Just when you think you’ve seen it all…

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… you see this story: ”   Chuck Strahl, Chairman of the federal body which oversees Canada’s spy agency, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), has registered to lobby on behalf of Enbridge’s ‘Northern Gateway Pipelines Limited Partnership’. ~snip~ “Strahl replaced disgraced Chairman Dr. Arthur Porter, who is currently in a Panamanian jail facing a range ofContinue reading Just when you think you’ve seen it all…

This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Leaks help countries stand up to U.S abuse of power.

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This week’s topic: Do recent revelations of U.S. spying on its allies do more harm than good? “I had to pinch myself after reading Brent’s column this week — and hard. His laughable comparison of the recent spying allegations against the U.S to eavesdropping on social chatter at a party had me thinking I mustContinue reading This weeks column for 24Hrs Vancouver: Leaks help countries stand up to U.S abuse of power.

“He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” ~ George Orwell

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The hypocrisy of Stephen Harper’s recent announcement that he would be boycotting the big grand poo-bah’s summit in Sri Lanka next month is stunning. The lack of comment on it thus far, even more so. According to reports from overseas: ” Canada will skip the meeting because of  what Harper called “serious violations of human rights andContinue reading “He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” ~ George Orwell