Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

The story of Band Aid and “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Midge Ure, Paul Young, and Tony Hadley talk with the Professor of Rock about how Band Aid came together and made the charity song of the century. (I don’t care about any of the remakes, I only love the original.) … Continue reading →

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Freedummies are bad drivers, says least surprising news of the day

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Sabina Becker

The Rational National breaks down something I’ve suspected for as long as I’ve seen loonmobiles covered in InfoWars stickers on the road. Namely, that people with a fanatical anti-vaccination attitude are shitty drivers: During the summer of 2021, Canadian researchers … Continue reading →

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Whom is the Salvation Army really saving? (and other uncharitable schemes)

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Sabina Becker

It’s that time of year again, and a YouTuber who often researches shady businesses has some bad news for you good folks, about those bell-ringers with the little red buckets: Yup, the Salvation Army has not learned much from the … Continue reading →

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So long, Elon, and thanks for NOTHING.

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Welp, folkies, I’m finally doing it. I’m leaving Twitter. Initially I didn’t intend to, but when they abruptly locked me out of my own account for saying “Honkies”, that was it for me. I couldn’t be arsed to try to … Continue reading →

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Randy Hillier turns himself in

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Sabina Becker

CTV story sez… Ontario MPP Randy Hillier has been released with conditions after being criminally charged in relation to his participation in the ‘Freedom Convoy’ occupation of downtown Ottawa. Hillier, 64, arrived at Ottawa police headquarters early Monday morning and … Continue reading →

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All right, Jagmeet. I see you now.

Posted on March 22, 2022 by Sabina Becker

This is some HUGE news for us Canadian progressives: And no, Candice Fucking Nazi Bergen, it is NOT a “Liberal-NDP coalition”, nor does it mean the NDP are in charge. It means that they’ve dragged the Liberals back to where … Continue reading →

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FreeDUMB!

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Sabina Becker

So, uh, there was this convoy in Ottawa over the weekend. No one’s really sure what the hell it was all about, or what it was meant to accomplish or how, but it furnished us with some good laughs at … Continue reading →

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It’s January 6 again.

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Sabina Becker

Hard to believe that a year has passed since we saw the Confederate flag carried into the US Capitol, and some loon in a fake shaman’s trappings singing over a bunch of muffins (when he wasn’t trying to further incite … Continue reading →

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How YouTube suppresses independent media (and rewards far-right grifters)

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Sabina Becker

David Doel breaks it all down: I don’t have much to add to what he says, other than that it’s important to subscribe to those leftist channels you like to watch. You can subscribe to David here. But more importantly, … Continue reading →

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Great news for LGBT+ Canadians!

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Sabina Becker

So, THIS just happened: Yes, that’s right. Canada has just outlawed “conversion therapy”, which is not therapeutic, and doesn’t convert anyone who’s L, G, B, and/or T into cis, or straight, or both. And even better: IT WAS UNANIMOUS. It’s … Continue reading →