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Canada’s recession ‘self-inflected’, Unifor says
The Conservative government’s poor economic policies are responsible for Canada slipping into another recession under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s watch as officially confirmed by Statistics Canada this morning, according to the union Unifor. “Working people see the weakness in our
Canada officially in recession
Canada’s economy has officially fallen into recession as real gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.1% in the second quarter, following a 0.2% decrease in the first quarter, Statistics Canada reported a short while ago. While real GDP by industry rose 0.5% in June,
Harper feeling the wrath of Streisand Effect as efforts to silence artist make ‘Harperman’ song go viral
Efforts by the Harper government to silence a protest song about ousting Conservative Leader Stephen Harper has caused the song to go viral, according to Youtube viewer statistics. Between the June 22, 2015, when the video of the song was
RCMP planning mass arrest of indigenous activists under Bill C-51, supporters warn
The RCMP are preparing to carry out a mass arrest operation against the indigenous Unist’ot’en Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in northwestern BC under Harper government’s Bill C-51 labelling as terrorists First Nations activists exercising their Aboriginal Title and Rights
Conservatives bullied teenage Ala calling her “raghead slut”, candidate’s sister says
Conservatives bullied Ala Buzreba on social media when she was just 16 years old calling her “raghead slut” who should “go back to where she came from”, which prompted the Liberal candidate for Calgary Nose Hill to post the offensive
Albertan fined $543 for ‘FUCK HARPER’ sign, plans Charter challenge
An Edmonton man is planning a charter challenge after police fined him $543 fine for displaying a “FUCK HARPER” sign on the back of his car. “Yesterday, a Ponoka RCMP officer pulled me over and tried to extort me into
Constitutionality of bills C-51 and C-24: Dept of Justice won’t release study until after election
Department of Justice has decided to not release any information related to the its examination of the controversial Conservative bills C-51 and C-24 claiming that meeting the legal deadline would “interfere” with the Department’s operations. DOJ Act 1985 4.1 requires
Harper government’s economic record worst in Canada’s post-war history, new report shows
By Mary Simpson As Canada slips into a recession with real gross domestic product falling in May for the fifth consecutive month, a new review of the economic record of Stephen Harper’s Conservative government paints a damning portrait of nearly
Election 102: Voter Due Diligence
Stephen Garvey, Leader of Democratic Advancement Party of Canada (DAPC) The Canadian electorate has a vital role in our democracy in ensuring that Canadians who best represent their constituencies and country get elected. A case can be made that the
In Your Face: Rules, Conventions and Cultural Sensitivity in the Niqab Debate
By H. Grant Timms I try, up the level of my admittedly low tolerance, to keep an eye on the comments sections of some of the news and political sites on the Internet. Recently, the case of Mrs. Zinera Ishaq