Jan 30, 2016
Canada's Foreign Affairs minister is visiting Ukraine, says dialogue with Russia needed
Roger Annis
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion faced haranguing in Parliament on January 27 for saying dialogue with Russia needed.
Roger Annis
Roger Annis is a coordinator of the Canada Haiti Action Network (CHAN) and its Vancouver affiliate, Haiti Solidarity BC. He has visited Haiti in August 2007 and June 2011. He is a frequent writer and speaker on Haiti.
The Canada Haiti Action Network is an advocacy group for sovereignty and social justice for Haiti. Roger Annis is the editor of its website:canadahaitiaction.ca. The group campaigns for Canada to break from the neo-colonial policies it has been practicing in Haiti with its U.S. and European allies and instead provide meaningful assistance for human development.
Jan 26, 2016
Canada's mainstream media is all over the latest 'maybe Putin did it' story
Roger Annis
Western media is making another run at Russian President Vladimir Putin, this time that 'maybe' he had something to do with the 2006 killing in London of a former Russian police investigator.
Jan 22, 2016
U.S. snubs its Canadian ally over electoral promise to withdraw fighter jets from Middle East
Roger Annis
Washington's snub of Ottawa over the Liberal election promise to withdraw fighter aircraft from Iraq is calculated to incite pro-war agitation in Canada.
Jan 18, 2016
Despite Ottawa's posturing, the global climate remains threatened by greed and militarism
Roger Annis
The climate change summit in Paris in December 2015 was an historic recognition that the world is facing a ecological emergency. But corporate Canada still has its head in the (tar) sand.
Jan 15, 2016
Canada's largest newspaper opens 2016 with an uninformed and biased salvo against Russia
Roger Annis
Bias over Russia reigns supreme in the Toronto Star as 2016 opens, whereas readers deserve informed news and analysis. Meanwhile, why is mainstream media silent over human rights outrages in Turkey?
Jan 6, 2016
Canada's prideful legacy of accepting refugees -- from Vietnam to Syria -- can't forget history
Roger Annis
Canada's record of accepting refugees over the decades is the subject of much analysis in mainstream media in light of the crisis in Syria. Much of the analysis is inaccurate and self-serving.
Jan 2, 2016
Liberal government breaks promise of pension improvements
Roger Annis
Barely two months into its mandate, the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau has broken a key election promise of pension improvements.
Jan 2, 2016
Disastrous flooding in England and Scotland as December is warmest and wettest month on record
Roger Annis
A monster winter storm over the North Atlantic in late December added to Britain's rainfall flooding woes and brought temperatures at the North Pole above zero Celsius.
Dec 17, 2015
National Post editor pushes Russia invasion of Ukraine conspiracy
Roger Annis
The 'Russian invasion' theory of the war in eastern Ukraine conveniently overlooks the role of the Ukrainian extreme right in events and its close ties with the government in Kyiv.
Dec 11, 2015
The NATO threat to Russia and Ukraine is undiminished
Roger Annis
U.S. and now Canadian media is full of discussion and analysis of how right wing Donald Trump is. This is the same media that won't recognize or talk about the extreme right in Ukraine.
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