“The Palestine Laboratory” is how Antony Loewenstein, the Australian-German investigative journalist, describes Israel’s practice of using the Occupied Territories as a testing-ground for experimental military…
Adapted from a speech delivered on November 2 at the “Halifax Jews Say Not In Our Name” rally for a ceasefire. Before I start with…
We are going to win by building the biggest pan-Canadian day of action for a ceasefire yet on November 12. Bring your friends, your family, your neighbours, the organizations you’re part of. Bring everyone. Because that’s how we’ll build the movement. And that’s how we’ll win a ceasefire, an end to the siege, and a free Palestine
The resignation of the senior Canadian at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a boost to Washington’s bid to undermine the multilateral financial institution. Calling for…
Last month I participated in a solidarity delegation to Palestine with the Centre for Jewish Nonviolence (CJNV). There were close to 40 Jews from across…
“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell The Canadian government recently expanded Operation UNIFIER. The…
This past March 25 to 27, protests were held across Canada to mark eight years of the Saudi-led intervention in the war in Yemen. Rallies,…
An important facet of Canadian foreign policy is advancing the interests of mining companies. In Mongolia it’s largely all Global Affairs Canada does. Canadian ambassador…
Like a stopped watch that tells the correct time twice a day, Pierre Poilievre is right about Canada’s ‘public’ broadcaster. CBC is a government-funded media outlet…
What do you call it when a Canadian ambassador justifies the placing of a bomb in a café to kill a prominent member of the media and which injures dozens of others? Diplomacy? Last week Canada’s ambassador to the UN excused blowing up a Russian cafe to kill a pro-war commentator. Bob Rae’s statement highlights Ottawa’s escalation of tensions.
Recently the federal government restricted academics from collaborating with Chinese counterparts who have ties to their country’s military. Yet Canadian universities advertise US military grants. …
This is the third in a four-part series on the anti-war movement of 2003 and the role of labour. The previous article looked at the…
