Because of the best efforts of the Canadian government to silence free speech, George Galloway spoke to Canadians in 20 cities last night. Had they let him come into the country without incident, he’d have been heard in four. (Thank you Jason Kenney.) Watch the speech he didn’t want you to hear at rabble.tv.
The Interview The Government Doesn’t Want You to See: George Galloway on The Hour, Monday March 30th by The Hour Blog, Mar. 27, 2009 **FRIDAY UPDATE:** George Galloway is challenging the decision not to let him into in Canada. Galloway’s lawyers will go before a Federal Court on Sunday to reverse the decision barring him [...]
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First George W. Bush, now Condoleeza Rice. Is there no end to Calgary’s war criminal welcome mat? She’s been invited by the University of Calgary to help launch its new School of Public Policy on May 13. One might wonder what kind of public policy they envision when they invite folks of the ilk that [...]
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The long awaited inquiry into the business dealings of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber begins on Monday. From the get-go, it looks like it will be a waste of time and money. Justice Jeffrey Oliphant has said he will not seek to hold anyone criminally or civilly liable for any [...]
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These days a lot of Canadians, including many opposed to the war in Afghanistan, have their knickers in knots because some ‘merican TV talk show Faux News assholes suggested our soldiers were pussies. Get over it! March 24, 2009: Five American helicopters swooped in, filled with American Special Forces troops. Moments later, five Afghan civilians [...]
Maher Arar knows about the decline in human rights in Canada if anyone does. Fortunately, he lived to tell the tale of his arrest and “extraoridinary rendition” by the US to Syria where he was imprisoned and tortured in 2002 — and to hold the Canadian government accountable for the despicable role it played. In [...]
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The Government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper Makes Its Choice for Canada By Anthony J. Hall, Professor of Globalization Studies, University of Lethbridge Just two days after the Calgary Chamber of Commerce hosted former US President George W. Bush in his speaking engagement before an adoring crowd of rich business executives, the minority government of [...]
The shooting may have ended in Gaza, but the pain persists. Perhaps it can never end. I wept when I saw this report. Anyone with children or grandchildren would. Khaled lost his two daughters in the conflict, murdered in cold blood by Israeli soldiers. They were just two and seven years old. Al Jazeera’s Hoda [...]
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Abousfian Abdelrazik is a victim of the post-9/11 madness that is corroding human rights in Canada. His case is yet one more reminder that our federal government is determined to continue to violate cherished rights and freedoms. His story is a cautionary tale and a call to action. Mr. Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen of Sudanese [...]
The Coalition of the Willing is sponsoring a petition that calls for the Government of Canada to either bar George Bush from entering Canada or to arrest him for his crimes against humanity. One is tempted to dismiss this exercise as a waste of time. After all, the Canadian government would be unlikely to risk [...]
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