Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Have we entered a time warp?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

It’s just a jump to the left… Ah. That was lovely. Takes me right back, that does… No…you wanna know what REALLY takes me back? Not the pelvic thrust that really drives you insa-a-a-a-a-ane. (My pelvis can handle that without … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Margaret Atwood on war

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker
Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Quotable Notables, Uppity Wimmin, Writer Lady Sings the Blues | 1 Comment

They have some nerve.

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This arrived in my mail yesterday: It came courtesy of my local MP, a SupposiTory no doubt looking to shore up support for the unpopular Harper Government™ and its disgusting immigration policies. And, seeing as Kimberly Rivera is due to … Continue reading →

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The Translator’s Tale, or What I Learned From Lupita

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, today it finally became real. I have incontrovertible evidence that yes, I’m a professional translator now. And that makes me, in a sense, a published author with a byline, too. My contributor copies (ten in English, plus one of … Continue reading →

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Le Fou, et la folie anglaise

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

This is the guy who tried to gun down Québec’s new premier, Pauline Marois, last night. He has been identified as Richard Henry Bain, 62, a businessman from Mont-Tremblant. He didn’t hit her, but he did manage to shoot two … Continue reading →

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Happy You Know What Day

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Sabina Becker

I’m quite surprised that we still have this holiday under the Harper Government™ of Harpistan. But whatever…hope yours is still good. Enjoy it while you got it, folks.

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Sikhs after 9-11: Fighting prejudice and ignorance

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Via Roger Ebert, this timely little documentary: Hate crimes against North American Sikhs are nothing new, any more than is racist hatred against anyone who isn’t white (or, in the case of Latin@s and Jews, “white enough”). Yesterday’s neo-Nazi shooting … Continue reading →

Posted in A Passage to India, Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't That Racist?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Eat at Joe’s

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

No, this is not THAT chicken place. From the Toronto Star, a case of oopsy mistaken identity: Chick-Felays and Chick-fil-A may sound similar and both serve chicken as their main dishes, but the similarities end there, something Chick-Felays founder and … Continue reading →

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A most historic downfall

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Sabina Becker

On this day in 1937, Canadian participation in the fight against fascism became officially illegal. Here’s a snip from Occupy Canada’s Facebook page: On this day in history, 31 July, 1937, Canadians were banned in the fight against fascism and … Continue reading →

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The Robocall Song

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Sabina Becker

If you wonder how our last election got stolen, wonder no more. This song breaks it all down.

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