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Why I won’t pray for Paris

11/18/2015 by the editor 2 Comments

By Kenneth Brown In the aftermath of the Paris killings, the Facebook world has been, as is only appropriate, afire with opinion, speculation, ire and sympathy. I do not have the kinds of Facebook friends (I’m happy to report) who leap to make bigoted statements about Muslims, or to publicly indulge in revenge fantasy. I […]

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: bigotry, Christianity, Christians, crime, France, ISIS, Islam, Islamic State, Judaism, middle east, Muslims, Paris, religion, terrorism, war

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

The Post’s selective MEMRI

11/02/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside National Post, flagship of the largest media conglomerate in Canadian history run by a foreign hedge fund, inhales a MEMRI “report” based on the online musings of four anonymous “known” jihadi dudes titled: “Pro-ISIS Activists React Joyously On Twitter To Canada’s Elections” Then they give it the fabulous new Trudeau-torqued headline you see at left. […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Canada, ISIS, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau, middle east, National Post, neoconservatism, newspapers, social media, Stewart Bell, twitter, VICE News

Too bad about the kid. Now, back to war.

09/04/2015 by the editor 1 Comment

By Montreal Simon Many hours after I first saw it, I am still haunted by this photo of that poor little Syrian boy washed up on a Turkish beach. And by the knowledge that his refugee family begged the ghastly Chris Alexander to let them emigrate to Canada. But got absolutely nowhere. But while I’m […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Alan Kurdi, Canada, Chris Alexander, Conservatives, Ghalib Kurdi, immigration, ISIS, Libya, refugees, Rehanna Kurdi, religion, Stephen Harper, Syria, Syrian refugee crisis, Turkey

ISIS rampages, artists fuss

08/29/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Jim Henshaw It wasn’t the first time somebody has died on stage. Two of recent theatre’s great comedians, Dick Shawn (The Producers) and Sid James (pick any Carry On . . . movie) both did final pratfalls that convulsed their audiences –- until the realization dawned that they were never getting up again. Genesius, the […]

Filed Under: Arts and Books Tagged With: Conservatives, crime, humans, Iraq, ISIS, Justin Trudeau, Liberals, middle east, NDP, showbiz, Stephen Harper, Syria, theatre, Thomas Mulcair, United Nations, violence, war

The Video: “Extraordinary, living in a Canada where that sort of idiocy passes for argument.”

03/28/2015 by the editor Leave a Comment

March 25, 2015: The Leader of the Opposution doesn’t quite call the Prime Minister an “idiot,” but pretty much. From International Law? We don’t care about no stinking international law. “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 […]

Filed Under: The Video Tagged With: Canada, Canadian House of Commons, Canadian Parliament, Canadian politics, Conservatives, international law, ISIS, NDP, Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair, United Nations

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

Where’s the video, Commissioner Paulson?

12/06/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Montreal Simon Almost as soon as the shooting stopped, and not long after he emerged from his closet, Stephen Harper declared that Canada was under attack by the dark forces of ISIS. And started calling the dead gunman, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, an ISIS terrorist. Even though he was a mentally ill crack addict. And a […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bob Paulson, Canada, Canadian Parliament, Conservatives, crime, Giuliano Zaccardelli, ISIS, Liberals, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, NDP, Parliament Hill shootings, RCMP, Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair

Leaders of the free world walk into a bar . . .

10/14/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside 4 a.m. A bar. Steve: Just say “I stand with Saudi Arabia” a bunch of times, wait for the press to repeat it, and there ya go. Canada! Fuck Yeah! Comin’ again to save the motherfuckin’ day, yeah … Barry, Tony, Dave: No. No. No. Barry: Look, Steve, I know that “I stand with […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Al Qaeda, Barack Obama, Canada, David Cameron, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Kurdistan, Saudi Arabia, Stephen Harper, Syria, Tony Abbott, Turkey

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

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Fort McMurray: Shopping time!

By Brady Tighe We’re now officially in the aftermath phase of the northern Alberta wildfire crisis. The fire is long gone, and everyone with a home to return to is back in its … [Read More...]

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Electoral reform: Hashtag fresh thinking

By Alison@Creekside The most interesting and innovative idea to come out of the first meeting of the all-party Special Committee on Electoral Reform, or ERRE, was Nathan Cullen's suggestion, … [Read More...]

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The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

By Jim Henshaw There have been several bewildered as well as angry accounts coming out of the USA lately about how little media time has been spent covering the Democratic Presidential Primary … [Read More...]

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My friend, Rick, at the Pride Parade

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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Triumph of the drama nerds

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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The video: Lelu Island: “They will come.”

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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