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Politics and Entertainment: Are Canadians resigned to the current repressive...

“Fascism creeps; and one of its hallmarks is that by the time you realize you’re in it, it’s too late to do anything about it.” We see where things are going, but it’s like watching a train wreck —...

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Politics and Entertainment: a tiny glimpse into the ways our government...

Some Key Areas Where Neoliberal Policy Undermines both the Industrial Economy and Canadian Democracy Under the Harper Regime, the investor class is constantly being protected at the expense of the...

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Politics and Entertainment: Repressive Tactics Smack of History

Of course the so-called budget bill, stuffed to the gills with non-budgetary items as such, has multiple political purposes, but one of them is clearly to limit dissenting voices within parliament...

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somecanuckchick dot com: It’s the tar sands, stupid!

What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Act II, Scene ii, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare The Athabasca tar sands have always been, are now, and will...

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Politics and Entertainment: Over 120 Lawyers Ask for Proposed Environmental...

You would think that such a significant resistance from the law community might have an effect on the Regime’s thinking, but don’t count on it. The goal is the full implementation of a neoliberal...

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Politics and Entertainment: PIPSC, Fat Cats, and Disturbing Dreams

I had the pleasure of attending the PIPSC Fat Cats game on Sunday – an exciting affair that the FCs won in the ninth with a sensational walk off steal at home plate by LaDale Hayes, who also made an...

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somecanuckchick dot com: Fixed Election Date #FAIL

WTF does not even begin to convey my complete and utter shock and disgust… Today, in the House of Commons, during Question Period, the interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada asked the Prime...

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somecanuckchick dot com: Don’t worry about what the Harper government is ^not...

Tony Clement, the President of Treasury Board, would like Canadians to believe that Kevin Page, the Parliamentary Budget Officer, is operating outside his mandate when he requests details on how $5.2B...

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Politics and its Discontents: The Not-So-Hidden-Hand of Harper

Although I believe unreservedly in the vital role that unions play in both protecting and promoting workers' rights, I make no apologies for the times that I have been critical of them. Cronyism,...

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Politics and Entertainment: Harper Regime is Now Disqualified

'Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said that Canadian threats of reprisals and Mr. Baird’s decision to personally campaign against the Palestinian resolution at the UN have ruled Ottawa out of...

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Politics and Entertainment: Harper Regime Has Lost All Credibility on Foreign...

“…Israel’s announcement on the settlements was widely criticized by Canada’s European allies, and even the United States, which voted with Canada and Israel against the motion to grant non-voting...

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Politics and Entertainment: The Agonizing Challenge of Voting in 2015

“If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.” – Emma Goldman There’s been much talk of late about uniting the main opposition parties in some sort of delusional effort to defeat the Harper...

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Politics and Entertainment: Reading Economic Health into the Recent StatsCan...

Reading Economic Health into the Recent StatsCan Jobs Data is An Exercise in Fantasy Here’s the reality in that data: 1) As Derek Holt points out, there is no hours worked increase. That remains...

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Politics and Entertainment: This will be the Regime’s Primary Alibi followed...

Canada faces near-recession if U.S. plunges over ‘cliff,’ Carney warns  “Carney warns of risk from U.S. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has warned that a failure by U.S. politicians to reach a new...

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Politics and Entertainment: Politics and Entertainment 2013-01-02 11:24:00

#HarperRegime‘s neoliberal immigration policy: we help only those who can help us, not those who need help. bit.ly/THkytI #cdnpoli — Barry Cameron (@AppalledBC) January 2, 2013

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Politics and Entertainment: Harper May Have his Coalition but he doesn’t have...

Stephen Harper keeps support of ‘coalition’ of voters: poll “Among the findings in the Dec. 7-12 Ipsos Reid poll:  * 44 per cent of Canadians think Harper’s majority government is “working well,” while...

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somecanuckchick dot com: REPEAT AFTER ME!

REPEAT AFTER ME: The composition of the Supreme Court of Canada is constitutionally protected, and the Harper government™ attempt to change the Supreme Court of Canada Act through an omnibus budget...

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somecanuckchick dot com: Canadians don’t expect Canada to solve the world’s...

Stephen Harper says, “Canadians don’t expect Canada to solve the world’s problems.” Of course, Canadians don’t expect Canada to solve the world’s problems. Canadians do, however, expect Canada not be...

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somecanuckchick dot com: Behold the 4 stages of a successful voter...

Elections Canada cites 4 stages of a successful voter suppression plan: — Identify non-supporters; — Gather information on them; — Prevent them from going to the polls through scare tactics,...

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Politics and Entertainment: This will be the Regime’s Primary Alibi followed...

Canada faces near-recession if U.S. plunges over ‘cliff,’ Carney warns “Carney warns of risk from U.S. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has warned that a failure by U.S. politicians to reach a new...

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Politics and Entertainment: This will be the Regime’s Primary Alibi followed...

Canada faces near-recession if U.S. plunges over ‘cliff,’ Carney warns  “Carney warns of risk from U.S. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney has warned that a failure by U.S. politicians to reach a new...

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Politics and Entertainment: Politics and Entertainment 2013-01-02 12:24:00

#HarperRegime‘s neoliberal immigration policy: we help only those who can help us, not those who need help. bit.ly/THkytI #cdnpoli— Barry Cameron (@AppalledBC) January 2, 2013

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Politics and Entertainment: Politics and Entertainment 2013-01-02 12:24:00

#HarperRegime's neoliberal immigration policy: we help only those who can help us, not those who need help. bit.ly/THkytI #cdnpoli— Barry Cameron (@AppalledBC) January 2, 2013 ...read more

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Politics and Entertainment: Harper May Have his Coalition but he doesn’t have...

Stephen Harper keeps support of ‘coalition’ of voters: poll “Among the findings in the Dec. 7-12 Ipsos Reid poll:  * 44 per cent of Canadians think Harper’s majority government is “working well,” while...

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Politics and Entertainment: Harper May Have his Coalition but he doesn’t have...

Stephen Harper keeps support of ‘coalition’ of voters: poll“Among the findings in the Dec. 7-12 Ipsos Reid poll: * 44 per cent of Canadians think Harper’s majority government is “working well,” while...

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