The stage is now set for round two of the charter debate. It’s sort of like a Star Wars sequel, only in this one it’s […]
Tag: Harper
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 […]
Okay Mulcair, now you’re starting to impress me
To quote Katie Nelson, “When Global uses ‘unreal’ as an adjective you know it’s worth watching!” Yes, the scene in the Canadian Parliament a few days […]
Harper’s Family Values: Silence, violence and social conservatism
This past week sounded the end of the political summer recess, but this week was not only the end of the summer vacations and the […]
Stephen Harper to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: Unfortunately, not a joke
No, it’s not April 1st, no FTB has not turned into the Onion and yes, you did read the headline correctly. Stephen Harper is to […]
Canada’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict disappointing, to say the least
Canada’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict disappointing, to say the least. Canadians don’t favour Israel over Palestine. A recent poll showed roughly equal support for Israel […]
Al Jazeera journalists receive no federal support
Mohamed Fahmy was sure that he would be found not guilty that he had composed a tweet sent out after his acquittal that read: “Thank you Canada. […]
Profit over people: Federal government approves pipeline
On June 17, after years of resistance from environmental groups, citizens, and opposition parties, the Conservative government signed and approved the Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. […]
RCMP releases count on missing and murdered Indigenous women
After years of demands for a national inquiry into the status of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) […]
Workers of Canada unite: The problem with the Foreign Temporary Worker Program isn’t foreign temporary workers
In the past few weeks the already very publicized loophole of the Foreign Temporary Worker Program (aka FTWP), which was already a hot issue in […]