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A choice between emotion and reason

11/16/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon It seems only too tragic that just 10 days after being sworn in as Prime Minister, after promising to restore our Canadian values, and bring back sunnier days, Justin Trudeau should be hit by the darkness of the Paris massacre. Only too ironic that the son of Pierre should have to choose so soon […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 9/11, Canada, Canadian military, Canadian politics, Conservatives, France, ISIS, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, middle east, NATO, Paris, Rona Ambrose, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Harper, Syria, terrorism, U.S. military

“Dear Mr. Harper . . . you’ve underestimated us.”

10/19/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

Mary Cleaver posted this open letter to Stephen Harper on facebook earlier this month. This election, backofthebook.ca endorses Mary Cleaver. Dear Mr. Harper, I live in BC with my husband and two little girls. I grew up in Calgary and have many friends and family members there. I’m white and in my early 40s. One […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 2015 federal election, Alberta, British Columbia, Calgary, Canada, Canadian military, Canadian politics, CBC, climate change, Conservatives, economy, First Nations, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, immigrations, oceans, poverty, science, Stephen Harper, veterans

International law? We don’t care about no stinking international law.

03/26/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside The Con bench seals laugh and clap at Steve’s joke blowing off the UN and international law because grade six. Harper went on to explain that Canada will be bombing Syria as part of an international coalition, although the US is the only NATO member currently bombing Syria. The other coalition countries bombing […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: bad behaviour, Bahrain, Barack Obama, Canada, Canadian military, Conservatives, international law, ISIS, Jason Kenney, Jordan, Morocco, NDP, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Harper, Syria, Thomas Mulcair, U.S., U.S. military, UAE, United Nations, Yemen

Fantino and the Cons: Playing soldiers

12/08/2014 by the editor 1 Comment

By Alison@Creekside In May 2012, David Pugliese wrote about how senior managers at Veterans Affairs Canada received almost $700,000 in bonuses and extra pay in 2011 “even as their department came under fire for failing to help former soldiers.” A Con official advised him the bonuses are set by the Treasury Board and senior management at […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: bad behaviour, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian military, Conservatives, Julian Fantino, Robert Borden, Stephen Harper, veterans, Veterans Affairs

Fantino: Making bank on our veterans

11/21/2014 by the editor 5 Comments

By Montreal Simon When I heard the news that Julian Fantino had met with a group of veterans in an apparent effort to rebuild all those bridges he has blown up in the last few years, I was suitably impressed. Until I found out the meeting was at the Citadel in Quebec City, not Ottawa as […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian military, Canadian politics, Conservatives, New Veterans' Charter, Quebec, Quebec City, Royal Canadian Legion, Stephen Harper, Veterans Affairs

War: Hey, it worked for Bush

09/29/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside Last week at Goldman Sachs in New York in a Q&A with the WSJ editor, Harper seemed keen to give the impression that the US had taken the initiative and come to Canada cap in hand requesting further military contribution in the fight against ISIS in Iraq: Transcript excerpt : WSJ : “Would you rule […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Barack Obama, Canada, Canadian Alliance, Canadian House of Commons, Canadian military, Canadian Parliament, Department of National Defence, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Rob Nicholson, Stephen Harper, Stockwell Day, Syria, U.S., U.S. military, United Nations

Steve’s soldierly pantomime

03/14/2013 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon Ever since he came to power Stephen Harper has tried to use the military for crass political purposes. First he wanted to use it to change his image from nerdy policy wonk to Great Warrior Leader. And when that failed miserably, for obvious reasons, he set out to change the military’s image. […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Afghanistan, Canada, Canadian military, Libya, Stephen Harper, theatre, violence

New F-35 figures don’t fly either

12/19/2012 by backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

By David@Sixthestate.net I have to say, it’s pretty depressing that not one of the many, many professional journalists in Canada is literate enough to read a government report. To their credit, some are trying. But they also had a whole press briefing slash lock-up slash sleazy play-time with the people they’re supposed to be holding […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian military, Conservatives, Department of National Defence, F-35, Peter MacKay

Inside Read: “Cold Comfort” by Gil McElroy

06/24/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

Inside Read is our sampler of new Canadian books we think merit your attention. In Cold Comfort, Colborne, Ontario poet and curator Gil McElroy uses a box of photographs left behind by his late father, a DEW line operator during the Cold War, to reconstruct that era and “come to terms with the mysterious photographer, […]

Filed Under: Arts and Books Tagged With: books, Canada, Canadian military, Nova Scotia, WWII

F-35: Lies and damn liars

04/15/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Saskboy Our top Ministers of our Canadian Government are so very disgraceful. They continue to lie to us, after being caught by multiple non-partisan authorities. It’s often claimed that people expect politicians to lie, but there’s been an understanding in Ottawa that it was taboo for Ministers to lie to Parliament rather than simply […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian military, Canadian politics, F-35, national defence, Peter MacKay, Rona Ambrose, Stephen Harper

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By Frank Moher On this dreadful day, I don't want to write about the shootings in Orlando. I want to write about my friend, Rick. Rick lives just outside of Nanaimo, a city of about 80,000, … [Read More...]

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By Frank Moher Two drama nerds have recently moved into high profile positions. Before I name them (or perhaps you’ve already guessed who they are; or perhaps you’d like to scroll down and look at … [Read More...]

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Originally published on Our Rape Blog, the author's account of the aftermath of a violent sexual assault. By Mary Fraughton Have you ever played Hearts? It’s a card game. For our purposes, … [Read More...]

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From Creekside: The B.C. provincial government is trying to green light the construction of a massive LNG terminal on Lelu Island in the Skeena Estuary -- Pacific Northwest LNG, backed by Malaysian … [Read More...]

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