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Conservatives exploit Boston bombing to fast track 'anti-terror' legislation | janfromthebruce said... cross post from Trudeau thread: The Combating Terrorism Act vs Justin Trudeau Dear Libs : and...

Is this Feminism? Murphy and more. Pioneering Sex Worker Advocacy on Connecticut | susan davis said... excuse my spelling, am a little upset...it should read a "great piece" not "preat case"....sorry....

Judge adjourns case copyright trolling case until January. | 6079_Smith_W said... From yesterday's court hearing, it seems CIPPIC may been given enough time to get intervenor status...

Guard under Investigation for Sexual Assault Returns to Work at Grand Valley Women's Prison | Catchfire said... This is an astonishing and completely disgusting story. Thanks for your take, ajt. And welcome to...

Wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire..... | jeandlm said... Sex is business, trade. That's all. Making criminal, only criminals control women. It is more than...

PEI story looking for National Coverage (who isn't!) | grhyno said... eeeep, I dbl posted. Sorry 'bout that. in

Fire This Time activists assaulted by transit police and RCMP | kropotkin1951 said... Thanks for posting this important news. The police are using that catch 22 now on a regular...

NDP supports jail time for wearing masks to protests | kropotkin1951 said... Quote: Françoise Boivin, the NDP justice critic, said the official Opposition does not have...

Babies Abducted in Canadian Hospitals | Fidel said... Good thread. And these young women were offered no help to improve their domestic situations. Their...

Conservative openness and accountability | Boom Boom said... Baird will probably file these letters into his File 13. This new Office of Religious Freedom is...

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Election fraud update: They are at it again | Aug 9 2012 | Council of Canadians | Lawyers for the Conservative Party MPs in the seven ridings being challenged have filed motions asking that the applicants file security for the Conservative MPs’ costs for a total amount of $250,000!

Hate speech and amendments to the Canadian Human Rights Act | Jul 26 2012 | Pro Bono, Shelina Ali | The House of Commons recently passed a private member's bill, Bill C-304, to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act, repealing Section 13, the "hate speech" clause, in its entirety.

Bored but not broken: Reflection, part two: The best revenge | Jul 22 2012 | Mandy Hiscocks | Today is my halfway day. In a few hours I'll have served exactly five and one third months and will have exactly five and one third months to go. 162 days. It's time to assess and reflect.

A glimpse of Venezuela: Part two | Jul 21 2012 | Blair Redlin | Ten years after the failed coup of 2002, participants in a "reality tour" of Venezuela learned about big changes at the grassroots.

B'nai Brith complaint against QuAIA dismissed by Pride Toronto Arbitration Board | Jul 15 2012 | John Bonnar | On June 29, two days before the Pride Toronto Parade, the Board of Arbitration ruled that the activities of QuAIA didn't contravene the City of Toronto's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

Homeless man who died a horrific death finally identified | Jul 11 2012 | John Bonnar | On June 12, his badly decomposed body, partially covered with a blanket and buried under garbage bags, was discovered in an alcove near a stairwell at Parliament and Shuter streets.

CETA is the new ACTA: Leaked intellectual property chapter sparks angst | Jul 10 2012 | Stuart Trew | According to the Toronto Star's Internet law columnist Michael Geist, Canada and the European Union are trying to ratify the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement through the backdoor.

Group condemns attack on Irish Republicans by British Loyalist mobs | Jul 8 2012 | John Bonnar | On a hot, humid July morning, a group of concerned activists stood outside the British Consulate on College Street in Toronto to denounce the recent attacks on Irish Republican protesters last month.

Bored but not broken -- Reflection, part one: Seasons and oak trees | Jul 6 2012 | Mandy Hiscocks | Today is the summer solstice. Through the tiny crack in the frosted covering of my cell's window I can see little bits of pink in the sky. It's all I'll see of the sunrise, and later the sunset.

Government whistleblower watchdog fails to deliver after five years | Jun 29 2012 | Democracy Watch | Civil society groups are calling the federal Conservatives' 5-year-old whistleblower regime a failure and calling for major reforms to ensure protection of Canadian whistleblowers.

Sasha Wiley on police repression of Vancouver casseroles protests | Jun 29 2012 | rabble staff | Sasha Wiley, a Vancouver teacher, was the first speaker at a press conference held Friday, June 29 outside the courthouse and jail at 222 Main Street.

Arrests at Vancouver casseroles: We need to stand up against criminalization of dissent | Jun 28 2012 | Stephen Collis | Last night in Vancouver seven participants in a casserole solidarity demonstration were detained and/or arrested by the Vancouver Police Department.

Vancouver 'Casseroles' arrests rise to 12 as police brutality alleged last night | Jun 28 2012 | David P. Ball | Vancouver police arrested seven more Quebec solidarity protesters last night, with reports of sexual harassment and beatings that sent one to hospital, the Left Coast Post reports.

Mohammad Mahjoub detained without charges for 12 years under security certificate | Jun 27 2012 | John Bonnar | On Tuesday afternoon, Mahjoub and his supporters stood outside the CSIS Toronto region office, demanding his freedom and that of the other two men still being held under security certificates.

Police arrest five at 'Casserole' Quebec solidarity demonstrations in Vancouver | Jun 23 2012 | David P. Ball | Two separate demonstrations ended in arrest last night, with several detainees saying they were locked in a pitch-black garage for an hour, intimidated and banned from being downtown until August.