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A less proud country
Lawrence Scanlan, Citizen Special -
Apathetic Canadians have allowed their government to trample freedoms -- but opposition is mounting
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government have shown an instinct for control at the expense of democratic values, writes Lawrence Scanlan.
There's been a sea change, a darkening of the political climate in this country. The first instinct is to discount such troubling thoughts. So perhaps the view of someone born elsewhere, but long on our shores, is more to be trusted.
Don’t forget Climategate just yetLorne Gunter, National Post - 15 July 2010 Last week, the third of three allegedly independent inquiries into last fall’s Climategate scandal at Britain’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) was concluded. Protesters demand police chief’s resignation, call for inquiry into G20 police actionsBy Wendy Gillis thestar.com 01 July, 2010 Hundreds of demonstrators demanding the resignation of Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair and an independent, public inquiry into police actions and treatment of G20 protesters thronged a rowdy but peaceful rally at Queen’s Park Thursday night. Toronto Police Chief Lies Again To Frame ProtestersBy Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com 01 July, 2010 Deadly cache of weapons to be used by G20 terrorists were in fact foam-covered toys seized from man on his way to a fantasy role-playing event. Scrap dollar as sole reserve currency: U.N. report
Reuters 30 June, 2010 (Reuters) - A new United Nations report released on Tuesday calls for abandoning the U.S. dollar as the main global reserve currency, saying it has been unable to safeguard value.
G20 reporters complain to police watchdogCBC News 29 June, 2010 Four journalists have filed complaints with Ontario's police watchdog, alleging physical assaults and threats of sexual violence by police during the Toronto G20 summit, their lawyer says. |
Medics at G20 protests speak out against police brutalityAndrew Pinto MD/ Malika Sharma MD/ and Michaela Beder MD - July 5, 2010 Street Medics faced barriers in many instances. We witnessed people being seriously injured behind police lines who could not be assisted. Our concern for these individuals is immense. Several medics were detained by police and intimidated, despite identifying themselves. Medical equipment, such as gauze, band aids and gloves, was confiscated. We were intimidated and made to feel that what we were doing was illegal. In fact, we were simply providing first-aid. Real Tyranny: Was Canada ever the Country we thought it was?Make It Eight Eh.com 30 June, 2010 Don’t sing Oh Canada on the streets in Canada, or the police, dressed in riot gear will surely get you. Did you ever think someone would ever tell you that? Pinch yourself – it’s not a dream. Canada, have we been living in an illusion? Has our country ever been totally free? Are our politicians really puppets for the Royal Family and the ruling class of the world? Canada Day rally to call for public G20 inquiryBy Megan O'Toole The National Post 30 June, 2010 The latest rally to deplore police actions at last weekend’s G20 summit will be held Canada Day at Queen’s Park. Journalist: Toronto Police Sexually Molested Women At G20You Tube 29 June, 2010 Independent journalist Amy Miller speaks to media outside the Alternative Media Centre on Harbord Ave. on Monday. Miller says that women arrested by Toronto police were threatened with rape, that numerous women were strip-searched by male officers and that one severely traumatized woman was sexually molested by police. Toronto police to review G20 tacticsCBC News 29 June, 2010 A Toronto police internal review is one of many mechanisms that will scrutinize law enforcement tactics during the weekend's violent G20 summit protests, the city's police chief says. |

