said Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it I majored in history in University. It was startling to see how…