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  • Keith Jones, WSWS , World Socialist Web SIte

    Canada’s Conservatives shut down parliament, again Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has requested and received from Governor-General Michaëlle Jean an order proroguing or shutting down Canada’s parliament until March 3.   The minority Conservative government’s principal, albeit unstated, reason for proroguing parliament for the second time in twelve calendar months... » read this article
  • Paul Richard Harris. Axis of Logic , Axis of Logic exclusive

    A Canadian guy walks into his doctor’s office. He says “I’ve got a pain right here” and points to his hip. An American guy walks into his doctor’s office. He says “I’ve got a pain right here” and points to his hip pocket.   Heard that one? Of course you... » read this article
  • Bonita Lawrence (Mi’kmaw) , Intercontinental Cry

    (requires a minute or two to load after you have clicked on the play arrow - but this video is well worth your time)   Dr. Bonita Lawrence explores institutionalized racism, cultural genocide, and the history of aboriginal policy in Canada.   Can you remember the times That you have... » read this article
  • Paul Richard Harris. Axis of Logic , Axis of Logic

    Effective June 1, a long-standing relationship between Canada and the United States will be over. The two countries will remain friends, more or less; but the cozy closeness will be a thing of the past. Historically, it’s hard to imagine closer, or more closely integrated, neighbours. But the US is... » read this article
  • Sarah Berman , The Dominion

    VANCOUVER -- As thousands of Canadian performers prepare for Olympic Ceremony auditions, a group of Vancouver artists is spreading the word. The F-word, that is. With posters that simply read “Fuck the Cultural Olympiad,” a recent underground art exhibit asked audiences to challenge the 2010 Games. The week-long show called... » read this article
  • Keith Jones , World Socialist Web Site

    Canada defends ban on British anti-war MP By Keith Jones 
26 March 2009 Lawyers for British anti-war MP George Galloway are mounting a court challenge to a Canadian government order that prohibits him from entering the country on the grounds he is a "national security" threat and terrorist accomplice. Galloway,... » read this article
  • Jim Miles , Palestine Chronicle

    Another four Canadian military personnel have been killed in Afghanistan. It is well past due that Canadian forces be brought home from this senseless war before more die for a poorly defined cause.   At the moment there are few if any arguments that stand up as justification for remaining... » read this article
  • Keith Jones , World Socialist Web Site

    The ramifications of last week's constitutional coup—in which the unelected and unaccountable governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the three parliamentary opposition parties from unseating the right-wing, minority Conservative government of Stephen Harper—have only begun to play out.   What... » read this article
  • Keith Jones , World Socialist Web Site

    The ramifications of last week's constitutional coup—in which the unelected and unaccountable governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the three parliamentary opposition parties from unseating the right-wing, minority Conservative government of Stephen Harper—have only begun to play out.   What... » read this article
  • Keith Jones , World Socialist Web Site

    Canada's corporate media is either vocally supporting Thursday's "constitutional coup"—the minority Conservative government and the unelected governor-general shut down parliament so as to prevent the opposition parties from ousting the government in a non-confidence vote—or keeping a guilty silence.   Never before in... » read this article
  • Keith Jones , World Socialist Web Site

    In a flagrant attack on parliamentary norms and democratic rights, Canada's minority Conservative government, in conjunction with the unelected governor-general, has shut down the country's national parliament in order to prevent the opposition parties from ousting the government in a non-confidence vote scheduled... » read this article
  • Keith Jones , WSWS

    5 December 2008 In a flagrant attack on parliamentary norms and democratic rights, Canada's minority Conservative government, in conjunction with the unelected governor-general, has shut down the country's national parliament in order to prevent the opposition parties from ousting the government in a non-confidence vote scheduled for Monday. Never before... » read this article
  • Paul Richard Harris, Editor. Axis of Logic , Axis of Logic exclusive

    Back on October 14, Canadians went to the polls and re-elected a minority Conservative government. [For you non-Canadians, the Conservatives are a lot like the US Republicans, but without the decency and the social conscience.]   The Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has often been called ‘Bush-Lite’ although that actually awards both... » read this article
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