gdp's Comments

Macleans.ca : NOW WITH FUN UPDATE! BREAKING: Was Rights and Democracy on the grassy knoll in Dallas??!?!!!!?

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:37:11 +0000

I believe you are correct. Bob Rae has spoken about it more than once. For example: "Like the speakers who followed him, Rae linked the Concordia disturbances of Sept. 9 to a growing international climate of hate against Jews and Israel -- expressed in union resolutions, divestment campaigns, boycotts of Israeli intellectuals, and pamphlets, posters and pronouncements that appear to meet every definition of hate speech. " http://www.cjpac.ca/statements/read/9/236 I assume Union resolutions = Sid Ryan and divestment campaigns = Global BDS Movement, also known as 'Boycott Divestment and Sanctions for Palestine' , (They target unions for support: http://www.bdsmovement.net/?q=node/124) Which brings us to a curious wording at Al-haq's site: "and participation in civil society discourse and activities regarding divestment, boycott, and sanctions." http://www.alhaq.org/etemplate.php?id=51

Macleans.ca : NOW WITH FUN UPDATE! BREAKING: Was Rights and Democracy on the grassy knoll in Dallas??!?!!!!?

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:43:45 +0000

I have a small quibble. Rather than saying the Harper government made those donations, I think it would be more accurate to say CIDA approved them. BTW, CIDA came under new management June'08 on the advice of the Senate no less. Another Braun plot? http://www2.carleton.ca/fpa/news/npsia-alumna-app...

Macleans.ca : The Internet generation learns to protest

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 03:35:58 +0000

Some journalism students are doing research on how those rallies were co-ordinated. Apparently they aren't done yet but they are suggesting the media fumbled the ball on this story. Whether you agree or not, you have to admire their enthusiasm. They have a site up and they invite 'tips' from the public. http://rallyfacts.wordpress.com/

Macleans.ca : Rights and Democracy: Where to begin, where to begin

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 21:06:51 +0000

"since Rémy Beauregard was cowed at the end of the last and worst eight months of his life " With the backdrop to this whole debate being framed as ' Mr Braun was responsible for the death of Mr Beauregard', neutrality is not an option. I posit that had Mr Beauregard died in a traffic accident, we would have begun this discussion at an entirely different place, if we had begun it at all. As it stands now, even if facts do come to light that justify the Board's actions/conduct, they will still be considered the Bastards in the court of public opinion.