The change of government didn’t stop the steep decline of press freedom in Canada according to Reporters Without Borders. Canada now ranks 22nd in the […]
Tag: Bill C-51
What Snowden Had to Say at the McGill Videoconference
Thousands of people lined up on the McGill campus Wednesday night waiting hours for a chance to be part of a videoconference with Edward Snowden. […]
Reason, Common Sense and Good Faith: The Unlikelihood of a Senate Block to Reforming C-51
There have been rumours that the Conservative majority in the Senate could block Prime Minister Trudeau’s plan reform the unpopular Anti-Terrorism Act of 2015 (“the […]
What Went Wrong With the NDP Campaign and How to Fix It
Theories trying to explain just what went wrong with the NDP campaign have been as prevalent on my Facebook newsfeed this past week as posts […]
An Open Letter to Prime Minister-Designate Justin Trudeau: Do the Right Thing and Get Rid of C-51
Prime Minister-Designate Trudeau, Hi, first off I would like to congratulate you on your sweeping victory. Canadians clearly had enough of Stephen Harper and his policies […]
Niqabs and Terrorists and Fear, Oh My: How Harper Plans to Win the Election
For ten years, Stephen Harper has used the same electoral strategy: 1. Campaign from the centre, hold a kitten, don’t say much 2. Let opponents […]
Bill C-24: Harper’s Second Class Citizens
I was born in Canada and I have no other country that I could theoretically be considered a citizen of. I guess that means I’m […]
Bill C-51 is Now Law and I Felt Safer Before
Bill C-51, the Harper Government’s so-called anti-terror legislation, is now the law of the land in Canada. It passed the House of Commons last month […]
Harper, the Definition of “Jewishness” and the Whitewashing of Anti-Semitism
Social media has been set ablaze following the news that Bill C-51, the Conservatives’ so-called “anti-terrorism” legislation, has passed. The Conservative government intends to use their new legislative […]
C-51: Unpopular and Completely Unnecessary Bill Passes House of Commons
On Wednesday, as most Canadian politicos were either basking in the afterglow of the Orange Wave which swept Alberta or nursing their hangovers, the House of […]