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Is Trudeau Ready for a Middle East war?
Is Trudeau Ready for a Middle East war? The world is now at the mercy of a coalition of three of the most dangerous autocrats on the planet: Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabia’s new absolute ruler Mohammad bin Salman a name that will become increasingly familiar as the months go by. These three […]
Faith in Big Trade Deals Keeps Crumbling
Faith in Big Trade Deals Keeps Crumbling Are we witnessing the beginning of the end of globalization? ‘Bad deal’: French trade minister Matthias Fekl said his country is likely to drop TTIP talks after leaks that US wants lower labour and environmental standards. At the height of the battle over the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement in the […]
Response to Tax Dodging by Rich Will Show Trudeau’s True Colours
Response to Tax Dodging by Rich Will Show Trudeau’s True Colours CRA ties to industry, special deals demand Liberal action. Cartoon by Greg Perry. Note to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: We will not be distracted forever by your explanation of quantum computers and yoga poses. Or even by the admittedly impressive list of low-hanging fruit […]
Justin Trudeau’s Shame: Extending Carte Blanche to Israel
Justin Trudeau’s Shame: Extending Carte Blanche to Israel Here’s a Middle East multiple choice question for you (warning: one of these will get you condemned by the government of Justin Trudeau). Would you rather that the Palestinian people 1) once again take up armed struggle in order to end Israeli occupation of their land or […]
Let’s Help Canada’s Newspapers Stop Embarrassing Themselves
Let’s Help Canada’s Newspapers Stop Embarrassing Themselves In this post-Harper era, our democratic institutions must be fixed. Start with media. Observing the cathartic effect of the end the Harper regime reveals just how traumatized millions of Canadians were by nearly 10 years of rule by this vindictive prime minister. The analogies and metaphors keep coming: […]
Harper Is Right: This Election Is about Security Versus Risk
Harper Is Right: This Election Is about Security Versus Risk It’s our nation’s ruthless economic insecurity that Canadians must weigh. Stephen Harper chose the Calgary Stampede (now Rachel Notley country) to launch the theme of the now full-blown election campaign. Harper proclaimed he was confident that “this October Canadians will choose security over risk.” Let’s hope so. […]
We Are All (or Should Be) Greeks Now
We Are All (or Should Be) Greeks Now Their ‘No’ vote splashes a spotlight on ugly austerity, and its powerful puppeteers. The temple of neo-liberalism and its ideology of social suicide in the interests of the banks has been breached. The hysteria in European capitals (particularly Germany) after the resounding “No” vote by the people […]
Meet Canada’s Latest Liberal Man-Boy
Meet Canada’s Latest Liberal Man-Boy Can You Really Trust Justin Trudeau? Here we go again — the Red Book 3.0. Yet another build-up of Liberal election promises just like the ones we’ve seen before (though I admit the one about changing the voting system might be hard to dodge). The most infamous, of course, was […]
