(Scroll down to the Q&A.) Bill C-38 has mobilized groups in Canada from seniors to environmentalists to municipal councillors, to First Nations, to legal scholars and beyond. It came back before the House of Commons on Monday, May 4. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
Current status: awaiting the decision by the Speaker of the House (Andrew Scheer) on Elizabeth’s argument that the bill must be set aside. http://elizabethmaymp.ca/parliament/points-of-order/2012/06/04/points-of-order-bill-c-38/ (It is best to access this at the above link. There is also a Youtube of Elizabeth’s presentation. I copied the text below as a back-up copy.) Points of Order – Bill C-38 […]
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/103704-may-budget-bill-an-outrage By PAUL McLEOD Ottawa Bureau Green leader argues C-38 breaks rules Green Leader Elizabeth May asked Andrew Scheer, the Speaker of the House of Commons, to rule the Conservatives’ budget bill out of order. (PETER PARSONS / Staff) The fate of this year’s and all future omnibus budget bills will be placed in the […]
Closely related: Very important televised debate: Jeremy Scahill (“The Nation”) says Obama drone strikes constitute murder, and he says it on NBC. The U.S. “kill list”. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/05/the-presidents-kill-list.html The President’s Kill List, The New Yorker, Amy Davidson What is wrong with the […]
Jim from the U.S. writes: These are the kinds of DEBATES that must be aired and allowed to actually ALTER U.S. POLICIES! 6 min, Jeremy Scahill says it on The Nation: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/up-with-chris-hayes/47658344#47658344 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = See also: 2012-05-30 The President’s Kill […]
Dear Friends, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PUBLICIZE THE CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY COMPLAINT FILED IN THE WORLDWIDE COURT AT THE HAGUE – CHILDREN’S AMALGAM TRIAL – AN UNETHICAL EXPERIMENT ON CHILDREN PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR MAILING LISTS – FRIENDS, DOCTORS, DENTISTS ETC. International “Crime Against Humanity” Filed At The Hague On Monday, June 4, a […]
It is NOT angry and it is NOT violent! It is quite wonderful. It starts in Quebec: Our revolution of love, hope and community (Rabble.ca) UPDATE: video Casseroles – Vancouver, May 30 2012 Shot & edited by Ian MacKenzie, ianmack.com Inspired by Jeremie Battaglia’s gorgeous Montreal film, Vancouver answers the Quebec student movement with a […]
Scroll down to the end of the list of articles to the video. You don’t have to watch it all! It’s good documentation. http://www.nationofchange.org/live-stream-wall-street-occupation-1316970901
“Tens of thousands marching everyday…” 3 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4YRcLwQ0aM&feature=player_embedded This news broadcast by Russia Today originated in the U.S. with this note: The people of North America need to revoke the Broadcast Licenses of all the North American Media who continue to fail to report in full on every demonstration in this land. We can only get our demonstrations […]
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/ethan-cox/2012/05/it-starts-quebec-our-revolution-love-hope-and-community By Ethan Cox In almost every report on the social movement now sweeping Quebec, including my own, words like conflict, crisis and stand-off figure prominently. Anger is omnipresent. The anger of protesters, the anger of government, the anger of those supposedly inconvenienced. Pundits scream about mob rule, anarchy in the streets and the dissolution […]