Harper "Tightening the Belt" on Foreign Aid

trouble — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:33:22 +0000

Oxfam Canada held a demonstration today to bring attention to Prime Minister Harper's "tightening the belt" on foreign aid.

For more information, see The Robin Hood Tax

One Arrest On Second Day of G8 Protests UPDATED 12:30 p.m.

trouble — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:42:38 +0000

Protesters gathered this morning to demonstrate against the first day of the G8 development ministers' meeting in Halifax. A picket began in front of the Westin Hotel at around 7 a.m., then proceeded down to the Pier 21, behind the Westin. As police officers watched, protesters chanted, waved signs, and handed out flyers.

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