Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Dr. Strangewhoops, or How Greenland Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Where the hell is Major Kong? Looks like he now has a real-life counterpart or two. Brace yourselves, kiddies, it’s a hot one.What burns me is how close the Thule base is to our own Arctic. I guess this means … Continue reading →

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A few (heretical) thoughts on Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

If ye break faith with us who dieWe shall not sleep, though poppies growIn Flanders fields.— Lt.-Col. John McCrae, “In Flanders Fields” Today is the 90th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, which at that time was … Continue reading →

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Canadian pop does feminism

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Women Around the World at Work”, by Martha & the Muffins. Still the coolest keyboard and sax riffs around. And still some of the punchiest lyrics.

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And this is why Canada still votes on paper ballots

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

So that stuff like this doesn’t happen. So that life doesn’t imitate art imitating life:And so that no dickweed with Harpo’s tyrannical ambitions gets a parliamentary majority.Any questions?

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This just in: British journos are seriously stupid!

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Media Lens, the British media watchdog group, finally draws a conclusion that I figured out for myself a long time ago: that while the British media may be slightly more liberal than their Yank counterparts, they’re still piss-poor at doing … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Marxism–it’s a par-tay!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Peace, dude. From Aporrea, an innnnnnteresting sign of the times–and times to come? Could be: Whether Karl Marx’s books are in fashion, or whether this is a response to the financial crisis is unknown, but what is certain is that … Continue reading →

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In case of election theft, break glass

Posted on October 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

(Note: This is a spoof. But we really do recognize evolution, gay rights, etc. up here. Pot’s not really legal yet, though. And while perfectly legal, abortion may be hard to get depending where you live. Sorry.)

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Two by Bruce Cockburn

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“If I Had a Rocket Launcher”–a peaceful man’s anger at war on the poor.“Call it Democracy”–still relevant today. This is the kind of great Canadian artist that Harpo thinks is irrelevant to regular folks. Remember this when you go to … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Margaret Atwood on the arts in Canada

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“At present, we are a very creative country. For decades, we’ve been punching above our weight on the world stage – in writing, in popular music and in many other fields. Canada was once a cultural void on the world … Continue reading →

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Last week of the election campaign panic button edition

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What do you bet that all these were the doing of Conservative supporters?So far, 34 acts of vandalism and threatening phone calls have been reported in the Toronto ridings of St. Paul’s and Parkdale-High Park–all directed at persons with Liberal … Continue reading →

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