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1 June 2012, by
Obama’s War on Whistleblowers Continues
The 1917 Espionage Act, a World War I-era law originally meant for German and Russian spies, has been used six times against current or former United States government officials who have leaked (...) -
30 April 2012, by
The Future of Canadian Journalism
Last weekend, from April 19 – 21, 2012, the Journalism Strategies conference was held at Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal. The conference brought together attendees from Canada, (...) -
30 April 2012, by
CIDA’s Lack of Transparency and Democracy
Canadian International Assistance Envelope (IAE) funds will decrease by 7.4% over the next three years despite promises, just two years ago, of freezing the aid budget at $5 billion for five (...) -
30 April 2012, by
The Shin Bet Blacklist
The Israeli Security Service Shin Bet has blacklisted over 1000 people from entering Israel. Many of the people named on the list have no evidence linking them as activists part of this year’s (...) -
30 April 2012, by
Assault of Extractive Industry in Latin America
At the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Harper spoke to CEOs from across the Americas and unveiled Canada’s plans to expand into Latin America with vigor. Trade and investment, (...) -
30 April 2012, by
Dark Hearts
There is one thing you can say for the Holocaust deniers: at least they know what they are denying. In order to sustain the lies they tell, they must engage in strenuous falsification. To dismiss (...) -
30 April 2012, by
Gunter Grass: Nominee for Nobel Peace Prize!
For his courageous poem warning of an Israeli attack on Iran, German poet Gunter Grass should be nominated for a second Nobel Prize - this time for peace! Read (...) -
30 April 2012
Briefing: Living in the Kabul Bubble
DUBAI, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) - A sustained attack by militants on Afghanistan’s parliament and various targets in the diplomatic zone on 15 April temporarily shut down the capital, Kabul, to all (...) -
30 April 2012, by
Cuts Belie Harper’s Commitment to Building Democracy Abroad
Canada’s commitment to strengthening struggling democracies will likely be a key message as the Prime Minister travels to Latin America next week – but the federal budget tells a different story. (...) -
30 April 2012, by
CIDA’s Risky Business Venture
Why the public-private development partnerships forged between the government and large mining companies are unlikely to improve the record of Canada’s extractive industries. Read (...) -
30 April 2012
The Crusades Are Back: Islamophobia
Fear replaces rational thinking; FDR knew this. Most Americans don’t personally know any Muslims but we do know that those who caused 9/11 claimed to be Muslim. So today in 2012, we are in the (...) -
30 March 2012, by
The Green Economy and Corporate Concerns in Rio+20
Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June this year, will mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on (...) -
30 March 2012, by ,
Project Briefs
Stop Online Spying Alternatives is in support of stopspying.ca. The Canadian government and Minister Vic Toews are currently trying to ram through an anti-Internet set of electronic (...) -
30 March 2012, by
CIDA under-fire for partnering with mining company
The Canadian government’s decision to partner with mining firm Barrick Gold and development NGO World Vision Canada for a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project in La Libertad, Peru, has (...) -
30 March 2012, by
Canada tries to remove human right to water and sanitation
On World Water Day, United Nations water and sanitation expert Catarina de Albuquerque critiqued countries including Canada for spearheading a move to eliminate references to the human right to (...)
