Supporters of the struggle of American war resisters in Canada picketed the Steinbach office of Canadian Public Safety Minister Vic Toews yesterday and delivered a letter requesting an emergency meeting with Toews and other Conservative Members of Parliament.The contingent consisted…
By Andrew Gavin Marshall, Global Research, Jan. 14, 2011 Defining the Imperial Stratagem In the late 1990s Brzezinski wrote up the design for America’s imperial project in the 21st century in his book, “The Grand Chessboard.” He stated bluntly that,…
NDP NEWS RELEASE: Canadian leadership in Afghanistan OTTAWA — In a major policy speech today, Jack Layton called on the Prime Minister to keep his promise to bring Canada’s troops home from Afghanistan in 2011. Speaking at the University of…
By Yves Engler, Electronic Intifada, Jan. 13, 2011 Canada’s tax system currently subsidizes Israeli settlements that Ottawa deems illegal, however, the Conservative government says there’s nothing that can be done about it. In June of last year, Guelph activist Dan…
The International Community and Haiti a Year Later: The Failure of an Imperial Trusteeship By Alex Dupuy, Canada-Haiti Action Network, Jan. 10, 2011 The international community responded immediately and massively to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12,…
Statement Against Security Certificates We, the undersigned, have grave concerns regarding the continued use of sections 9, 76-87 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which allow for the imprisonment in Canada of refugees and permanent residents under the authority…
By Dan Gardner, Ottawa Citizen, Jan. 5, 2011 If someone mentioned terrorism in Europe, you would probably have an idea about the size of the threat and who’s responsible. It’s big, you would think. And growing. As for who’s responsible,…
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig, Jan. 10, 2011 Power does not rest with the electorate. It does not reside with either of the two major political parties. It is not represented by the press. It is not arbitrated by a judiciary…
Let them stay! Stop deporting U.S. war resisters from Canada! You are invited to help an important humanitarian and social justice cause and to help restore Canada’s tarnished international image. Where: Hon. Vic Toews’ consitituency office, 8-227 Main Street, Steinbach,…
By Paul S. Graham Last April, the Manitoba Legislature debated a resolution calling on the provincial government to “denounce Israeli Apartheid Week as divisive, promoting intolerance and undermining a balanced debate of the Israeli-Palestinian question.” The resolution was never put…
