Today, the shocking events that happened at the National War Memorial on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa terrified the nation. Like an electric current, the tension, the fear, […]
Month: October 2014
Harper government joins war on terror
Yesterday, the Conservative government put their ‘money’ where their words were, and officially joined the new coalition of the willing. As I write Canadian fighter jets […]
Kobane is the Kurdish Thermopylae: We are all Kurds now
As I’m writing these words this morning, the situation is becoming direr for the Kurdish resistance in Kobane. So far, the resistance has bravely faced the 22 days […]
“I’m done with Bill Maher,” or why just being liberal is not enough
That’s it, it’s over. Bill Maher, we’re through. If you’ve ever left a relationship because your partner’s bad traits start making it impossible to appreciate […]
Remembering Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (PHOTOS)
Last Saturday on October 4, over a thousand people gathered under the rain to commemorate the missing and murdered Indigenous women of Canada. Gathering at […]
The gates of hell have opened: The hypocrisy of humanitarian intervention
We’re in the thick of it, there’s nothing else to say. All the international credibility gained out of Canada’s decision not to intervene in the […]
#OccupyCentral: What’s happening in Hong Kong?
“A few days ago in Hong Kong, students went down the streets and they’re protesting against the Chinese government’s recent decision to undermine Hong Kong’s […]
Stand in solidarity for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
The annual March and Vigil for Missing and Murdered Native Women will take place at Place Émilie Gamelin, this Saturday, on October 4, between 6PM […]
Ideology is dead, long live ideology!
A specter is haunting democracies throughout the world. A barely visible cloud, an entangling nebula is settling in throughout large swaths of modern political rhetoric. Many […]