Dear British Crown: honour Canada-First Nations treaties, revoke Bill C-45, and immediately fire Prime Minister Harper and Governor General Johnston: Please sign the PETITION: British Crown Must Honour Canada-First Nations Treaties, Revoke Bill C-45 now! Petition text: On the 28th January 2013, just 6 hours before the Canadian Parliament resumes in Ottawa, one of the READ MORE
 #idlenomore, Activism, Activism News, Bill C-45, British Crown, Canada, Canada Politics, Canada-First Nations treaties, Canadian Parliament, Featured, First Nations, governor general, Idle No More, multinational corporations, omnibus bills, Omnibus Budget Bill C-45, Ottawa, parliament, petition, petitions, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rights, Royal Assent, Sovereignty Welcome to Harper v. Canada, a new column that digs deep to understand Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s current war against our democratic institutions, freedoms and dissent. The column uses two approaches to unravel Harper’s phony commitment to making Canada “the best country in the world: a) exhaustive excavation of Harper’s controversial past to reveal teachable milestones and b) opinion and analysis that tries to understand Harper’s current and future motivations. Some preliminary highlights: During a meeting in Montreal in 1997, Harper declared his unequivocal support for US conservatives, whom he told: “… your country, and particularly your conservative movement, is . . . → Read More: CANADIAN PROGRESSIVE WORLD: Harper v. Canada: Understanding Stephen Harper’s War Against Canada Last summer Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservatives demonstrated their tough stance on foreigners suspected of war crimes abroad. The suspects were rounded up, detained and deported. The sweep was the beginning of a crackdown on immigrants that also … Continue reading → Starting at 12:01am today, I embarked on an indefinite hunger strike to demand that Canada’s new Safe Streets and Communities Act (omnibus crime Bill C-10) be immediately repealed. Earlier, I had appealed to the Governor …Read More
Activism, Activist Communique, Canada, Canada Politics News, Canadian Democracy, Canadian Parliament, Canadian values, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Civil Disobedience, civil liberties, crime, House of Commons, Omnibus Crime Bill C-10, Ottawa, parliament, parliament hill, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rights, rights and freedoms, Safe Streets and Communities Act, Senate “Canada’s system of one-party-plus rule has stunted democracy.” – Stephen Harper (and Tom Flanagan) Not long ago, Stephen Harper suggested that “although we like to think of ourselves as living in a mature democracy, we …Read More |
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