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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "canada"

Is Canada More Pro-Israel Than the United States?

Is Canada More Pro-Israel Than the United States?

Yves Engler, CounterPunch. October 13, 2009.
"No other country in the world has demonstrated such full understanding of us," says Ultra-Right Wing Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman of Canada.

Pot Crusader Marc Emery Jailed in Canada Pending Extradition to US

Pot Crusader Marc Emery Jailed in Canada Pending Extradition to US

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. October 2, 2009.
Emery is in jail in Vancouver, awaiting extradition to the US to accept a five-year plea bargain for selling marijuana seeds to US customers.

A Health Care Horror Story

A Health Care Horror Story

Steven D., Booman Tribune AlterNet: PEEK. September 18, 2009.
Thanks God Republicans and Blue Dog Dems are saving us from this kind of Hell.

You're Also More Likely to Be Eaten by a Sasquatch in 'Socialist' Canada

You're Also More Likely to Be Eaten by a Sasquatch in 'Socialist' Canada

D. Aristophanes, Sadly, No! AlterNet: Health and Wellness. July 24, 2009.
It's true!

We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing

We've Been Trapped Inside a Bad Health Care System So Long, We Don't Even Know How Much We're Missing

Sara Robinson, Campaign for America's Future. June 26, 2009.
Our current system has robbed us of the chance to save, educate ourselves, see the world and live to a robust old age.

Canadians Take Notice, the U.S. Is Militarizing the Border

Canadians Take Notice, the U.S. Is Militarizing the Border

Tonda MacCharles, The Toronto Star. May 26, 2009.
More troops, more searches, more surveilance drones. The U.S. is taking Canadians' pictures as they cross the border, and their biometrics.

Shocking: George W. Bush Speaks the Truth

Shocking: George W. Bush Speaks the Truth

Spencer Ackerman, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. March 18, 2009.
Bush, in Canada, commits the best Freudian slip of all time.

Bush Heads to Canada, Canadians Amass Shoes

Bush Heads to Canada, Canadians Amass Shoes

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. March 17, 2009.
As George W. Bush travels north to give a speech (in exchange for a six-figure speaking fee), Canadians call for his arrest for war crimes.

Bush Visits Canada: Will He Be Arrested for War Crimes?

Bush Visits Canada: Will He Be Arrested for War Crimes?

Garrett Zehr, The Tyee. March 17, 2009.
Bush's diplomatic immunity is gone. Protesters are calling for his arrest as he visits Calgary to deliver a speech.

Canadian Lawyers Seek to Prosecute Bush, Get Him Banned

Canadian Lawyers Seek to Prosecute Bush, Get Him Banned

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. March 12, 2009.
Lawyers from up north are going after Bush for his role in authorizing torture.

Why is the Canadian Government So Intent on Deporting War Resisters?

Why is the Canadian Government So Intent on Deporting War Resisters?

Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist. February 20, 2009.
Canadians overwhelmingly support allowing U.S. war resisters asylum. So why doesn't their government?

Canadians Who Welcomed Bush with Protests Raise American Flags for Obama

Canadians Who Welcomed Bush with Protests Raise American Flags for Obama

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. February 19, 2009.
What a difference a person makes.

Workers - 1, Wal-Mart - 0: Employees Win Right to Unionize

Workers - 1, Wal-Mart - 0: Employees Win Right to Unionize

Daniel De Groot, Open Left AlterNet: PEEK. December 11, 2008.
Wal-Mart workers in Saskatchewan have won a 4-year battle with the company.

War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

Sarah Lazare, Courage to Resist. August 25, 2008.
Long, an Iraq War resister deported from Canada last month, was sentenced to 15 months of prison and dishonorable discharge.

Robin Long, War Resister Deported from Canada, Faces Trial This Week

Robin Long, War Resister Deported from Canada, Faces Trial This Week

Sarah Lazare, AlterNet. August 21, 2008.
The first war resister to be deported from Canada since the Vietnam War faces court-martial and three years in jail. Who is next?

Northern Exposure: National Sex Day in Canada

Northern Exposure: National Sex Day in Canada

Malcolm Harris, National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. August 19, 2008.
I wonder what right-wingers and the media would do if someone in the U.S. tried to devote an entire day to sex.

Increase of Migrant Workers in Canada Opens Door to Abuses

Increase of Migrant Workers in Canada Opens Door to Abuses

Am Johal, IPS News. July 31, 2008.
Canada's construction boom has brought in thousands of foreign workers. They're being horribly exploited.

"Screwed Up" and "Abused": The Interrogation of 16-Year-Old Omar Khadr

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. July 16, 2008.
A closer look at the first Guantánamo interrogation to be released on video reveals, above all, a "victimized and exploited" child.

First Guantánamo Interrogation Video Released: Prisoner Moans 'Kill Me'

First Guantánamo Interrogation Video Released: Prisoner Moans 'Kill Me'

Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian. July 16, 2008.
Footage showing interrogation at detention camp released by Canadian teenager's lawyers.

Canada to Deport U.S. War Resister Today

Canada to Deport U.S. War Resister Today

Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 15, 2008.
In an affront to Canadian public opinion, American war resister Robin Long will be turned over to U.S. authorities.

Canada's Status as a Safe Haven for War Resisters Is Under Attack

Canada's Status as a Safe Haven for War Resisters Is Under Attack

Jessica Pupovac, AlterNet. July 14, 2008.
As Canadian immigration officials stand poised to deport U.S. war resisters, activists and Parliament work to provide a safe haven.

Canada Gives U.S. War Resister Second Chance

Canada Gives U.S. War Resister Second Chance

Isaac Fitzgerald, The Real News Network AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 9, 2008.
Canada's federal court says that being ordered to violate Geneva Convention grounds for refugee status.

Canadian Abortion Rights Pioneer Awarded Nation's Highest Civilian Honor

Canadian Abortion Rights Pioneer Awarded Nation's Highest Civilian Honor

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2008.
Dr. Henry Morgentaler receives the Order of Canada.

In Case of Extraordinary Rendition Victim Maher Arar, U.S. Gets Away with Torture

In Case of Extraordinary Rendition Victim Maher Arar, U.S. Gets Away with Torture

Center for Constitutional RightsJuly 1, 2008.
Citing national security, a federal court rules that Maher Arar, who was kidnapped at JFK and sent to Syria by the U.S., had no due process rights.

Canada Apologizes to its Native People. Will We?

Canada Apologizes to its Native People. Will We?

Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine. June 16, 2008.
Both Canada and the U.S. have a history of abusing the original inhabitants of their lands. Will both admit to it?