Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Quotable: Justin Podur on crapaganda in the Canadian media

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“Modern Western armies, like those of Israel, the US, and Canada, think of information as part of warfare. They expend tremendous time and resources mobilizing support for their violence. They do this by controlling information, disallowing independent journalists (as Israel … Continue reading →

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The Harper Dictatorship

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Also known as Harpo Marxism.

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Iggy’s palace coup

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Via Montreal Simon, I just learned that the worst possible thing could have happened, and one that will drive a stake through all hopes of a coalition faster than anything else: Iggy the Warmonger has staged his palace coup. Now, … Continue reading →

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So much for right-wing turns making journalism “lively”

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been reading a number of newspaper writers (or former ones) diagnosing What Went Wrong at their respective (ex-)rags lately, and go figure, a lot of them are saying things remarkably like what the guy at Whap! Whap! said in … Continue reading →

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So when do we get a Canadian PSUV?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been saying it (not too loudly around my formerly Conservative dad) for years–if Reform and the Tories could unite the right in this country, why couldn’t the rest of us unite the left and doom those turds to permanent … Continue reading →

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Vive le Canada!!!

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Where else would you get things like this happening? The Liberals and NDP have reached a deal to bring down the federal Conservative government and form an unprecedented coalition to take its place that would last 30 months and include … Continue reading →

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Separated at girth?

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oops, I meant to say “birth”:Federal transport minister John Baird, Harpo’s right-hand man, and……Squealer, Napoleon’s right-hand pig?

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RIP Kenny MacLean

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Somebody Somewhere”, the hit written by Kenny MacLean for Platinum Blonde, a Toronto band, in the mid-1980s. Kenny, the band’s bass player from their second album onward, was found dead today of a probable heart attack. He was 52.

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We now have “free” trade with Colombia. How the hell did THAT happen?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Aporrea, here’s one for the scratch-yer-head-till-it-hurts files: Even though Colombia is not a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, its president, Alvaro Uribe, travelled to Peru to meet with a group of leaders from various parts of the world … Continue reading →

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My heart bleeds. Bwahahaha…

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Oh, poor CanWest Global. The poor, poor National Post. Look at what’s happening to them now. Don’t you feel sorry for them? Weighed down by debt, media giant CanWest Global Communications Corp. isn’t ruling out possible asset sales after buying … Continue reading →