Category Archives: Social justice

CAN A MULCAIR-LED NDP MOBILIZE MAJORITY REALIGNMENT?

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Thomas Mulcair is the NDP’s seventh leader since its 1961 founding. He will build upon the huge void left by the death of Jack Layton. Mulcair led from the start and continued to lead as the other six candidates dropped … Continue reading →

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Part IV, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

In Part 3, I explored the corporate agenda that drives Harper’s politics. In the last of the series, I discuss what we can do to get the federal government back in the hands of the Canadian majority. Harper is taking … Continue reading →

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PART III, WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

In Part 2 of this series, I showed how Harper’s health, social and legal policies will result in widespread injustices for Canadians. In Part 3, I explore the corporate agenda that drives Harper’s politics. Harper will use his majority government … Continue reading →

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PART II – WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

In the last piece, Part 1 of this series, I documented Harper’s contempt for parliamentary democracy, his manipulation of elections, his undercutting of freedom of information and disregard for international law, and his predilection towards political surveillance. In a nutshell … Continue reading →

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WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE – PART I

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

This is the first in a Series of four articles looking at how the Harper government is undermining democracy, justice and sustainability and what Canadians can do to prevent his political agenda from balkanizing Canada. We need to protect the … Continue reading →

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WHY “YOU’RE WITH US OR AGAINST US” WON’T WORK IN THE MIDDLE EAST…EITHER

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Conflict that could escalate into warfare, especially nuclear warfare, threatens us all. Sabre-rattling is again occurring in the Middle East, where Israel already has nuclear weapons and there is the fear of Iran and perhaps Saudi Arabia following suit. We … Continue reading →

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