Red Cedar
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Uribe's hope. Harper's handout.
I’m not surprised, but I am deeply disturbed that a “free trade” pact with Colombia has been rammed ahead by Harper’s Conservatives despite decades of government-sponsored human rights abuse and civil war. And while Harper is trying to paint this as “all in the… Continue Reading “Uribe's hope. Harper's handout.”
No it's not a conspiracy.
It is, however, a collusion of class interests. Yeah, sometimes that looks like the same thing, but the collusion doesn’t rely on one or two people (a shadowy illuminati-type organization) – but all members of the owning class operating on the same premise: their… Continue Reading “No it's not a conspiracy.”
A threat is a threat except on Facebook?
Last week, an old friend of mine from the TAO days testified at a trial in Toronto as a “Facebook expert” in a case involving a man who has been accused of making threats (including death threats) against the Children’s Aid Society and a… Continue Reading “A threat is a threat except on Facebook?”
Things to pay attention to.
Not that most of you would notice, but since the Tories took power canada.gc.ca has been turned from a neutral portal promoting Canadian government departments and services into a partisan propaganda tool. Take a visit and you will see that not only is Tory… Continue Reading “Things to pay attention to.”
Open Government? Not quite.
According to direction inside the federal government that came down yesterday and backed up by this Globe and Mail story – Stephen Harper has put a muzzle on the federal government that will curtail all government announcements that don’t fit into his “five priorities”… Continue Reading “Open Government? Not quite.”
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