Harper throws women overboard
By Alison@Creekside
Gerald Caplan, G&M: The Harper government, women’s rights and the cost of speaking out.
The Tories are playing punishment politics with Canada’s progressive NGOs — and eroding civil society in the process.
“Despite the chill on speaking out, this week the Canadian Council for International Co-operation announced its fear that its funding is likely to [...]
Canadian media de-Zerbified
By guest blogger Brian BrennanSo did Tony Burman jump or was he pushed? Don’t look for an answer in the Toronto Star. Up to a week ago, you could have turned to the paper’s dependable media critic, Antonia Zerbisias, for an informed and well-sourced piece on the reasons behind the imminent departure of the CBC [...]
