Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

A few random thoughts on Omar Khadr

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Sabina Becker

By now, it should be no secret to any of you who have read this blog over the years (thank you!) that I am utterly against the so-called War on Terror. I’ve repeatedly said that it is not a war … Continue reading →

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“Proud Boys” not looking so proud up here

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Oh dear. Looks like somebody isn’t ready for prime time… The Proud Boys have shamed Canada’s military. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon, rear admiral John Newton apologized for the behaviour of five six Armed Forces members who disrupted an … Continue reading →

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Justin Trudeau’s Liberals: Objectively pro-fascist?

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, NOT sorry…because you know it’s true. Hey! Know how right-wingers are always going on about how small-L liberals are “fascists” because they give you dirty looks for saying the N-word, the C-word, and all those other things that aren’t … Continue reading →

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Judge jails (indigenous) rape victim

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Canada has no shortage of institutional racist disgraces on its historical record. But lest anyone say “Oh, but we’ve moved beyond that!”, right in time for our 150th birthday party (which is less than a month away now), sit down … Continue reading →

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It was 90 years ago today…

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Sabina Becker

…that his dad was in the KKK. And Donnie still is in denial, which is good for a sardonic smile. With apologies to the Beatles (and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band), a headline from all those years ago that … Continue reading →

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If uniformed officers are a bad idea at schools, what about Pride?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Sabina Becker

A 1981 issue of The Body Politic, a Toronto gay community newspaper, calling for protests against the police following a series of bathhouse raids known as Operation Soap. As Pride Week approaches in Toronto, I’ve noticed an uptick on my … Continue reading →

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On (re-)reading The Handmaid’s Tale: A few random thoughts

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Sabina Becker

The first time I read The Handmaid’s Tale, I was in university…and I didn’t understand it at all. To be fair, I was probably about 19 or 20. The book was just a couple of years old, a major bestseller … Continue reading →

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Neil Macdonald cries for teh menz

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Oh, won’t somebody think of the men? Clearly, no one in Ottawa is doing so, if the latest federal budget is any indication. Luckily, the menz have Neil Macdonald, CBC’s voice of the voiceful, to take up their kvetch for … Continue reading →

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Leah McLaren, WTF?

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Yes, this IS pre-emptive brain bleach. Trust me, you’re going to need it. You have been warned. So a friend of mine PM’d me on Facebook today, asking if I thought Leah McLaren was worthy of wanklisting. She linked a … Continue reading →

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Sam Bee takes on Sebaaaaaastian Goooooooorka

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Sabina Becker

Because I’m too tired to write much, please enjoy some comedy at the expense of a pompous idiot with a bad face merkin. Or, as Sam puts it: “a cruise-ship magician’s facial hair”.