Andrew Vaughn/The Canadian Press Canadian Leadership. Travaillons Ensemble. Those are some damn good slogans. Whoever replaces Jack has got to be capable of crafting an equally brilliant two-word platform. Robert Chisholm – A Real Leader. Ryan Taplin/Metro News In a stunningly creative move, Chisholm has gone for ‘A Real Leader’ – finally calling out all […]
The next phase of the New Democratic leadership race limped out of the starting gate Sunday afternoon in Ottawa. The nine hopefuls vying to replace Jack Layton spent most of the two hours “agreeing violently,” as Nathan Cullen put it. From the dire situation in Attawapiskat to the manufacturing sector and green collar jobs — the candidates […]
Photo: Chris Zacchia at http://www.forgetthebox.net The great Canadian left-wing Jack Layton memorial competition euphoria broke out of its hibernation this afternoon, and into the bold new world of niceties, talking points and pleasant agreement on everything. That’s right, the first installation of the oh-my-god-there-are-at-least-five-more-of-these debates came (and went) with a wimper this afternoon in Ottawa. Your’s truly […]
The 9-headed pack of social democratic do-gooders is set to take the stage this afternoon for tea, crumpets and debates about monetary policy and trade relationships. Aside from the Macy’s Day Parade, this’ll be the most fun sunday afternoon all year. So what should we be expecting from the candidates? Thomas Mulcair The anointed front-runner that never […]
Though the majority of Occupy camps across North America have been shut down the movement continues to grow, in a rather unexpected manner. Trading Zuccotti For Wallstreet CNN was granted exclusive access into the new Occupy headquarters today, an office building that sits one block away from the New York Stock Exchange. The office space is occupied by […]
Montreal Police Patrole Victoria Square During Eviction Photo By: Peter Akman/CBC The City of Montréal has asked Occupy to leave immediately and quietly but are prepared to use force if necessary. Occupy Montréal has yet to be completely abandoned, with the Montréal Police allowing the protests to continue, for now, without intervention. This comes after […]
Innu Blockade – Photo: Cardinal Alliance As we find ourselves well into the first year of the Plan Nord, many Aboriginal communities continue to express their outrage toward Hydro Quebec and the Charest government. Even those who agreed (ever so reluctantly), are already dissatisfied at the consequences of inviting big business to town. The government said they […]
Memebers of Occupy Boston are going to court on Thursday as the city moves to evict protesters from their over tw0-month old camp. Last Camp Standing While there are still active Occupy camps left in the United States, with arrests in Phildelphia and Los Angeles this week, Occupy Boston remains the largest and most promiment camp […]
Yes, I made a Brian Topp pun. This week, the Commie-Pinko candidate announced his new plan to redistribute the wealth and punish rich people. His press release of Communism details his quest to destroy Canada (in three parts!) A new federal income tax bracket of 35% on income in excess of $250,000 A new and […]
Souce: BBC Police arrested sixty protestors believed to be apart of Occupy London who stormed the Panton House Building this aftertoon. The building is home to Mick Davis, CEO of Xstrata, one the largest mining companies in the world. Kidnapping the 1% The police responded quickly to the protestors alledged intrusion with police in riot gear […]
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