Canwest, 24th June 2008 – Mandatory Body Fluid Samples Loom for Drivers Suspected of Being High From the National Post (http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=610807) “Drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs will face roadside testing and they could be ordered … Continue reading →
CBC, 10th July 2008 Winnipeg ‘white pride’ mother regrets redrawing swastika on child’s arm Child and Family Services seized the mother’s children, causing her intense grief, because of symbols found at the home indicating white nationalist beliefs. “The mother has … Continue reading →
CBC, 9th July 2008, U.S. war resister granted stay of deportation order (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/07/09/war-resister.html?ref=rss) – Good news for now. Also, after obfuscation by ABC News, “Glass added that while he was discharged from the California National Guard, he was transferred … Continue reading →
China Rights Network, 8th July 2008: The freedom to distort? (http://www.theglobeandmail.com:80/servlet/story/LAC.20080708.LETTERS08-4/TPStory/Comment) – “China Rights Network … has complained to the CRTC about CCTV-4 broadcasts in March and April that characterized protesting Tibetans as violent thugs and criminals. … doubly distressing … Continue reading →
thecommonills.blogspot.com: Iraq Snapshot – 8th July 2008 “Starting with war resistance. “It’s seems to be a, you know, it’s sort of an uphill battle still,” Joshua Key (http://www.joshkey.com/) explained of the struggle US war resisters face in Canada attempting to … Continue reading →
George Dance: Barr hits 6% in a national poll – Analysis of presidential candidate Bob Barr’s poll results. Mentions the LP of Canada’s most successful candidate, Neil Reynolds. July 11th, 2008
Continue reading →Scoop Independent News, 6th July 2008 Canadian NGOs Petition Prime Minister to Urge Food Crisis Action at the G-8 Meetings “The coalition is urging the G-8 to finally implement some long-term initiatives needed to stem the tide of the food … Continue reading →
The July 1 Canada Day celebrations brought up the subject of “banning fireworks”. Whatever freedoms we have left, you can guarantee there are control freaks systematically trashing them. Currently in Toronto, fireworks are only banned in public parks without a … Continue reading →
It was good that MP Keith Martin attempted some resistance to the anti-free speech provision in the Canadian Human Rights Act. On January 30, 2008 he tabled motion M-446: “That, in the opinion of the House, subsection 13(1) of the … Continue reading →
Canada’s economic freedom score is close (http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/021718.html) to that of the US. Ratings by the Heritage Foundation: 80.56 for the U.S. and 80.18 for Canada. What I take from that is the two countries are more or less equally unfree. … Continue reading →