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Category: human rights
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Don’t lift a finger to stop these far right imbeciles from looking any more stupid than they already do. But, aren’t they stupid? Of course they are, but now they’re drifting into the realm of irrational. The above screenshot is from Canada Proud, a relative newcomer to the social media self-fellatio of the right wing…
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Some environmentalists have taken the movie as a knife in the back, or a slap in the face by Michael Moore. Some have gone so far as to call for its removal. I don’t see it that way, and I don’t think removing it will help; that amounts to green-censorship which will immediately backfire. What…
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At 1:23:45am local time April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine SSR, a series of errors and bad judgment led to an explosion in reactor #4 that spread radioactive material through much of western Europe. Design flaws of the reactor type that were suppressed by the state meant that the safety…
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Considering free speech guarantees in the constitution, which is the First Amendment of the USA constitution and 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada, there are limits to the above freedoms. Both countries place limits on what you can advocate, such as Canada’s criminal code sanctions on Hate Speech. And no where…
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Look, there has to be a silver lining to the outbreak of a major pandemic in this modern age. I don’t mean to make light or joke around at anyone’s expense; there are real people who have died in this pandemic – made worse by the actions (or lack thereof) of powerful leaders. In watching…
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The trouble with the CGL pipeline is that you can make a compelling progressive argument either side of the proposal. Something that nobody anticipated. To be sure, there are many complex layers in this debate, but the fact that its happening in live-time has brought out unprecedented protests across the country; blockading railways, harbours, marine…
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The NDP government needs to act without delay, to amend BC’s labour code to recognize gig economy workers who exist as “independent contractors” with employee-like labour rights as any waged worker has. As a guideline, California passed “AB-5” that does very much the same. To be sure, California law making and BC legislation exist within…
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I have no doubt this will lift the spirits of centrist liberals who prop up Justin Trudeau. But consider this. Barack Obama campaigned on hope and change in 2008, a generally Liberal agenda, he delivered a mostly incremental upgrade in domestic policy. Don’t get me wrong, if I were American, I would have voted for…
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If you’re wondering why the abortion issue has sprung up in this election, it’s because some folks have called out Elizabeth May and the Green Party’s ambiguity on abortion rights in Canada. Specifically, the Green Party prides itself on being “un-whipped” when it comes to it’s potential MP’s in that the party caucus won’t force…
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Read the story: here You’re a party member that discovers that some voters are racist. Do you defend your leader against this intolerance? Or leave the party because you don’t want to be identified with that turban wearing leader. Today we found out. The Greens, already stung by their party leader’s gross misfire in the…
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