Canadian Foreign Policy

Wrong Prediction, Wrong Science; Unless It’s Government Climate Science.

TheUncivilized — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:44:46 +0000

Wrong Prediction, Wrong Science; Unless It’s Government Climate Science.

by Dr. Tim Ball on January 14, 2013

L'ex-député du NPD, Jim Manly, vogue vers le blocus de Gaza! (oct. 2012)

Michael Lessard — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:25:18 +0000

L'ex-député du NPD, Jim Manly de Vancouver, voguera très bientôt sur un bateau vers Gaza pour rendre visible le blocus militaire imposé contre la population civile tout entière. Il a pris un avion vers l'Italie le 3 octobre 2012.

Paraguay's Parliamentary Coup and Ottawa's Imperial Response - by Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber

Steve Caines — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:46:42 +0000

This article, written by Todd Gordon and Jeffery R. Webber, was originally published by Socialist Project on June 26th 2012. Click here to view the original.

Life for Gold

PalBou — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:35:11 +0000

Canadian mining company abuses in Central America

Gwendolyn Muir and Rachel Small have just returned to Canada after nine months in Guatemala. The two women were working in Guatemala with local community groups through an internship with Breaking the Silence – a Maritimes-based Guatemalan solidarity group.

NDP and the human facts of Gaza : can I vote for Mulcair if he dares not say...

Michael Lessard — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:55:23 +0000

[French version here]

NDP and the human facts of Gaza : can I vote for Mulcair if he dares not say...

NPD et les faits humains de Gaza: puis-je appuyer M. Mulcair s'il ne peut dire mot?

Michael Lessard — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 23:14:11 +0000

[English version here]

NPD et les faits humains de Gaza : puis-je appuyer M. Mulcair s'il ne peut dire mot ?

Candlelight Vigil for Unity ~ A Worldwide Solidarity Rally

James Wiseman — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:52:46 +0000

Candlelight Vigil for Unity is part of Occupy Nova Scotias New Years Revolution ~ A Month of Actions. Today is a candlelight vigil in solidarity with occupy sites around the world to show that they all can still stand for a common cause.

Dispatches from Durban - Racism Flowing Underneath Israeli Oil Shale

Sonia Grant — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:54:43 +0000

by Sonia Grant

War criminals are not welcome in Halifax

Tony Seed — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:25:30 +0000

Third Halifax International Security Forum

Halifax, the principal NATO port on the North Atlantic and the headquarters of Maritime Command, is hosting yet another “Halifax International Security Forum” (HISF) on November 18-20 for the third year in a row. Three hundred hand-picked militarists will be occupying the luxurious Halifax Westin Hotel at the expense of the Canadian taxpayer.

Chaudhrys Finally Allowed to Call Halifax Home

bsichel — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:51:30 +0000

Community support helps family of 5 stay in Canada after 8-year ordeal

In recent months, 10-year-old Rukhna Roouf Chaudhry would sometimes ask her father about her family’s immigration status.

“Sometimes I’d discuss a little bit, sometimes I say everything is good,” says Chaudhry Roouf Ahmad.

Dick in Van

stimulator — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:24:06 +0000

About 500 people showed up the elite Vancouver Club to protest Dick Cheney's visit to Vancouver. Cheney was speaking as a guest of the Bon Mot Book Club. It was a sold out $500 a plate dinner to promote Cheney's book In My Time. Activists tried to block guests from entering the club and police had to "snatch" the guests to get through the crowd of angry protesters.

From Halifax to Gaza, with Love

Moira Peters — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:12:59 +0000

Miles Howe reports live from the Tahrir

About 45 people rallied today in front of the Greek visa application office at Purdy's Wharf to show support for the Tahrir, the Canadian Boat to Gaza, which on Monday was prevented from leaving a Greek port--a breach of international law. The Tahrir is part of the Freedom Flotilla II, an international humanitarian mission to Gaza.

The "Trade" Agreement Ottawa and Nova Scotia Want Kept Secret

bsichel — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:42:07 +0000

Packed room hears Canada-Europe trade negotiations denounced

A standing-room-only crowd packed a Halifax meeting room last night to hear about a secret.

Harper, military monopolies sell arms and Innu land in Paris

Tony Seed — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:12:52 +0000

Nova Scotia Trade Mission to Gaza Launched

Moira Peters — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:12:19 +0000

Business community sends local goods aboard the Canadian Boat to Gaza

Miles Howe is not your usual businessman, and he is about to embark on a very unusual trade mission.

Shipbuilding Yes, But Not the Militarization of Shipbuilding

Tony Seed — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:58:42 +0000

This article was revised and updated on June 8, 2011

SHIPBUILDING is one of the traditional industries in the Maritimes, Quebec, certain lake ports in Ontario, and British Columbia which is in crisis. Now, instead of resolving the crisis in favour of the people, the warmongering positions of the Harper government include the militarization of all shipbuilding.

Harper’s Armada and Layton’s Support for Irving’s Halifax Shipyards vs. the MIL-Davie Shipyard in Lévis, Quebec

Tony Seed — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:15:28 +0000

Discussion on the Significance of the Election Result

The NDP “swept Quebec” with 58 out of 75 seats. It’s an “Orangiste wave.” Euphoria reigns in the Anglo-Canadian ruling circles.

Stop the Warmongers! Reject the Halifax Chronicle Herald's Call for Invasion of Africa!

Tony Seed — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:54:00 +0000

In an editorial published on April 21st, the day before Easter Friday and Earth Day, the editors of the Halifax Herald Ltd. demanded that the United States escalate the war of aggression against Libya: “The only way forward is to use more force.

International Students Rally Against Being Used As Cash Cows

Tony Seed — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:25:47 +0000

On Tuesday, April 19, some thirty international students at Dalhousie held an emergency protest rally outside the Mona Campbell business building – where the Dal board of governors was to meet – to condemn a 10 per cent increase in differential fees over and above the proposed three cent increase in

Will You Vote? We Want to Know

bsichel — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 22:13:23 +0000

The federal election campaign is in full swing. 3 middle-aged white men (4 in Quebec) are criss-crossing the land vying for your vote, as the press scrutinizes every word, tweet, and handshake (sometimes standing behind a steel fence).