It’s the economy, dippers
The NDP leadership race suddenly seems like a very long, drawn out affair. Initially, there was much outrage – especially from Thomas Mulcair – at the suggestion that the party go along with what Jack Layton seemed to want: an earlier leadership convention in January. But now many in the party, lead by Winnipeg MP Pat Martin...
MORTGAGE TRENDS: Short-term rates stay put
Canada’s key interest rate will end 2011 unchanged. The Bank of Canada (BoC) left its policy rate at 1.00 percent this week, as anticipated. In a statement, the Bank said European economic performance will be worse than expected, Canadian and United States growth are “slightly” better than expected, and inflation will “ease.” It […]
First Nations network condemns newly revealed RCMP surveillance of Indigenous communities, activists
The Defenders of the Land (DotL), a network of Indigenous Communities, today condemned reports that in 2007, the Harper government established a national and international police surveillance network to spy on Indigenous Peoples and their supporters for defending Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and land rights. The...
Fox News North: Your national, pro-war TV network
You will no doubt recall the controversy surrounding the efforts of Quebec billionaire Pierre Peladeau to get a prized licence for his Sun News TV network. If he had succeeded, the cable companies would have been obliged to carry his extremist right wing news channel, dubbed by many as “Fox News North.” In the end, the CRTC...
Atamanenko seeks to give Conscientious Objectors the right to stop paying for war
Alex Atamanenko, MP (BC Southern Interior), introduced a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons today that would give conscientious objectors an official sanction to spend their taxes on nonviolent alternatives to war. Bill C-363, would allow Canadians, who object to paying taxes for military purposes on conscientious or religious grounds, to divert an […]
Ethan Hawke joins fight to protect Gulf of St. Lawrence from oil and gas drilling
The battle to protect the Gulf of St. Lawrence from oil and gas development received a major boost this week when American actor, writer and director Ethan Hawke benevolently lent his support to the cause. Hawke, a landowner along the Gulf in Nova Scotia, was approached by coastal landowners, fishermen, Mi’kmaq leaders and concerned citizens […]
Wake up and listen to Occupiers
The amazingly resilient Occupy phenomenon is running up against the same ugly reality that so many social movements have encountered over the past 20 years: There is a world of difference between influence and power. Governments and the corporations they serve have power — that is, the power of money (and the law) to make ...
Hemp farmers receive investment to heighten exports
Canadian hemp producers could benefit from a boost to their marketing brand abroad with the support of the Government of Canada. An investment of more than $55,000 was made by the federal government to the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA) as it kicks off its national convention in Winnipeg. With this investment, the CHTA will […]
Go West young person: the nation’s immigrants set sights on Western Canada
The booming economies of the West are drawing more immigrants than the traditional landing spot of Eastern Canada, reports the CBC. Experts are saying that only a decade ago, Ontario took in the lion’s share of Canada’s immigrants, with half going to Toronto and 60 per cent to Ontario as a whole. But only 42 […]
Sexual harassment claims top issue for new RCMP head
Reports of RCMP officers enduring years of sexual harassment on the job has consumed the nation’s Public Safety minister’s days, reports Meagan Fitzpatrick of the CBC. On Monday Toews said is concerned about allegations of sexual harassment made by RCMP officers and will be talking to the new head of the RCMP on it. For […]
