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Statement for the Judicial Inquiry

NB: This is the statement I read aloud at the public meeting for the Judicial Inquiry, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. It is a much-abbreviated version of a statement I have…

Assembly of First Nations Chief Shawn Atleo’s Statement of Resignation

Admins May 4, 2014

by: Admins | May 2, 2014 (Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo made the below statement in Ottawa, ON today. “I have stated…

Canada’s privacy czar questions Harper’s cyberbullying Bill C-13

Obert Madondo November 28, 2013

Canada’s privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart says the Harper government’s new cyberbullying Bill C-13 lacks “accountability and reporting mechanisms to shed light on new investigative powers”. The post Canada’s privacy czar…

STATEMENT: WikiLeaks’ Sarah Harrison on Edward Snowden Asylum

Guest Blog November 9, 2013

Here’s a statement by WikiLeaks journalist Sarah Harrison on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s temporary asylum in Russia, granted in August. The post STATEMENT: WikiLeaks’ Sarah Harrison on Edward Snowden Asylum…

Senate expense scandal: Wallin responds to damning Deloitte report

Obert Madondo August 13, 2013

Sen. Pamela Wallin responds to damning Deloitte report on the Senate expense scandal, which alleges she may have tried to cover up her $140,000 fraudulent claims. The post Senate expense…

Julian Assange: Bradley Manning is the quintessential whistleblower

Guest Blog August 1, 2013

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Bradley Manning “is the quintessential whistleblower” after a US military court found him not guilty of “aiding the enemy”, guilty of 19 lesser charges. The…

In the US, an “open season on black boys” after Zimmerman acquittal

Obert Madondo July 15, 2013

by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: (AP Photo/Javier Galeano) In the US, an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin, is murdered in cold blood. The jury finds the alleged murderer, Florida…

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s statement to human rights groups

Obert Madondo July 12, 2013

by: Obert Madondo | Twitter: @Obiemad: WikiLeaks has posted NSA surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden’s statement to human rights groups, issued earlier today at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Here’s the full text:…

Edward Snowden says Obama administration using citizenship as a weapon

Guest Blog July 1, 2013

by: Edward Snowden One week ago I left Hong Kong after it became clear that my freedom and safety were under threat for revealing the truth. My continued liberty has…

BC NDP candidate resigns over racist comments against First Nations

Obert Madondo April 16, 2013

By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Dayleen Van Ryswyk, the BC NDP candidate for Kelowna-Mission, has resigned after the racist comments she made online against Canada’s First Nations surfaced…

Did Stephen Harper Just Celebrate Venezuelan Prez Hugo Chavez’s Death?

Obert Madondo March 5, 2013

“Now, the death of Hugo Chavez offers the promise of domestic oil market changes that could roil the energy world and place substantial opportunities at the feet of Canadian oil…

Bradley E. Manning’s Statement for the Providence Inquiry

The Canadian Progressive March 2, 2013

By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive | March 2, 2013: This statement below was read by Private First Class Bradley E. Bradley at a providence inquiry for his formal…

Tunisia’s Deposed Ben Ali Family: Canadian Immigration’s political statement

P McGavin January 25, 2011

Yesterday reports appeared in the Canadian press, TV and radio, about the arrival in Montreal of family members of the deposed Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his…