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Harassment, bigotry and indifference at CSIS: 3 questions

On July 13, 2017, the Toronto Star broke the story that five experienced employees of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canada’s spy agency, launched a $35-million lawsuit against the secretive organization…

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Virtually all mainstream media outlets think Harper’s new “anti-terrorism” bill is insane

On 30 January 2015, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced his new “anti-terrorism” bill (C-51), which he claims will keep Canadians safe. The omnibus bill seeks to make…

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Toronto G20, 4 years later: 18 disturbing facts all Canadians should know

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10 things you need to know about sick leave in the federal public service

As they get ready to bargain with federal public sector unions, which together represent around 200,000 workers, the Harper Conservatives, led by Treasury Board Tony Clement, have been spreading a lot of…

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Public Service growth under the Liberals and Conservatives

There is no doubt that the Harper Conservatives hold a marked disdain for the public service, having trimmed thousands from the federal bureaucracy over the last couple of years, and characterized public servants as abusive of…

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Economic Action Plan #fail

The contractionary effects of austerity programs on economies have been well documented and, a few weeks ago, it was even reported that a 28-year old graduate student debunked key ‘research’ by two Harvard professors that served as a central intellectual justification for austerity…

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The problem with Liberals

A little post-budget common sense today from the Public Service Foundation of Canada, which issued an interim report following the public proceedings of the Ontario Commission on Quality Public Services and Tax Fairness. The Commission, organized around 12 public hearings across…

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Flaherty reneges on election promise…but not on his commitment to big business

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty delivered his economic update before the Calgary Chamber of Commerce today, and now admits that “[w]e have to be realistic about what’s going on in the world.”

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Hopelessness of the Congo war

In the news again is the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo — a new wave of violence has resulted in large numbers of civilian casualties and massive displaced persons flows in eastern parts of the country. What follows are some reflections on Congo’s conflict, the…

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Why the commercial seal hunt is wrong

On 28 March, 2008, sealers launched the annual commercial harp seal hunt in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, aiming to slaughter 275,000 seals. And, just as in past years, this year’s hunt was accompanied by its share of controversies and debate over the same set of…

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