If I had the energy I’d do up a longer post about todays activities…. I have been in the streets and part of various actions and protests since 11:00 AM this morning and to tell the truth right now I’m more interested in getting some sleep than sitting at the keyboard.
The short version is
* the […]

Computer problems that I cannot afford to address until the end of the week are going to result in light posting - thems the breaks….. I’ll do what I can to let ya know about the various actions and demos as I can while trusting balbulican to keep everybody entertained until Sunday or Monday :-)

As I mentioned in an earlier post I have looked at the options, the propaganda, and the discussions… and decided to come out against Canadian participation in what the Americans are calling their missile defense shield.
There are a couple of reasons for this, the first being the use of the word defense…. the logical question […]

The weather was cold (by southern standards), there was a bit of a wind (a bit too strong to be considered just a breeze), and a few snow flakes fell, but none of that stopped a few hundred of us from showing up at The Hill to tell Paul Martin what we think of the […]

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JUSTICE, DIGNITY & SELF-DETERMINATION for Palestinians!
A demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation and against the deportation of Palestinian refugees from Canada
{As part of the Ottawa “NO to BUSH” mobilization for Justice - Freedom & Equality throughout the duration of Bush’s Ottawa visit. This is a child-friendly march. […]

Am off to the first of the demos in a little while and will more than likely be there for most of the afternoon so don’t expect too much by way of posting until later on.
If you live in Ottawa head for “The Hill” and we’ll see you there, I’ll tell the rest of you […]

Conservative marriage bill nixed
The Commons won’t vote on a Conservative MP’s private bill to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Governments are supposed to pass laws that are fair as opposed to ones that may be popular. Our government seems, at least this time, to know the difference.

That US forces are somehow able to count and talk about the 46 bodies in Falluja they claim are Iraqis who were supposedly “killed by insurgents for co-operating with the occupation” [heard on CNN] but have no numbers about civilian dead?

If you’ve been following stageleft at all for the last few days it’s probably no secret to you that I’m headed for “The Hill” to help voice my personal displeasure and objections to Bush and his policies.
Starting tomorrow I, family members, and concerned friends, will be making multiple trips to various locations to lend […]

Congress Seeks to Curb International Court
The Republican-controlled Congress has stepped up its campaign to curtail the power of the International Criminal Court, threatening to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in economic aid to governments that refuse to sign immunity accords shielding U.S. personnel from being surrendered to the tribunal.
I’m not gonna complain about this […]

Today is Buy Nothing Day in Canada and the United States… so head out to a big socially irresponsible chain store, grab a shopping cart, and wander around the isles making a complete nuisance of yourself while buying absolutely nothing.
My favorite target is WalMart - wanna join me later?

Is there no end to the bowing, scraping, groveling, and genuflecting the Canadian right believes is necessary, or wants, when it comes to the United States and George W “I’m a war president” (or at least I play one on TV) Bush?
You could have knocked me off the chair with a feather this morning […]

3 rhetoric filled years late, and a bunch of diplomacy short, Bush is finally going to issue a belated thank you to people who provided significant aid to the United States on September 11, 2001…. if you remember correctly we didn’t even rank among his friends when he was doing the public thank you announcement […]

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PAINT THE TOWN BLACK
The morning of November 30, we are going to change the colour of Ottawa to show George W. Bush what we think of his policies!
Whoever you are, wherever you are, help colour the town black on the day he arrives.

… ya was a Canadian ‘eh?
Immigration Minister Judy Sgro is defending the government’s policy of admitting foreign exotic dancers to work in Canada, saying the strip club business is “a strong industry” with “lots of customers.”