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Why I won’t pray for Paris

11/18/2015 by the editor

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

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

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

ISIS rampages, artists fuss

08/29/2015 by the editor

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

A Modest Opinion — Syria? More like Syri-ous, am I right, guys?

09/16/2013 by backofthebook.ca

By Nathaniel Moher If you’re like me, you’re confused and angered by what’s happening with Syria right now. I mean … we have to learn about another Middle Eastern country that we’re going to attack?! Come on, Obama, I just learned where Iran was, and you guys haven’t even attacked that place yet. One war […]

Filed Under: Modest Opinion Tagged With: Barack Obama, middle east, Syria, TERRORISTS!!!!!!, U.S., U.S. military, U.S. politics

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

Abdelrazik: Let the questions begin

06/22/2009 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced in Question Period Friday that the government will comply with, rather than appeal, the Federal Court decision ordering it to repatriate Abousfian Abdelrazik, stranded in Sudan since 2003. Good. As Chris Selley writes: “It’s all over but the thousands of unanswered questions”Here’s one. How much did this July […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, human rights, Iraq, middle east, Omar Khadr, Sudan, terrorism, U.S., UN

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

Don’t ask, don’t know

04/06/2009 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside Big hullaballoo following CSIS lawyer Geoffrey O’Brian’s testimony before the public safety committee, in which he said that Canadian intelligence agencies would make use of information obtained by torture from foreign agencies in the “one-in-a-million” eventuality that “lives were at stake.” In fact, said O’Brian, who has been with CSIS since its inception […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: 9/11, Afghanistan, Canada, Canadian politics, CSIS, Iraq, middle east, RCMP, terrorism, torture

Dingbat of darkness

02/16/2007 by backofthebook.ca

Nobody wants to hear defence critic Denis Coderre holler for the referee when the Liberal record is criticized. Especially when the criticism is more than fair. It is General Rick Hillier’s duty to report the state of Canada’s armed forces, even if he uses inflammatory language like “decade of darkness” to describe the cuts that […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Iraq, Liberals, middle east

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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...]

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...]

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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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