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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

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

03/28/2015 by the editor

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

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

War: Hey, it worked for Bush

09/29/2014 by the editor

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

Behind Steve’s Nobel nomination

09/02/2014 by the editor

By Alison@Creekside Not content with awarding Stephen Harper their Gold Medallion human rights award and pledging to create a Stephen Harper Centre for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada announced on Friday that they will nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. From their statement: Moral clarity has been lost across much of the world, with terror, hatred and […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: anti-Semitism, B'Nai Brith, Canada, Canada Christian College, Canadian Alliance, Charles McVety, Conservatives, Frank Dimant, fundamentalism, Gaza, Israel, Jason Kenney, Reform Party, religion, Stephen Harper, Stockwell Day, The Jewish Tribune, United Nations

Bugs are good for you: U.N.

05/27/2013 by backofthebook.ca

By Rachelle Stein-Wotten Locust, anyone? The UN highly recommends the chewy insect, and edible bugs in general. “Farming insects for human and animal consumption is particularly relevant at a time when population growth, urbanization, and the rising middle class have increased the demand for food while simultaneously harming the environment that enables its production,” says […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: agriculture, Canada, climate change, food, global warming, North America, United Nations

John Baird: Big in Palau

12/03/2012 by backofthebook.ca

By Montreal Simon I didn’t think it was possible that John Baird could shame this country further. Make us look more like stooges, oddballs, or just plain weird eh? But somehow he managed. From the CBC: “Canada is temporarily recalling its heads of mission to Israel and the West Bank, along with its United Nations […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Benjamin Netanyahu, Canada, Israel, John Baird, Palestine, Stephen Harper, United Nations

Israel, Gaza, and the Estelle: more high seas lawlessness

10/21/2012 by backofthebook.ca

By Frank Moher Once again, Israel has illegally intercepted and boarded a vessel bound for Gaza with humanitarian supplies, this time with a modest contingent of 30 aboard, including former Canadian MP Jim Manly. The ship was in international waters when it was surrounded by six IDF boats and, as with its predecessor, redirected to […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: crime, Gaza, human rights, international affairs, Israel, law, Palestine, United Nations

UN flop: Harper should be thanking Iggy

10/14/2010 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside … careful consideration of the reasons for Canada’s failure to gain a seat on the UN Security Council continues among the Cons and their supporters in the media. . “Canada barely escaped with its integrity intact at the United Nations”, writes Kelly McParland at NaPo, “According to reports on the voting, Canada lost […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, National Post, United Nations

Canada’s UN flop is well-earned

10/13/2010 by backofthebook.ca

By Alison@Creekside It would seem that such international policies as 1) unstinting support for everything Israel 2) actively undermining the Copenhagen summit climate talks 3) delaying debt relief to Africa to advance the interests of a Canadian mining company 4) flip flopping hostility to China 5) snubbing an International AIDS Conference held in Canada 6) […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Canada, Canadian politics, Lawrence Cannon, Michael Ignatieff, 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...]

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...]

Stephen Colbert on Late Night set

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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