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Canada to Palestinians: no more schools for you

01/21/2010 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside Last month Jason Kenney explained his government’s decision to cut off funds to the church aid group KAIROS thusly: “Our government is working to dismantle the client relationship that existed between the government of Canada and organizations whose priority is seemingly to advocate for the legalization of banned terrorist organizations like Hamas and […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: B'nal Brith, Bev Oda, Canada, Canadian politics, Israel, Jason Kenney, Palestine

Bernie’s version

07/21/2009 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside In February, Bernie Farber, CEO of the CJC, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, and 10 other Lib and Con MPs attended the London Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism. From Farber’s Feb 25 column at Canadian Jewish Congress: “Of all the strategies and tactics reviewed, one stood out for broader emulation. It was the development of […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, George Galloway, human rights, Israel, Jason Kenney, middle east, Palestine, Stephen Harper

Kenney: Leftists = Nazis

05/29/2009 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside Haaretz, May 25, 2009 : A “new anti-Semitism” that emanates from an alliance of Western leftists and Islamic extremists is more dangerous than the “old European” form of Jew-hatred, Canada’s minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism said as he wound up a four-day trip to Israel Sunday. “The existential threat faced by Israel […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Israel, Jason Kenney, middle east, Muslims, Palestine, Stephen Harper

Jason Kenney proves George Galloway’s point

03/23/2009 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside George Galloway, a sitting member of the British Parliament and leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza, has been banned from Canada on security grounds. Describing him as an “infandous street-corner Cromwell,” Jason Kenney spokesweasel Alykhan Velshi told Channel Four News above that George Galloway “poses a national security threat […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Afghanistan, Britain, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, George Galloway, Jason Kenney, Palestine, Stephen Harper, terrorism, U.S.

Harper going down?

04/16/2007 by backofthebook.ca

By guest blogger Nicole Walyshyn Just how much trouble is Stephen Harper in in Alberta? To judge by a recent public meeting in Calgary, mucho. Calgary Southeast MP and Harper very-right-hand man Jason Kenney held a forum for his constituents Saturday night, and it turned out a lot of them are still extremely browned-off about […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Elizabeth May, Jason Kenney, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper

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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...]

Trudeau on quantum computing

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...]

Rick Meyers in Nanaimo Pride Parade

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...]

From “Our Rape Blog”: Shooting the Moon

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...]

First Nations defending Lelu Island

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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