G20 Redux–the face of an anarchist

Anarchist Pronunciation:/’anekist/ noun Canadian political straw man used by politicians and police to justify abuse of power. Empty word to describe anyone they are afraid of. See: citizen —————————————————————————————- Want to see one of the G20 “anarchists”? Still unconvinced about the abuse of power that took place here in Toronto last year? Listen to John [...]

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Don’t come unless you want to clean my floors

Every once in awhile I run across a blog that says Canada needs a version of the Teaparty. No, we need a bit of common sense on both sides of the political divide, not extremism that finds this acceptable: [Texas] State Rep. Debbie Riddle (R) would fine or jail anyone who employs undocumented immigrants — [...]

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Mubarak and the art of rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic

Protests that began in Tunisia have sparked a wider show of discontent with the status quo in the Middle East. From Tunisia, the call to bring down the country’s dictator has spread. Egypt is experiencing the worst unrest since Mubarak took control after Anwar Sadat’s assassination in 1981. His murder paved the way for a [...]

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TTC and the Anti-poverty coalition

Every once in awhile my spam catcher works in overdrive and holds a legitimate message. No idea why, maybe it tweaks upon a few key words here and there. I’m reprinting a message sent to me, via a comment on the TTC mess. Although I’ve approved the comment to show, I thought it should get [...]

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Justice, Rhode Island style

Rhode Island Senator Rod Driver has offered to donate money for every second George Bush, Condoleeza Rice and Dick Cheney hold their breath while being waterboarded. He said he would donate $100 per second to whatever charity the unholy trinity chooses. Nice to see American ideals of right and wrong creeping back into the political [...]

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Holy Hana! Can they make it any worse?

British MP and now ex Speaker of the House Michael Martin resigned today in disgrace over his mishandling of the MP expense scandal. The growing contempt the British public have for the politicians took another hit when it was announced that Mr. Martin, the first Speaker in over 300 years to be pushed out of [...]

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