Aug 262008
 

CONTENTS (1)  “THE CHOICE IS NO LONGER BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND NON-VIOLENCE.  IT IS BETWEEN NON-VIOLENCE AND NON-EXISTENCE.” (2)  LETTER TO MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION: CANADA AS SAFE HARBOUR FOR WAR RESISTERS (3)  MAUD BARLOW’S REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR THE WAR RESISTERS ============= (1)  “THE CHOICE IS NO LONGER BETWEEN VIOLENCE AND NON-VIOLENCE.  IT IS BETWEEN NON-VIOLENCE […]

Aug 122008
 

FROM:   Sandra Finley  Saskatoon SK TO: Premier Wall,   premier  AT  gov.sk.ca Members of the Government of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Agriculture, Minister Bob Bjornerud, bbjornerud  AT mla.legassembly.sk.ca Saskatchewan Agriculture, Deputy Minister Alanna Koch, alanna.koch  AT  gov.sk.ca Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Minister Rosann Wowchuk, minagr  AT  leg.gov.mb.ca Manitoba Agriculture, Deputy Minister Barry Todd,  dmagr  AT  leg.gov.mb.ca […]

Jul 282008
 

Vince Bugliosi’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, on YouTube video.    Stunning (UPDATE:  no longer at this URL.  You might find it elsewhere.) Baby boomers will remember Bugliosi’s prosecution of Charles Manson.  I read his book “Helter Skelter” way back then, about the Manson “family” and the murders. Bugliosi’s testimony before the Judiciary Committee is […]

Jul 242008
 

As of December 2009, Canada is signatory to the international treaty to ban cluster munitions and to use economic sanctions in support of the ban. The treaty was under negotiation for a number of years during which time Lockheed Martin was a manufacturer of cluster munitions. Canada has signed rich contracts with Lockheed Martin in breach of […]

Jul 232008
 

SCROLL DOWN,  the last item is TO:  DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION 2016 July:   I was going to make a separate posting out of the Letter to Dalhousie University.  But scrolling past the updates on resistance to Lockheed Martin show it as a “one of” in a larger  set of actions.   It also demonstrates, unfortunately, that the expectation of ethical conduct must […]

Jul 072008
 

Re:  “Two Face jail time in census protest ”   From the GLOBE & MAIL WEBSITE, COMMENTS FROM READERS  Both refused to hand in forms because Lockheed Martin won the contract to upgrade Statistics Canada’s software …  blue nose from Calgary, Canada writes: I used to work for Statscan doing telephone surveys from 2003-2006 and this […]

Jul 072008
 

CONTENTS (1)  GLOBE & MAIL, JULY 5, TWO FACE JAIL TIME IN CENSUS PROTEST (2)  LETTER TO THE GLOBE & MAIL, “I AM NOT BREAKING THE LAW” (3)  IMPRESSIVE LIST OF RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE, FROM CHELSEA For those new to our network, Todd Stelmach from Kingston ON is one of the two who “face jail […]

Jun 262008
 

CONTENTS (1)  LETTER TO SENATE COMMITTEE (2)  NATIONAL FARMERS UNION INFORMATION ON BILL C-33 (3)  COUNCIL OF CANADIANS INFORMATION ON BILL C-33 ================= (1)  LETTER TO SENATE COMMITTEE I wish I didn’t feel a need to support the people, in this case the Council of Canadians and the National Farmers Union, who initiate action around […]

Jun 252008
 

 Kingston Whig Standard  (the webpage no longer exists) A matter of conscience Wed June 25   Our national census -taking operation, Statistics Canada, is a valuable federal institution. Using feedback directly provided by citizens, it shoots out reports that enable us to track important social trends and attitudes.  But Statistics Canada is no benign, merely informative, […]

Jun 222008
 

There needs to be an explicit statement in the “Natural Health Products” Act:  genetically engineered plants do not qualify for inclusion.  They are not “natural”;  they are a separate category that requires label standards.  My letter to the Government is appended with email addresses in case you are equally dismayed and wish to write the […]