Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Let’s see Peter Kent explain THIS.

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Since this report was filed, it’s been confirmed that the assassins are, indeed, Mossad agents, and they were traveling under false passports. And there’s an even weirder twist: The Foreign Office was investigating how the identities of six innocent Britons … Continue reading →

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An open letter to Peter Kent

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Dear Mr. Kent:On your recent official trip to Venezuela, in the name of Canada, you made some remarks that embarrass us as a country, and disgust me as a Canadian. They are as follows: “Canada is concerned over the Venezuelan … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Who haz Teh Stoopid?

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Oh lordy, lordy, good Gordie. I have about a week’s worth of stupid Google alerts in my e-mail box right now, burning a hole in my head. All of them concern Venezuela, and if they weren’t so damn commonplace, they’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito | 14 Comments

The Real News on the prorogation and the Canadian pro-democracy movement

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Forget the Harperite lie about prorogation being “routine”. There is NOTHING routine about evasion of hard questions about torture. That’s the real story here.

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Is our Parliament working?

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Canadian Press reports that the Liberals and NDP planned to show up. The National Post says they’re there. The Bloc are apparently still at home, and so are you-know-who.Sigh.

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Whose Parliament?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I wasn’t able to make our local anti-prorogation march today, thanks to some stupid self-inflicted foot problems that made donning my walking shoes impossible for a good long while. But that won’t stop me from protesting, or making a holy … Continue reading →

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Paul Quarrington, RIP…

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, I found this song echoing through my head for the first time since…oh, about 1995 or thereabouts, when I was at journalism school and you couldn’t turn on a radio anywhere in Toronto without hearing it:And today, I found … Continue reading →

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Haiti: The UNtold story

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you’re wondering why aid has so much trouble reaching Haiti, here’s a broad and rather interesting hint, in video form. Those who’ve been trying to “help” Haiti for years have in fact been actively weakening it because the uppity … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Caption time!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I call this one “When Evo met Bev”, but I’m sure you have something better:BTW, by way of backgrounder, that’s Canada’s minister of international co-operation, Bev Oda…who used to be on the Status of Women portfolio before she bobbled it … Continue reading →

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Haiti earthquake: Some early photos and video

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Via Aporrea, two YouTubes. Some photos:And some video:Aporrea is also reporting that the UN chief-of-mission in Haiti, Hedi Annabi, has been killed in the 7.3 magnitude quake. The UN building (and that of MINUSTAH) has been destroyed, along with at … Continue reading →

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