Category Archives: Government
Peter MacKay’s exit: a matter of justice and relevance
By H. Grant Timms Peter MacKay’s announcement late last month that he would not run for re-election in the fall was sudden and unexpected – he had, after all, only just filed his nomination papers. Mr. MacKay’s decision not to
Truth, reconciliation, and the government’s assimilationist ethic
By H. Grant Timms Though the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report dominated the news the week of its release, typical of today’s 24 hour (or less) cycle, the talk it generated has all but ceased in the
Harper ignores TRC report in National Aboriginal Day message, NDP promises action
Prime Minister Stephen Harper failed to mention the recently released Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report in his message marking National Aboriginal Day today, while the opposition New Democratic Party acknowledged the document and vowed to work towards reconciliation. “Our Government
Bill C-24 and the compromise of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
By H.Grant Timms Already, and across a broad spectrum of political opinion, there has been condemnation for bill C-24, the Harper government’s “Strengthening of Canadian Citizenship Act”, which came into full force on June 11 after being given Royal Assent
Harper government dismantling democracy, rights coalition says
Abuse of parliamentary rules, the intimidation of public servants, the defunding and intimidation of organizations that hold views at odds with the government, and muzzling independent watchdogs are just some of Harper government’s alleged attempts at eroding democratic values in
Carbon Free by 2100: Stephen Harper’s Non-Committal Commitment
By H. Grant Timms Most governments are exercises in contradiction between electoral platforms and performance, and often they try to convince people that the apparent contradiction isn’t one. Take, for example, the Harper government’s positioning on the military; they want
Harper wants to control Canada by keeping Canadians ignorant and afraid, scientist says
Stephen Harper is muzzling scientists and bringing legislation like Bill C-51 because the Prime Minister wants to keep Canadians ignorant and afraid, according to Simon Fraser University Professor Lynne Quarmby. “I was arrested for an act of civil disobedience,” the
Harper’s policies making prison inmates more violent, society less safe, correctional officers tell voters
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is deceiving the public about being tough on crime, according to the union representing Canadian correctional officers who claim that the Conservative government’s budget cuts to inmate training programs are making penitentiaries more violent for the
Ontarians get only 75c for every million dollars De Beers makes mining diamonds in Ontario
By Concerned Ontarian We found out yesterday that De Beers paid only $226 in royalties to the Ontario government for the company’s diamond mining operation in the province, thanks to an investigation by CBC’s Rita Celli. The reason that Celli
Pirates eye youth vote with mincome, filesharing
The Pirate Party of Canada is hoping to attract the youth vote with a platform that calls for guaranteed minimum income (or mincome as it is commonly known) and decriminalized filesharing. “There is a misconception that [the youth] don’t care