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Komagata Maru: The story behind the apology

05/19/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Rod Mickleburgh At long last, a formal apology has been delivered in the House of Commons for Canada’s racist behaviour in its shameful treatment of Sikh passengers aboard the Komagata Maru, who had the effrontery to seek immigration to the West Coast more than a hundred years ago. Not only were they denied entry, they […]

Filed Under: Features, Komagata Maru: The story behind the apology Tagged With: Asia, bad behaviour, Britain, British Columbia, Canada, history, immigration, India, law, racism, Sikhs, Vancouver

The Trudeau gush fest is getting old

04/17/2016 by the editor Leave a Comment

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 campaign of Bernie Sanders. Despite winning a string of primaries and attracting overflow crowds to his speeches, Sanders can’t seem to inspire any mainstream journalists to […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Andrew Coyne, Bernie Sanders, Canada, CBC, Democratic Party, Halifax, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, immigration, journalism, Justin Trudeau, New York City, newspapers, Nova Scotia, Rosie Barton, U.S.

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

As It Happens and Minister Whiny

06/13/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By John Klein (aka Saskboy) CBC’s As It Happens, June 11, 2014. Conservative Minister Chris Alexander: “Why is that the only question that interests you?” Carol Off: “Because you won’t answer it, that’s why it’s interesting!” “You want the one question that I won’t answer because it changes every day.” “We’ve been asking this for […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: As It Happens, Canada, Carol Off, CBC, Chris Alexander, Conservatives, immigration, Syria

Jason Kenney exiles 3100 citizens

09/11/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By David@Sixthestate.net “Ottawa’s crackdown on residency fraud is a timely reminder that a Canadian passport is something to be earned.” That’s the general tenure of the positive media coverage the Harper regime has earned from the announcement this week that several thousand more Canadians will have their citizenship wiped away by the mighty pen of […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Globe and Mail, immigration, Jason Kenney, law

Don’t just thank Jason Kenney — thank them all

07/10/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Frank Moher Jason Kenney, or perhaps someone on his ace staff, has come up with a brilliant idea: hosting a petition on his own website allowing the public to thank him for being such a fine minister. Specifically, the petition invites you to thank Jason for “his efforts to streamline benefits afforded to refugees […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Bev Oda, Bill C-30, Bill C-38, Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Dean Del Mastro, G20, G8, immigration, Jason Kenney, Stephen Harper, Tony Clement, Vic Toews, Vikileaks

Life In Canada’s Small Government Dystopia

06/30/2012 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By David@Sixthestate.net The following post is deliberately alarmist. Orwellian, you might say. I’m not trying to paint a picture of what things are like in Canada right now, or even what I think they’ll be like in the near future. I’m not an idiot. But I do want to paint a picture of the sort […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: access-to-information, Bill C-38, Bill C-43, Bruce Carson, Canada, Canadian Border Services Agency, Canadian politics, CBC, censorship, Charter of Rights, Conservatives, Constituent Management Information System, Constitution of Canada, crime, CSIS, Elections Canada, Employment Insurance, environment, First Nations, free speech, government surveillance, hacking, Harper, immigration, Jason Kenney, John Baird, Kevin Page, labour, Liberals, National Roundtable on the Environment, NDP, Parks Canada, parliament, public service, Radio-Canada, RCMP, robocall scandal, robocalls, Statistics Canada, unions, Vic Toews

I should be so oppressed

02/24/2007 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

I try to stay in a good mood about Quebec. I really do. I try to think fond thoughts about rural Quebec and its picturesque little roads and the charming Montreal restaurants nad bakeries. And, well, Mordecai Richler was from Quebec. But really I do not like Quebec. I find that I cannot think of […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: aboriginals, Alberta, Canada, Conservatives, First Nations, immigration, Parti Quebecois, Quebec

Herouxville’s village idiots

02/03/2007 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

Just when you think that French Canadians aren’t all that racist (even if their cousins across the Atlantic are), some creepy Quebecker does something so incredibly ignorant that you can hardly believe we let la not-always belle province stay in the country. What was Andre Drouin’s intention, exactly, when he led town council to formalize […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, immigration, Quebec

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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...]

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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