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…
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…
“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…
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…
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…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Roy Romanow comments on Medicare as a major part of Canada’s identity: The achievement of universal health care took a long, acrimonious…
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…
Cuts to the Interim Federal Health program kick in this weekend yet protests will be ongoing. The doctors who are leading the opposition to the cuts, Canadian Doctors for Refugee…
Winnipeg, June 18, 2012: Opposition to the Harper government’s plan to cut health care for refugees is gaining momentum across Canada. Joining in a National Day of Action Against Refugee…
There are demonstrations happening across the country today organized by Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care. On Monday, June 18th, 2012 in cities across the country physicians and other health care…
As you probably know I'm not exactly a fan of Jason Kenney. Ever since he said that gays should be free to marry, but only if they married someone of…
Still frames from the video – “Racism Report: Africans in Israel” (posted beneath) When Israeli president Shimon Peres spoke on Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem, he said that out…
Monday, April 23 was the first day back in the House of Commons following the Easter break. And it featured some of the most lively and telling discussion we’ve seen…
Assorted content to end your day. – Kayle Hatt’s blog looks to be a must-read from here on in. And his post on what to draw from the latest polls…
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Dr. Dawg responds to Andrew Coyne’s suggestion about cracking down on advocacy by charities with an entirely reasonable suggestion as to how to…
Here are some excerpts from yesterday’s coverage of doctors across the country protesting refugee health care cuts. The doctors say it all. This is an incredibly indecent, uncaring and maddening…
A follow-up here to a post from a few weeks back. Remember Jason Kenney’s announcement on dialing back health care benefits for refugees? It was couched in a way that…
You can see it today in this initiative: “Refugee health benefits scaled back by Tories.” It’s an appeal to people’s me-first instincts, asking Canadians to be insular and resentful of…
Having taken a bit of a hiatus during and after the NDP’s leadership campaign, I’ll resume looking back at what’s happened in the House of Commons starting with the election…
