On continued control
I’d certainly be interested to see some evidence that Conservative MPs are doing anything more than dispensing party talking points. But while there may be some better examples available, the…
refugees
How an Accused Guatemalan War Criminal Won U.S., Canadian Citizenship
by Sebastian Rotella | ProPublica In May 1985, a Guatemalan Army lieutenant named Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes deserted, flew to San Francisco and requested political asylum, asserting that leftist guerrillas…
Canadians to Conservative MP Kelly Block: We Disagree With Racism
by Obert Madondo (@Obiemad) In Canada we hardly confront racism by political figures. As a consequence, Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s government and Conservative MPs are having a field day practicing…
Canada’s White Supremacist Views Barred From Parliamentary Committee
Meet Madi Lussier, one of the two witnesses from the Canadian Immigration Report or CIReport.ca, barred from speaking before the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration earlier this week. Lussier…
The impact of Kenney’s refugee health care cuts being seen
The group Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care has done a report at the three month mark on the impact of the Harper government’s refugee health care cuts. Here’s an excerpt:…
Jason Kenney’s week
From a Toronto Star editorial on refugee health care cuts on Wednesday: Daniel Garcia Rodriguez has experienced some of the best, and worst, that Canada can offer. The best includes…
CIJA On Bill C-31: Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable?
I wrote not too long ago about CIJA’s (The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) meager response to Bill C-31. Now The Centre has issued a meatier statement on the…
Friday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material to end your week. – Tim Harper suggests that the Cons are running out of options to try to push the Gateway pipeline on a thoroughly-opposed public in…
Kenney’s bogus stats on refugee health care
Jason Kenney has come out with some stats on refugee claimants from ‘safe’ countries and the cost of their using Canadian health care. They will likely come off as sounding…
Everyone Needs Their Heart – Vancouver’s Fugitives sing against Bill C-31
Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod aren’t known for writing music with a political slant. When he’s not writing gorgeous western-tinged melodic songs, Adrian joins Brendan in the Vancouver band, The…
Rob Ford: When the Bigot is a Moron
Damn. I've been trying to think of something nice to say about Rob Ford for soooo long. It's the kind of guy I am. Always looking for the good in…
The Cons and the Attack of the Angry Doctors
OMG. I don't blame the Cons for thinking that Canada's doctors are after them. But that'll teach them to treat sick refugees as less than human. “There is a new…
Jason Kenney and the Monstrous Cons
I made this little Photoshop graphic a few years ago, but I see I was completely right to call Jason Kenney a freak. For only a freak would run a…
Thank you Jason Kenney for showing us what callous freaks the conservatives are
There’s this expression “I wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire” which comes close to describing the Conservative Party approach to health care for refugees. How anyone could…
Jason Kenney: Thank Me For Cutting Refugee Health Benefits
Canada’s federal immigration minister is way out of line here. The Calgary South East MP has posted a petition on his website – jasonkenney.ca – asking Canadians to thank him…
Immigration Bill C31: Auschwitz Survivor Wiesel Confronts Harper
“I feel morally compelled to remain on the side of other uprooted men and women everywhere. Today, as yesterday, a nation is judged by its attitude towards refugees.” The sobering…
Idle Saturday speculation
Will the real Minister of International Cooperation please stand up? Chris Alexander, Parliamentary Secretary for National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, is attending…
That curious backtrack on refugee health cuts
Jason Kenney offered up some tremendous spin on his controversial refugee health care cuts that came into force on Saturday yet were the subject of a last minute government change…
The Con Regime and the Harper Button
Some days when I look at the horror of the Con regime, I find it hard to decide which of their ghastly actions disgusts me the most. The absurd sight…