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AIDS activists: Harper's Canada is an 'evidence free zone'

Activists with used crime scene tape to make a point this morning at the Interna
Activists with used crime scene tape to make a point this morning at the International AIDS conference.

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Harper government denounced at International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC
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'Death of evidence' rally on Parliament Hill today

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These are dark times for science and democracy in Canada. There will be a mock funeral procession on Parliament Hill today to protest cuts to scientific programs and the muzzling of scientists.

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Death of Evidence: No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy
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Dear Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Cuts to refugee health care are 'shameful'

The Conservative government expects to save $0.59 per capita in costs through cuts to refugee health care that go into effect Saturday.

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Fifty nine cents: An open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper
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Pots and pans protests take on both Charest and Harper today

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It's another day and night of Casseroles protests across Canada. This week Harper's Bill C-38 is as much the target.

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"We can't start the revolution from Starbucks" - For Quebec, for OUR budget, join us in the streets!
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Cross-Canada day of action Wednesday against Bill C-38

Protest against Bill C-38 in Whitehorse, Yukon. (Photo: LeadNow / flickr)
On Wednesday people all over Canada - like this group in Whitehorse, Yukon - will take action to protest Bill C-38.

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10 reasons to oppose the Conservatives' Bill C-38
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Conservatives push Bill C-31 through House of Commons

Protest against Bill C-31 earlier this year at Immigration Canada offices in Vancouver. (Photo: brent_granby / flickr)
Bill C-31 passed third reading in Parliament Monday.

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Passage of Bill C-31: A threat to refugees and 'a black eye' for Canada
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Protests across Canada challenge undemocratic Bill C-38

Saturday’s Black Mark Budget protest at Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid’s office. (Photo: http://whoacanada.wordpress.com/)
This picket in Kitchener-Waterloo was part of a flurry of recent protests against the Harper government's omnibus budget bill.

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Hill Dispatches: Resistance to Conservatives' omnibus budget bill grows
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Canada's Immigration Minister and the plight of Europe's Roma

Roma dancers in Brno, Czech Republic: coming to Canada since the 1990s.
Memo to Jason Kenney: the persecution of Europe's Roma people continues to this day.

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Hill Dispatches: 'Never Again!' (except for the 'Gypsies')
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Canada's role in resisting corporate power

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What happened to Canada?

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Global corporate power and the decay of Canada
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Breaking down Harper's grand plan

An analysis of Harper's Davos speech, its policy implications and some ideas to stop him.

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Harper's grand plan: What it is and how to fight it
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