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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

Harperism, from Hayek to Koch and Coyne

10/07/2014 by the editor Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside Neo-liberalism: trickle-down, deregulating, deunionizing, globalizing free market privatization of government. When Stephen Harper was studying under the “Calgary school” in the 80’s, he became so enamored with the neo-liberalism of Austrian philosopher Friedrich von Hayek — guru to Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, the Chicago boys, the IMF, and the WTO — it formed the basis […]

Filed Under: Arts and Books Tagged With: Andrew Coyne, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Aurea Foundation, Barrick Gold, books, Brian Lee Crowley, Calgary School of Public Policy, Canada, Charles Koch, conservatism, Conservatives, Donald Gutstein, economics, Fraser Institute, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, International Monetary Fund, Jim Flaherty, Kenneth Whyte, labour, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Manning Centre for Democracy, Margaret Thatcher, Martha Hall Findlay, Michael Walker, Michel Kelly Gagnon, Mont Pelerin Society, Montreal Economic Institute, neoconservatism, neoliberalism, Nigel Wright, Peter Holle, Peter Munk, Ronald Reagan, Stephen Harper, Trans Pacific Partnership, unions, World Trade Organization

Dr. Martin’s diagnosis

11/22/2010 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Alison@Creekside Retiring from politics after 17 years, MP Dr. Keith Martin, (Reform, Alliance, Ind, Lib), spoke on CBC’s The Current last week about the “serious, serious lack of democracy in Parliament . . . the tragedy of the Commons”. Martin began as a Reform MP in ’93, attracted by the Reform Party Contract which […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Conservatives, Dimitri Soudas, Kory Teneycke, neoconservatism, Stephen Harper

More shoe throwing, please

12/18/2008 by backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

By Frank Moher Note the quid pro quo built into The Globe and Mail’s editorial on the subject of Muntadar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who showed off his footwear to President Bush. “Mr. Zaidi gained his privileged access to Mr. Bush on the strength of his accreditation as a journalist,” intones the Globe. ” . […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Globe and Mail, journalism, law, neoconservatism, New York Times, newspapers, U.S.

David Frum gets the Bill Maher treatment

02/02/2008 by backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

By Frank Moher Maybe it’s because his guy, Giuliani, was already tanking when this was filmed. (Back in October, in happier days, David Frum had signed on as Giuliani’s “senior foreign policy advisor.”) Maybe it’s because his new book, the optimistically titled Comeback: Conservativism That Can Win Again, hasn’t exactly been burning up the bestsellers […]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: 9/11, David Frum, neoconservatism

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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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