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UN defeat reflects uneasiness about Canada's shifting role
After its humiliating rejection at the UN last week, the Harper government wasted no time in signalling it didn't plan to pay the slightest attention to the judgment of the world's nations.
Perhaps it is too much to expect some humility -- or even a moment of reflection -- in Ottawa after the international community declined for the first time ever to grant Canada's bid for a seat on the UN Security Council.
Like a kid who can't get along with the other kids in the sandbox, our prime minister promptly implied he never wanted to play with them anyway, that he wasn't interested in winning "based on popularity." Meanwhile, Conservative commentators suggested Canada's rejection by the world's nations amounted to a "moral victory."
Ten points in Canada's real economic update
The minister of finance has made his Fall Economic Update. We wanted to hear what he had to say about government spending -- but we didn't. Why? Because the real story is one of austerity.
The federal finance minister promised Canadians a look at what is happening with the economy. On the surface, the job is fairly straightforward. James Flaherty has to say whether the economy is growing, or not; and he has to say what he intends to do about it.
![Murray Dobbin](http://rabble.ca/sites/rabble/files/imagecache/thumbnail/category_pictures/murray dobbin.jpg "Murray Dobbin is a guest senior contributing editor for rabble.ca. Murray has been a journalist, broadcaster, author and social activist for 40 years. A board member and researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, he has written five studies for the centre including examinations of charter schools, and "Ten Tax Myths." Murray has been a columnist for the Financial Post and Winnipeg Free Press and contributes guest editorials to the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and other Canadian dailies. He writes a regular "State of the Nation" column for the on-line journal theTyee.ca which is published simultaneously on rabble.ca.
Murray has written five books, including critical profiles of Preston Manning, Kim Campbell and Paul Martin. His "The Myth of the Good Corporate Citizen" has been described as a citizens' guide to globalization. He has also prepared radio documentaries for the CBC Radio's Ideas series on subjects including taxes, human rights and the right-wing regime in New
Zealand.
A long time social activist Murray has been involved in many movements from the anti-nuclear movement, to the fights against so-called free trade and public private partnerships. He is the founder of Word Warriors, a project which co-ordinates letter-writing to the editorial pages of newspapers across Canada. He is a Senior Advisor to the Rideau Institute on International Affairs.")
Money flows uphill: An update from Cité Soleil
It's simply extraordinary to see how corporate power continues to profit at every turn in Haiti.
Related rabble.ca story:
Help Haitians help Haiti: An open letter
July 12, 2010
The original letter, sent to Le Devoir in French, is available here.
Open letter to Mario Renaud, executive director, Centre for International Studies and Cooperation/Centre d'étude et de coopération internationale:
Federal government undermining workplace safety
On April 28, the National Day of Mourning for workers killed on the job, we are reminded that although workplace injuries and fatalities may be accidents, they are preventable. While preventing injuries and deaths benefits both employer and employee, it is always left to government to create and enforce regulatory regimes that keep Canadians safe.
Many Canadians may not realize that the federal government has significant health and safety responsibilities. Unfortunately, federal underfunding and understaffing of safety inspectors are putting employees of federal departments, crown corporations and cross-provincial companies, such as trucking, air transport, banking and the like, in harm's way.
We're celebrating our ninth birthday!
rabble.ca celebrates it ninth birthday this Sunday -- April 18th -- and we will rejoice our successes and plan for the next nine years. But before we do, we want you to know more about our team.
First credit and thanks goes to publisher Kim Elliott and the rabble staff for their effort and devotion. rabble.ca is run by a mash-up of about a dozen part-time staff and interns and many, many volunteer hours put in by a broad range of people from across the country.
Canada's role in the blockade of Gaza
Canada's pro-Zionist government is complicit in the blockade of Gaza. The Canada Boat to Gaza challenges the blockade in November 2011.
The Invisible Red Thread - Free Documentary Film Screening
Mar 17 2012 - 1:30pm
Mar 17 2012 - 6:00pm
Location
Richmond Hill Public Library
1 Atkinson Street Richmond Hill Public Library, Room A/B
Richmond Hill, ON L4C 0H5Canada
43° 52' 13.4796" N, 79° 26' 25.9116" W
See map: Google Maps
Free, pre-registration encouraged.
The Invisible Red Thread tells the story of two girls were given up for adoption due to China’s one-child policy: one was adopted by a family in a Chinese village and the other was adopted by a Toronto family. It tells of their meeting and explores how the policy has affected families on two continents. After the screening, join director Maureen Marovitch for a Q&A session.
For more information about this festival screening series, programmed in celebration of Women’s History Month, please visit http://www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/WhatsNew/WomensMonthFilmFestival2012.cfm
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