Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Venezuelan opposition, take note…

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

You people. You’re always claiming that Hugo Chavez–YOUR president, like it or not–is trying to drag your barely-existent middle class into poverty, because it’s the poor that vote for him and so he wants to make/keep people poor in his … Continue reading →

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Canada’s big shame

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The video of the tasering of Robert Dziekanski speaks for itself. The videographer mistakes him for a Russian (unable to distinguish the language from the victim’s native Polish). But what’s unmistakable here is that the man was NOT so violent … Continue reading →

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President for life, eh???

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Uh…no. Sorry, all ye wingnuts, but the Big Guy himself just contradicted the dumbest of your alarmist claims. Story from Aporrea: According the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez Frias, the most important thing is that the people have the power to … Continue reading →

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Well, whaddya know…

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Premier Stelmach paid attention! First it was Venezuela. Now, Nigeria is reviewing its relationships with international oil companies and the oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta is set to announce a decision Thursday on increasing royalties from the energy industry. It’s … Continue reading →

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An election issue, you say?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Incredible! It may be more than a year away, but Americans already think they know what the big issues of the 2008 presidential election will be. On the thousands of web pages, acres of newsprint and hours of airtime already … Continue reading →

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They could learn a thing or two from Venezuela

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From Straight Goods, two interesting articles on Alberta and its oil. Numero Uno notes that Ontario’s oil addiction is fueling Alberta’s polluting ways, and reviews a bomb-throwerish book whose basic thesis is that Albertans are stupid for polluting so much … Continue reading →

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Floaters in space

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield explains how space toilets work. Stick around till the end and you might learn something about, er, meteor showers.

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A faith-based flipflop…flops

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Oh, how I wish our neighbors to the south were taking notes right now. This, folks, is an example of how NOT to mix religion and politics.

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SupposiTory takes aim at Native people

Posted on September 23, 2007 by Sabina Becker

It’s not hard to guess who he’s really targeting here, is it? Anyone directing, participating in or financially supporting an illegal land occupation in Ontario would face harsher penalties under a Progressive Conservative government, leader John Tory said Sunday as … Continue reading →

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