Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

As the market goes, so does Harpo’s support

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And I, for one, am neither surprised nor displeased to learn this: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s stand-pat, don’t-panic response to economic turmoil seems to have fallen flat with voters, sending the Conservatives to their lowest support levels of the campaign, … Continue reading →

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Tories = cowards

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Debate, schmebate–how do you debate someone who refuses to be debated? You call him by his right name: COWARD! While Prime Minister Stephen Harper was readying to take on opposition leaders in last night’s nationally televised debate, several of his … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Wajdi Mouawad on art and politics

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“Now, as one functionary to another, this is the second thing that I wanted to tell you: no government, in showing contempt for artists, has ever been able to survive. Not one. One can, of course, ignore them, corrupt them, … Continue reading →

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Debbie Schlussel: rough ‘n’ ready, ‘n’ wrong, wrong, WRONG!

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Sabina Becker

A month ago today, right-wing idiotess Debbie Schlussel totally soiled herself over the horrible murder of young Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus near Neepawa, Manitoba. Now, what some random twat says about senseless violence might not matter so much … Continue reading →

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What’s good for GM ain’t so good for Venezuela

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Found something interesting and curious at Aporrea and just had to translate: “For 60 years, we of GMV have been working with Venezuela and its people; it’s our fundamental job to think of this organization as a great human team, … Continue reading →

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Oh, those “pro-life” Catholics!

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

First, they made an attempt on the life of the president of Ecuador:

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And this is why I call them SupposiTories

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Looks like the “new” Conservative federal government up here is getting old awful fast. They’re a minority, but they bully like they’re the only game in town, and a Globe & Mail editorial calls them on it: Last year, the … Continue reading →

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Charlie Rose in conversation with Neil Young

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Canada’s elder statesman of folk-rock strips his soul–buck naked–on his Living With War album, his latest film, creativity, ecology, love and more: Young doesn’t use set-lists in his performances; he proceeds naturally and organically, as the feeling takes him. He … Continue reading →

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Don’t stop Bill C-51, stop the hysterics!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Lately, I’ve been hit with a spate of petitions to sign and YouTubes to watch, all claiming that a certain bill currently before the House of Commons will make it illegal for you to grow garlic or take Vitamin C. … Continue reading →

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A stupid note on Canada Day

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Sabina Becker

And who struck it, albeit inadvertently? The CBC. They interviewed a group of new immigrants (there’s a special citizenship ceremony for some of them on Canada Day), and who did they interview? Some twit from Venezuela who claims he came … Continue reading →

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