Monthly Archives: July 2010

Music for a Sunday: “Mother, let me fight…”

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be the music of rebellion–right? Well, here’s a great example of that:Now, not to take anything away from Jerry Doucette, who is one of Canada’s greatest and most-covered guitar heroes, but let’s just contrast … Continue reading →

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Torontonamo Bay: One young man’s personal account

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Meet Dan Hamilton. He’s 18, gay, and a new resident of Toronto. And on his first day in that city, something happened to him:Dan was corralled and carted off to the Toronto East Detention Centre–or Torontonamo Bay, as it’s rapidly … Continue reading →

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Wankers of the Week: Crappy Canada Day!

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yup, that’s our fair flag, hanging upside down among the nations. A fitting close to the Canada Day Weekend festivities, no? There was certainly enough reason up here for us to fly it in the “in distress” position–our democracy is … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: A little late, but…

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…better now than never. I thought I’d mention that Evo is once again Doctor Evo:I’ve lost count of how many times this makes. I’m sure he has, too.

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Cops Behaving Badly: The “Miami Model” at work

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

No, the Miami Model is not a tall, shapely, ex-Latin American beauty queen. This is the Miami Model, in two minutes or less:Yeah hi, it’s me, banging on about the so-called Black Bloc again. These guys have so much in … Continue reading →

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