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Message to reporters: Do you enjoy being duped?
When reading wild propaganda about Canada’s role in Haiti I often wonder if the reporter is a sycophant or whether they’ve been duped. With the Caribbean nation set to hold its most credible...
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Israeli apologists blinded by ‘Zionist religion’
Israel apologists often complain about leftists “singling Israel out” or “obsessing” over the country, inferring a motivation of anti-Semitism. Putting aside the obvious truth that “obsessing” over the...
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Mainstream media finally reveals truth about Rwanda’s dictator
It was a tough week for Romeo Dallaire, Louise Arbour, Gerald Caplan and other liberal Canadian cheerleaders of Africa’s most bloodstained dictator. Last Tuesday’s Globe and Mail described two secret...
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Global affairs scholars too close to institutions they study
Should social scientists seek the truth regardless of whose toes may be stepped on and cite, up front, possible conflicts of interest regarding matters they study? All academia disciplines certainly...
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Xenophobia, racism accompany right wing Israeli and Quebecois nationalism
What do today’s right-wing Quebec and Israeli nationalists share in common? A claim to victimhood that enables them to deny their role in oppressing others. This commonality became clear when a...
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Who owns the ‘school’ that studies Canadian foreign policy?
Next week the Fraser Institute’s newly established Peter Munk Centre for Free Enterprise will offer a day long “Introduction to Economic Reasoning” seminar for Grade 10-12 students in Scarborough....
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It is never ‘left wing’ to support imperialism
Most people who identify as left wing would agree that systems of governance that enable exploitation by the world’s most powerful corporations, governments and individuals should be changed. Most...
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A day to remember
Remember. Remember that today marks the culmination of a militarist, nationalist ritual organized by a reactionary state-backed group. Every year the Royal Canadian Legion sells about 20 million red...
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Liberals isolate Canada as a result of blind support for Israel
How can you identify a Canadian Liberal? They talk to the left, but walk to the right. Under Justin Trudeau, “Canada is back” to isolating itself from world opinion on Palestinian rights. On Monday...
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Capitalism underpins Canada’s relationship with Cuba
Has Canada been a “friend” to Cuba? While Ottawa’s position towards Fidel Castro’s Cuba was far more progressive than our southern neighbour’s, the story is more complicated than liberals are likely to...
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Israeli nationalists undermine meaning of ‘remembering the Holocaust’
Is “remembering the Nazi Holocaust and where anti-Semitism can lead” a good thing? Unfortunately, thanks to people who constantly cite this horrible genocide in order to justify the illegal, immoral...
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Greens stand firm in face of Israeli bullying
In a major self-inflicted wound, Israeli nationalist groups recently turned support for a BDS motion targeting Israel’s occupation into overwhelming approval. In addition, the resolution also demanded...
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Canada opposed Cuba’s key role in ending apartheid
Did Canada lead the international charge against apartheid and white rule in South Africa or criticize a country that, in fact, did? Recent commentary about Canada’s policy towards southern Africa’s...
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Putting Palestine into the NDP leadership race
To the sound of crickets chirping from opposition benches Justin Trudeau’s government has once again isolated Canada on Palestinian rights. But, recent developments suggest this shameful chapter in...
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Are tolls a ‘flat tax’ or one step in building a sane (carless) society?
What’s left and what’s right? Usually it is obvious, but sometimes you have to take a step back and consider the bigger picture. For example, the Toronto toll debate has exposed a lack of scrutiny of...
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Auto industry requires massive public subsidies to survive
When are capitalists in favour of public ownership? When it earns them a profit. Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than when looking at car companies. As auto interests have pocketed stupendous...
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Car culture and geography harm the poor far more than tolls
There’s no doubt tolls hurt poor people, but a car-dominated transportation system does far more damage and everyone who wants a more just society should support measures that help rid our over-heating...
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Left thrives in compact communities, dies in suburban sprawl
Suburban sprawl is an enemy of the Left and progressives should support efforts to discourage it, including tolls. In opposing tolls on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway, a number of...
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Backers of ‘anti-Semitism lessons’ fail to speak out against all forms of racism
Is a school lesson plan, widely used across Canada, designed to fight racism like its promoters say? Or is it also a clever cover for defending Jewish and white supremacy in the Middle East? A recent...
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Toronto Star leaves readers ignorant of Canada’s real role in Africa
The media’s foreign affairs motto often seems to be ignorance is bliss. The Toronto Star, for instance, has devoted significant attention to the Trudeau government’s plan to dispatch 600 soldiers to...
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