Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss François Legault’s promise of financial Hurricane Fiona relief and lack of funding for climate change adaptation, Vladimir Putin’s […]
Tag: Russia
FTB Saturdays: SAT to Serve Booze for 24 Hours, Russia Bans 61 More Canadians & Depp/Heard Trial
Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss Montreal’s pilot project to allow the S.A.T. to serve alcohol without a last call, Russia banning 61 more […]
Defining Atrocities: A Crash Course on Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes in International Law
Germany, Rwanda, Kosovo, Syria – what do these places have in common? They were and are the sites of some of the worst atrocities in […]
Scotland and beyond: Self-determination and implications
On September 18, the Scottish nation went to polling stations all around their country to decide whether they would become an independent country or not. […]
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 […]
Commune in the 21st century: The real struggle in Ukraine
The month of March 1871 French society was rocked by two astonishing events; first the crushing of the French army at the hands of the […]
New Pussy Riot music video with footage of the group beaten and whipped in Sochi
Yesterday footage of Kossac militia in Sochi beating and actually whipping members of the now-infamous political punk group Pussy Riot while they were performing in […]
Just who are the pirates? Canadian Greenpeace activists stuck in a Russian jail, Harper does nothing
This past Saturday, Greenpeace Canada held vigils in Toronto and Montreal in order to draw attention to the fact that two Canadians, Alexandre Paul and […]
Flying dildo interrupts Russian press conference (VIDEO)
Following a weekend where two female Russian athletes kissed on the podium and a Swedish high jumper painted her fingernails the colours of the rainbow flag […]
Why Russia’s anti-gay ban is the world’s dilemma and why we are the solution
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin passed anti-gay legislation, the free world has responded with outrage. Organizations such as Pride House International have demanded boycotting the […]