March 2011
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There's no debate: Elizabeth May belongs in the...
The Old Boys’ Club is at it again. Elizabeth May has been denied entry into the televised leaders’ debates. Instead of speaking up to defend true democracy, other party leaders seem relieved—perhaps due to the glowing reviews Elizabeth received after her first appearance in the 2008 debates. What kind of democracy excludes a party with the support of one million of its citizens? What kind of...
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Elizabeth May Excluded From Election Debates →
mcmenebek:
This is SO ANNOYING! At the last debate she was my favourite person. She handled herself amazingly, had excellent points and called Harper AND Igantieff out on their bullshit. If fucking QUEBEC* can have M. Duceppe there then the Green Party should be allowed as well! (And don’t give me any of that …”well the BLOQ have elected officals”. They’re a REGIONAL Party. Green Party is...
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“It is easier to leave angry words unspoken than mend a heart those words have...”
– author unknown
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“Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.”
– author unknown
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“Visits always give pleasure - if not the arrival, the departure.”
– Portugese proverb
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“An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.”
– Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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“We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.”
– John F. Kennedy, 1959
The Kill Team - Rolling Stone →
brooklynmutt:
How U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan murdered innocent civilians and mutilated their corpses – and how their officers failed to stop them. Plus: An exclusive look at the war crime photos censored by the Pentagon
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Change.org: Instructions to kill, from Gaddafi
In 1994, Hutu state radio played a massive role in the Rwandan genocide, inciting violence and giving direction on how and where to kill Tutsis.
Right now in Libya, Gaddafi is using state television much the same way. As a weapon. On his three state-run stations, supporters are urged to hunt the opposition “alley by alley, house by house, room by room.” It’s been reported that state...
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The blog is about to get very political
From Johan Hamels, Executive Director of the Green Party of Canada.
The Harper government is about to fall, with scandals dogging its heels. We’re in an election that will change Canadian political history—putting Green MPs in the House of Commons for the first time. The Green Party is a different kind of political party. We are Canadians who want an economy that works for us, a...
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Harper Government Defeated →
heatherrehtaeh:
TORONTO — Opposition parties toppled Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government in a no confidence vote, triggering Canada’s fourth election in seven years.
The opposition parties held the Conservative government in contempt of Parliament on Friday for failing to disclose the full financial details of his tougher crime legislation, corporate tax cuts and plans to purchase...
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“Let me put it to you this way. Rape culture is a culture in which people who...”
– (via moonlitstreets) 