Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Day of Dignity in Venezuela

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

It was 21 years ago today: “February 4, Day of Dignity. On February 4, 1992, a civilian-military group commanded by President Hugo Chávez opened the doors to a new patriotic awakening. Our people, full of national feeling, set loose a … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: God says I should love you, I don’t love you….

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Sabina Becker

I’m so happy to see that someone uploaded this lost Canadian gem to YouTube…crackling vinyl, ’80s overproduction and all! BTW, this song is about Mark David Chapman, the deranged fan who killed John Lennon. It came out two years after … Continue reading →

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Teh Heterostoopid: The Great Purge

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yeah, this sure sounds like a winning proposition: ConservativeOnly.com, a U.S. dating site that promises to “purge your personal dating pool of liberals, progressives, socialists, marxists, communists, feminazis and democrats” — has just announced it is expanding into Canada. “Founder … Continue reading →

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Hello, Charles McVety? It’s me, your aneurysm.

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Sabina Becker

So, I guess you’ve all heard by now that our fair province, Ontario, has a new premier-designate. Her name’s Kathleen Wynne, and she’s apparently from the liberal wing of the Ontario Liberal party. That’s nice, eh? I think so…especially since … Continue reading →

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25 years…

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The Morgentaler Clinic, downtown Toronto. Dr. Henry Morgentaler deserves a huge amount of gratitude for so many things: He pioneered the suction-curettage method of early surgical abortion; he defied the law to set up free-standing women’s clinics; he coined the … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: No sign of a summer yet

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Idle No More…still going strong.

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Clip ‘n’ Save: Why Idle No More is a Canadian thing, not just a Native thing

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Sabina Becker

And for those who have hard-of-thinking friends who can read, point them to this. Srsly, it makes me want to sign up for adoption by a First Nations band. The only correction I’d make is that Occupy is, in fact, … Continue reading →

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The truth about Attawapiskat

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The People of the Kattawapiskak River by Alanis Obomsawin, National Film Board of Canada A Cree filmmaker takes us inside the lives of her brothers and sisters in Attawapiskat, Ontario. If what you see here doesn’t leave you outraged at … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Solidarity is EVERYWHERE, bitches

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, Venezuela was not the only place where people were demonstrating huge support for a certain much-loved president who wasn’t well enough to take his own oath of office (yet!): That was, of course, just one European city. Here’s what … Continue reading →