Canada
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Jean Saint-Vil, Haiti realities #1
Jean Saint-Vil of Canada Haiti Action is interviewed by Pat Van Horne regarding realities and myths about Haiti – recorded in Ottawa for Straight Goods News on January 20, 2010. Part 1 of 3. Continue reading
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Haiti Report for December 30, 2009
The Haiti Report is a compilation and summary of events as described in Haiti and international media prepared by Konbit Pou Ayiti/KONPAY. Continue reading
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Copenhagen spoof shames Canada; Climate Debt No Joke
What at first looked like the flip-flop of the century has been revealed as a sophisticated ruse by a coalition of African, North American, and European activists. The purpose: to highlight the most powerful nations’ obstruction of meaningful progress in Copenhagen, to push for just climate debt reparations, and to call out Canada in particular… Continue reading
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Canada’s Guantanamo By Eric Walberg
A scandal erupted last week in sleepy Ottawa with the revelations of Canada’s chief diplomat in Kandahar in 2006-07, Richard Colvin, who told a House of Commons committee on Afghanistan that Afghans arrested by Canadian military and handed over to Afghan authorities were knowingly tortured. His and others’ attempts to raise the alarm had been… Continue reading
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Realities Collide at Halifax “War Conference” By Anthony Fenton
While the world’s top military elites gather inside a fortified hotel to discuss NATO’s future, protesters question the organisation’s legitimacy, secrecy, and the lack of democratic debate about the increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan. Continue reading
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Canada: The Killer H1N1 Vaccine? By Michel Chossudovsky
A new development in the H1N1 Vaccine Saga is unfolding in Canada. Whereas health officials are pushing for an acceleration of the vaccination program, there is evidence of so-called “unusual adverse reactions” including three recently recorded deaths directly resulting from the vaccine. Continue reading
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Is Canada More pro-Israel than the U.S.? By Yves Engler
12 October, 2009 — Electronic Intifada In June, Israel began barring some North Americans with Palestinian-sounding names entry through Ben Gurion Airport. Forced to reroute through a land-border crossing that connects the West Bank with Jordan, their passports were stamped ‘Palestinian Authority only,’ which prevents them from entering Israel proper. The Obama Administration objected to Continue reading
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Afghanistan and NATO: a war that never can be won By Rafe MAIR
When I suggested to my esteemed editor a column on Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan I was reminded of the axiom be careful what you ask for. I quickly learned that one could easily do a fair sized book on the subject! Continue reading
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Canada and Honduras By Yves Engler
Along with three Latin American heads of states, Zelaya tried to return to Honduras on Sunday. But the military blocked his plane from landing and kept a 100,000 plus crowd of supporters at bay. In doing so the military killed two protesters and wounded at least 30. On CTV Kent blamed Zelaya for the violence. Continue reading
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A world away, Palestinian seeks justice By Iain Marlow
First came the fence, which splintered the olive trees from Bil’in, the Palestinian village that tended them. Then came the tear gas canister that hit a local, well-liked man named Basem Abu Rahme in the chest, killing him. Continue reading
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Indigenous Summit Shows the Way on Climate Change By Diana Bronson
The main sources of controversy were whether or not an immediate fossil fuel moratorium should be called for, and whether or not indigenous peoples should support the UN REDD programme (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries). Continue reading
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What is Canada Doing in Haiti? By Jean Saint-Vil
In January, 2003 the Canadian government organized a meeting to plan the illegal and violent overthrow of the democratically-elected government of the small Caribbean nation for political, ideological and economic reasons. Continue reading
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Haiti: Canada's Bloody Hands By JOHN MAXWELL
After Aristide’s victory in Haiti’s first democratic presidential election in 1990, the relics of the Jim Crow Marine occupation managed to convince the Americans, first John McCain’s International Republican Institute and then elements of Bill Clinton’s government and various Canadian politico and officials that Haiti under Aristide was a threat to civilisation as they knew… Continue reading
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Canada: In Service To The Pentagon And NATO At Home And Abroad By Rick Rozoff
From supplying its former colonial master Britain with a disproportionate amount of troops in both world wars to following the lead of Britain and the United States in wars from Korea in 1950 to Yugoslavia in 1999 to Afghanistan at present, Canada has rarely balked at demands for political acquiescence and military complicity from its… Continue reading
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ADBUSTERS Win Legal Victory Against Canada’s Media Giants – Legal Action in the US Next
This is an inspiring idea for media activists and could pave the way for further legal victories down the road not only on the TV airwaves, but in cyberspace as well. Continue reading
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British MP George Galloway barred from Canada under the Canada Israel “Public Security” Agreement By Michel Chossudovsky
The ”Declaration of Intent” establishes a framework of bilateral cooperation between Canada and Israel in the area of “Public Security”. The agreement has not been the object of debate in the Canadian parliament, nor has it received media coverage. Continue reading
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Who’s the popinjay? By Eric Walberg
Though denying the charge that he financially supports Hamas, Galloway is otherwise treating the matter tongue-in-cheek. In a press release, he pointed out: “In 2006 [Kenney] addressed a rally of the so called People’s Mujahideen of Iran, a Waco-style cult, banned in the European Union as a terrorist organisation… Being banned by such a man… Continue reading
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SPP: Updating the Militarization and Annexation of North America By Stephen Lendman
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America is a military-backed corporate coup d’etat against the sovereignty of three nations, their populations and legislative bodies. It’s a dagger through the heart of democratic freedom in all three, yet the public is largely unaware of what’s happening. Continue reading
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The Coup Five Years On: Haiti's Harsh Realities By YVES ENGLER
Haiti provides an example of how self-described “progressive” Western government-funded NGOs function as an arm of imperialism. A sort of NGO laboratory, Haiti is a highly vulnerable society where NGOs have a great deal of influence. Continue reading
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Video: Racist JNF’s “Canadian cover-up to a war crime”
The Canadian Broadcast Corporation airs this thirty minute story on CANADAPARK Built on the ruins of three Palestinian villages totally destroyed in 1967 paid for by Canadian Jews and Christians to the Jewish National Fund, an organization established before Israel and owns most of Israel’s land.Palestinians are not allowed to buy from the JNF. For Continue reading
The New Dark Age 