On the few occasions where activists have directly restrained imperialist policies their partial victories have been twisted to reinforce benevolent Canadian mythology. Coverage of the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s coup against Salvador Allende highlights the phenomenon. In recent days there have been many stories about the Chileans who found refuge in Canada after the... Continue Reading →
Military PR hails Canada’s role in war against Vietnam
A military museum celebrating Canadians who fought in Vietnam highlights DND’s propaganda apparatus and Canada’s role in the horrendous US war. Recently, the Canadian Forces’ Lookout Newspaper reported on an exhibit at HMCS Alberni Museum & Memorial. It noted: “The memorial contains the names of 149 Canadians who were killed in Vietnam while serving... Continue Reading →
Alleged Indian hit squad has major foreign policy implications
Official claims the Indian government killed Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar have significant political and geopolitical ramifications. It should put the Conservatives on the back foot while undermining the ongoing China foreign interference panic and Canada’s anti-Beijing Indo Pacific strategy. After raising the assassination with the Indian government and being contacted by the Globe and... Continue Reading →
Hear no NATO evil, see no NATO evil
To maintain public support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s proxy war with Russia it’s important to erase its history of violence. The media’s refusal to mention NATO’s role in Libya’s instability partly reflects the requirements of Ukraine propaganda. In their coverage of the devastating flooding in eastern Libya, the Canadian media have all but... Continue Reading →
We broke it, but refuse to own Libya’s disaster
Amidst the horrific devastation in eastern Libya the Canadian media has largely refused to mention the central role NATO’s war played in the country’s instability. In a report on the thousands killed by flooding in eastern Libya Global National offered some context to the tragedy that’s thought to have left over 10,000 dead. It noted,... Continue Reading →
Depleted uranium added to toxic mess in Ukraine
Following on from its decision to donate widely banned cluster munitions to Ukraine the US is sending armor-piercing depleted uranium (DU) munitions to fight Russia. Indifferent to the poisonous effect of these weapons, the Justin Trudeau government has remained mum on Washington’s escalatory move. Depleted uranium (DU) is a by-product from the production of fuel... Continue Reading →
Make Haiti a ward of UN — how did it work last time?
Canada’s ‘paper of record’ sure likes the neocolonial ravings of a white American liberal imperialist regarding the most Black country in the western hemisphere. “Ottawa and Washington need to intervene forcefully to save Haiti from itself,” noted the opening line in a recent Globe and Mail column. Founding director of the Harvard Kennedy School’s program... Continue Reading →
Left, right and centre blind to crazy car culture
Corporate and capitalist forces are driving us toward civilizational collapse but institutional myopia and crass electoralism also play their parts in the unfolding planetary tragedy. Recently the Montréal fire department objected to a city proposal to remove traffic from the road running through the big park atop the mountain at the centre of the city.... Continue Reading →
NDP opposes left activists, hypes China ‘threat’
In their zeal to assist the US Empire’s bid to contain China’s rise the NDP is campaigning against left-wing activists. Recently NDP MP Jenny Kwan launched a petition calling for a foreign-agent registry. The Vancouver MP participated in a Toronto press conference promoting a parliamentary petition responding to another petition backed by Canada-China Focus, Rideau... Continue Reading →
Shame on NDP for supporting US Empire over humanity
As developments in Ukraine, Libya and Niger highlight, the US destroys other nations with little remorse. And some Canadian “leftists” go along for the ride. Establishment media have increasingly reported that Washington’s aim is to use Ukraine as a tool to weaken Russia and further subordinate Europe to its geostrategic objectives. For example, Washington Post... Continue Reading →
Revenue Canada, shut down pro-Israel ‘burner charity’ now
The Canada Revenue Agency must revoke the Jewish Heritage Foundation of Canada’s (JHFC) charitable status. The group has highly suspect finances and assists Israeli war crimes. According to filings with the Canada Revenue Agency, the little-known JHFC raised $87 million last year. But, JHFC doesn’t have a website and didn’t declare any revenue or expenses... Continue Reading →
From ‘terrorists’ to Canadian politicians’ best buddies
Canada’s political establishment has become increasingly close to a group it once banned as a terrorist organization. Reports that the violent, cult-like Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) may set up shop here reflects this country’s increasingly conflictual relations with Iran. Recently Iranian government aligned media reported that the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) is considering a move to Canada.... Continue Reading →
Alpha dog of capitalist extractivism Canada pushes status quo
Canada has long undermined impoverished countries’ bid to draw greater benefits from their commodities. Ottawa’s opposition to Indonesia’s move to add value to its nickel and rejection of its call for a producers’ partnership is a recent example. Canada is a third-party supporter of a European Union lead suit against Indonesia at the World Trade... Continue Reading →
Why military opposed Haiti mission
The Canadian military doesn’t want the US Empire’s surplus missions. They want to play with the big boys; they want ‘serious’ deployments. Problem is, those running the empire want them to go to Haiti. In an article on why Anita Anand was removed as defence minister in the recent cabinet shuffle Ottawa Citizen reporter David... Continue Reading →
Paper of record tells tall tale of Canada pushing democracy
Globe and Mail omissions enable its wild foreign policy claims. By failing to mention crucial history Canada’s ‘paper of record’ can claim the military spreads the “democratic gospel” in Africa. A recent front page Globe story headlined “Honduran women risk death and imprisonment as they try to access reproductive care” discussed the plight of women... Continue Reading →
Understanding the silence of Canada’s Jewish establishment
Why is Canada’s Jewish establishment almost completely unwilling to criticize Israel? In “American Jews are loudly protesting Israel’s anti-judiciary law. In Canada — not so much” Andrew Cohen instigated an important discussion. The Ottawa Citizen columnist points out that prominent anti-Palestinian US-based groups such as the Anti–Defamation League, Jewish Federations of North America and Democratic... Continue Reading →
Hey Doug, build housing on Gardiner, not Greenbelt
Amidst growing controversy over his destruction of Ontario’s Greenbelt premier Doug Ford wants us to believe he’ll do whatever it takes to build more housing. But he won’t even consider turning abundant public lands destroying our climate, health and urban sphere into human shelter. In a long story on Ontario’s push to audit school property... Continue Reading →
Ottawa argues legal absurdity to defend Israel
As it claims to promote the international rules-based order, the Trudeau government is seeking to block a World Court opinion on Palestine. Recently Canada submitted a statement opposing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/77/247. Titled “Israeli Practices Affecting the Human rights of the Palestinian People in the... Continue Reading →
Mining feminism to support Canadian corporations abroad
An important component of Justin Trudeau’s international branding exercise is his “feminist foreign policy”. Government officials emphasize feminism/women’s empowerment in public statements, diplomatic twitter accounts, Global Affairs websites, etc. As part of these efforts, government officials have increasingly promoted women’s role in the patriarchal mining industry. The Trudeau government’s feminist rhetoric on mining largely seeks... Continue Reading →
Democracy far down list of Canadian interests in Niger
Military coups are generally bad. Foreign invasions even more so. What then to think of the situation in Niger? While the political situation in the west African country is fluid, some facts are incontrovertible. An (at least nominally) elected president was ousted by the presidential guard after demoting its leader. The pro US/French President Mohamed... Continue Reading →
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