A move by Canada to postpone any F-35 buys until 2018 means decisions will wait until after the next federal election. (US Air Force) by David Pugliese VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Canada has told the US government it won’t be in a position to purchase the F-35 fighter jet until 2018, a move that critics […]
Banksters: Index UPDATE: the final appeal of the lower court decisions against the plaintiff was to the Supreme Court of Canada. The SCC declined to hear the appeal. The lower court decisions stand. Thank-you to John Monroe (Comments) for pointing this out. http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/02/05/canadians-sued-the-bank-of-canada-won-mainstream-media-government-blacks-out-story/ February 5, 2015 by Joe Martino. Recently, constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati won yet […]
Neil writes: If you’ve never read Gail Tverberg, she’s usually a good read and one smart cookie! Her recent blog looks interesting: http://ourfiniteworld.com/2014/09/21/low-oil-prices-sign-of-a-debt-bubble-collapse-leading-to-the-end-of-oil-supply/ (Sandra speaking: I recommend you go to Gail’s blog. The “comments” are also worthwhile. As usual, a back-up copy appears below, “just in case”.) – – – – – – – […]
“On the Island” this morning, CBC Radio, an opportunity to make a point about economic indicators: RE: Salmon fishery, increasing the take from 3% to 15% My experience with DFO and fish quotas is from Nova Scotia where we lived for 15 years. We arrived in the nineteen-seventies. The Grand Banks cod fishery supported […]
The words out-of-the-mouth of the MP who defends the expropriation and expansion of CFB Trenton is in the video at the bottom of the article – see the URL. http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/10/01/85-year-old-farmer-loses-land-battle-though-military-grants-him-one-last-harvest/ (I copied the Text of the article below for backup purposes.) Member-of-Parliament Rick Norluck’s argument is the one used by the War Corporations in the U.S. (I wonder who scripted […]
Austeria (INSERT: the second entry at the above link is a video of Alex’s presentation. I recommend it.) by himelfarb Informal talk to OMSSA’s 2013 Learning Symposium, held in Ottawa, Ontario from June 16 to 19, 2013. (OMSSA = Ontario Municipal Social Services Association)
CONTENTS Marianne Williamson has a strong message for women (#6). It’s actually what Tami Canal is doing (#1). MAM is March Against Monsanto. 1. TAMI CANAL, THE FOUNDER OF MAM. A MOTHER OF YOUNG CHILDREN, FIRST-TIME ACTIVIST. 2. WHAT DO YOU CALL SOMEONE WHO IS INVOLVED IN MAM? (a MAMA!) 3. URBAN AND RURAL […]
A local person describes the same process at work in Canada as George Monbiot describes in Corporate Carve-Up of Africa. (land and resources in Africa / land and resources in Canada) Canadians should wake up. And we should share information with friends in Africa. REQUEST: if anyone knows, or will research to find, the date and how the […]
The mistakes revealed this week in a celebrated paper by two eminent economists, were spotted by a student – Thomas Herndon of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. ” . . . but it (the mistakes made) provides an intellectual rationalisation for things that affect how people think about the world,” . . . “And how […]
This is shocking. Democracy Now (Amy Goodman) provides good coverage. For those too young to know, the first link contains the background and “Assata Shakur in her own words“. http://www.democracynow.org/embed/story/2013/5/3/assata_shakur_in_her_own_words The second link is the continuation of the discussion with Shakur’s lawyer and Angela Davis. http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/3/angela_davis_and_assata_shakurs_lawyer The FBI has added the former […]