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Welcome back to another edition of the rabble.ca weekly blog roundup! We have yet another heavy listing of great blogs this week because of the care, attention and passion that the rabble.ca bloggers bring to their posts.

This week it is yet another diverse package of content with everything from the profit monster that is Caterpillar to the disenfranchised peoples fighting the Enbridge pipeline, to the new-found cupid and the parameters of love to the reality-based CBC Reads and the presence of the right-wing voice. Among these we also have some new bloggers joining the rabble.ca family: Laurie Miller, and, who else? Oh right, David Suzuki!

So, happy Friday and happy reading!

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Welcome to rabble.ca's new weekly feature, a roundup of this past week's news, rumours and predictions of the marathon NDP leadership race, as brought to you by babble, rabble.ca's online discussion forum.

Well, it's the beginning of a new month, but the end of the week and we all know what that means! It's time for another rabble.ca blog roundup!

This week Canadian campuses saw protest from all corners of the country for accessible education, Harper's transphobic policies began to rear their ugly, ugly heads and the NDP continued their quest for new leadership amongst many competent candidates.

The roundup is bursting at the seams as always this week with excellent opinions, coverage and photos (!) from rabble.ca's lovely list of bloggers. As always, enjoy.

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Welcome back to the rabble.ca weekly blog roundup!

This week the Crown-First Nations gathering was on a lot of bloggers' minds -- why is Harper leaving early, will this actually bring about change, can First Nations be given a voice this time? Time will only tell, but it seems like our bloggers may be forecasting a grim future.
Also on the docket, our bloggers tackle issues of gentrification in Vancouver, pornography and health, Stephen Harper and Iran, and Generation Why and zeitgeists.

Read, relax and enjoy -- and let us know what you think!

It takes a community to keep community media going. And our community this week involves encouraging words from a dragon, a giving couch, and a no tote bags promise. Please take a listen and share these short (30 sec) promos for rabble.ca's donation drive. We're told they make a good tweet and a nice FB post.

Welcome to another edition of the rabble.ca weekly blog roundup!

This week we welcome new blogger Mandy Hiscocks, who will share stories about her experiences with the criminal "justice" system, the G20 and more, as one of the accused participants of the G20 protests. We also take a look at the numerous rejections in the form of the Keystone pipeline, Aboriginal inclusion in health-care talks, Toronto Mayor Ford's major public service cuts and accessibility to post-secondary education, as well as Martin Luther King Jr.'s ties to the Occupy movement and historical and modern perspectives of "savages."

Welcome to another edition of the rabble.ca weekly blog roundup!

As always our lovely bloggers have challenged, proposed and critiqued various aspects of Canadian and global life, specifically focusing efforts on our prime minister and his loyal gang ranging from Stephen Harper's new million-dollar project to celebrate his version of the War of 1812 (seriously), to calling for a new economic model for post-secondary funding, to the Harper government's sporadic claims and definitions of "radicals" and their agendas, to the proposed advancement of the tar sands pipeline.

So prepare yourself for an educational romp through the minefield that is the Harper government. Enjoy your reading!