We always suspected it was happening, and now we may have proof: behind the face-covering bandanas of those rock-throwing demonstrators are members of the police! In this video taken this week at demonstrations in Montebello, Quebec, during the visit of Bush and Mexican president Calderon, one of the protest organizers realizes that three guys carrying […]
Archive | August, 2007
SPP is built around secrecy and US military command
SPP is built around secrecy and US military command By Michael Byers OTTAWA, August 20, 2007: The agreement’s title is classic framing: “Security and Prosperity Partnership” (SPP) conjures up comfortable images. Michael Byers says the agreement under discussion this week by Canadian, US and Mexican leaders Harper, Bush and Calderon should more properly be framed […]
Send a letter to Harper on the SPP at RightOnCanada.ca
You can send a letter calling on Stephen Harper to disclose the SPP on our sister web site, RightonCanada.ca.
Reaction to 67th soldier killed in Afghanistan.
I was asked by CTV Newsnet to comment on today’s sad news that another soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. Here is a link to the CTV.ca news story and my interview that aired this morning. It includes our thinking on some of the political implications of the death in light of the new Cabinet. […]
CBC TV interview on MacKay's Appointment to Defence Minister
I gave a brief interview to CBC TV today, a snippet of which was included in this report by Susan Bonner on The National. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skDyOs20XEw
Harper Clings to ‘Titanic' Policy on Afghanistan with Cabinet Shuffle
Gordon O’Connor’s failure to convince Canadians to support the flagging war in Afghanistan, and his repeated missteps such as on the potential torture of Afghan detainees, meant that he had to be replaced. But will Peter MacKay and Maxime Bernier save the sinking Conservatives on the unpopular war in Afghanistan? In MacKay’s appointment, Stephen Harper […]